Culverts (ES0080)
Artificial reef Escambia County, Florida, Gulf side. 18" To 4" X 8 Feet Long Culverts, Second of Two Loads This Grant.
What bites on Culverts
Structure in 75 ft on the Gulf coast usually holds: Red snapper, Gag grouper, Red grouper, Mangrove snapper, Triggerfish, Amberjack. What is actually biting changes with the season, water temperature and tide — the day's plan for this reef has the bite window and what to target that day.
Anchoring on Culverts
In 75 ft, pay out about 395 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 553 ft at 7:1 when it's blowing. Drop the anchor up-drift of the structure by about the same distance and fall back onto it. Before you drop, kill the engine for 60 seconds and watch your GPS track — that's your real drift, and it beats any forecast.
Today's fishing report near Culverts
Pensacola fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Orange Beach fishing report (20 mi).
Nearby reefs
| Reef | Distance | Heading | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwater Bridge On I-10 Reef 1 ES0076 | 146 yd | ENE | 80 ft |
| Tessie Steel Boat ES0009 | 0.3 mi | SW | 75 ft |
| Culverts -L17 ES0017 | 0.3 mi | N | 72 ft |
| Culverts ES0079 | 0.3 mi | NNW | 72 ft |
| Pipe T33 ES0027 | 0.3 mi | WSW | 75 ft |
Before you go
Size limits, bag limits and seasons change — check the current Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) rules for the day you fish. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.