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ESERS001 (ES0566)

Artificial reef Escambia County, Florida, Gulf side. 3 Prefabricated Modules (1 Large Tetrahedron w/ internal Ecosystem and 2 FLARs).

Latitude30° 11.821' N
Longitude87° 12.492' W
Decimal30.19702, -87.20820
Depth82 ft
Relief15 ft
MaterialReefmaker Super Reef w/ internal Ecosystem and 2 FLARs (3)
Weight27 tons
DeployedSeptember 26, 2018
WaterState

What bites on ESERS001

Structure in 82 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 ESERS001

In 82 ft, pay out about 430 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 602 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.

Fishing ESERS001 this week?Get the plan for it: GO / NO-GO for your boat, the bite window on the tide, rigs, bait and the rotation list of nearby reefs.
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Today's fishing report near ESERS001

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 (21 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
ESERS000 ES05170.1 miW79 ft
ESERS002 ES05970.1 miE87 ft
Unnamed Memorial Reef 32 ES07190.2 miS80 ft
Unnamed Memorial Reef 31 ES07180.2 miS80 ft
Unnamed Memorial Reef 44 ES07310.2 miS80 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.