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ESERS039 (ES0532)

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

Latitude30° 12.590' N
Longitude87° 7.742' W
Decimal30.20983, -87.12903
Depth83 ft
Relief15 ft
MaterialReefmaker Super Reef and 2 FLARs (3)
Weight24 tons
DeployedAugust 15, 2018
WaterState

What bites on ESERS039

Structure in 83 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 ESERS039

In 83 ft, pay out about 435 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 609 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 ESERS039 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 ESERS039

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
ESERS038 ES06090.1 miW84 ft
ESERS040 ES05710.1 miE85 ft
ESERS037 ES05700.3 miW92 ft
ESERS041 ES06100.3 miE89 ft
ESERS036 ES05310.4 miW84 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.