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ESERS037 (ES0570)

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

Latitude30° 12.550' N
Longitude87° 7.992' W
Decimal30.20917, -87.13320
Depth92 ft
Relief15 ft
MaterialReefmaker Super Reef w/ internal Ecosystem and 2 FLARs (3)
Weight27 tons
DeployedOctober 15, 2018
WaterState

What bites on ESERS037

Structure in 92 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 ESERS037

In 92 ft, pay out about 480 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 672 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 ESERS037 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 ESERS037

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 (26 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
ESERS036 ES05310.1 miW84 ft
ESERS038 ES06090.1 miE84 ft
ESERS035 ES06080.3 miWSW88 ft
ESERS039 ES05320.3 miE83 ft
ESERS040 ES05710.4 miE85 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.