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ESERS021 (ES0524)

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

Latitude30° 12.225' N
Longitude87° 9.992' W
Decimal30.20375, -87.16653
Depth87 ft
Relief15 ft
MaterialReefmaker Super Reef and 2 FLARs (3)
Weight24 tons
DeployedAugust 4, 2018
WaterState

What bites on ESERS021

Structure in 87 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 ESERS021

In 87 ft, pay out about 455 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 637 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 ESERS021 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 ESERS021

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 (24 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
ESERS020 ES06030.1 miW93 ft
ESERS022 ES05590.1 miE93 ft
ESERS023 ES06040.3 miENE86 ft
ESERS019 ES05600.3 miW94 ft
ESERS024 ES05250.4 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.