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ESERS015 (ES0522)

Artificial reef Escambia County, Florida, Gulf side. 3 prefabricated Modules (1 Large Tetrahedron and 2 FLARs).

Latitude30° 12.105' N
Longitude87° 10.741' W
Decimal30.20175, -87.17902
Depth97 ft
Relief15 ft
MaterialReefmaker Super Reef and 2 FLARs (3)
Weight24 tons
DeployedAugust 4, 2018
WaterState

What bites on ESERS015

Structure in 97 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 ESERS015

In 97 ft, pay out about 505 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 707 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 ESERS015 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 ESERS015

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 (23 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
ESERS016 ES05610.1 miE102 ft
ESERS014 ES06010.1 miWSW93 ft
ESERS017 ES06020.3 miENE84 ft
ESERS013 ES05620.3 miW90 ft
ESERS018 ES05230.4 miE89 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.