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ESERS416 (ES0665)

Artificial reef Escambia County, Florida, Gulf side. 3 Concrete modules (1 large tetrahedron w/ disk at top and 2 (8') tetrahedrons) - NRDA.

Latitude30° 10.801' N
Longitude87° 12.617' W
Decimal30.18002, -87.21028
Depth89 ft
Relief15 ft
MaterialConcrete modules (1 large tetra. w/ disk and 2 tetrahedrons) (3)
Weight25 tons
DeployedFebruary 1, 2019
WaterState

What bites on ESERS416

Structure in 89 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 ESERS416

In 89 ft, pay out about 465 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 651 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 ESERS416 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 ESERS416

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 (22 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
ESERS415 ES05560.1 miN87 ft
ESERS519 ES05940.1 miS90 ft
NRDA Phase 3 Cell 518 ES07470.2 miSE91 ft
NRDA Phase 3 Cell 517 ES07720.3 miESE95 ft
ESERS312 ES05950.3 miN90 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.