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ESERS033 (ES0528)

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

Latitude30° 12.468' N
Longitude87° 8.491' W
Decimal30.20780, -87.14152
Depth98 ft
Relief15 ft
MaterialReefmaker Super Reef and 2 FLARs (3)
Weight24 tons
DeployedAugust 4, 2018
WaterState

What bites on ESERS033

Structure in 98 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 ESERS033

In 98 ft, pay out about 510 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 714 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 ESERS033 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 ESERS033

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 (25 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
ESERS034 ES05690.1 miE92 ft
ESERS032 ES06070.1 miWSW92 ft
ESERS035 ES06080.3 miE88 ft
ESERS036 ES05310.4 miE84 ft
ESERS030 ES05270.4 miW94 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.