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Eternal Reefs Bay1 (ES0190)

Artificial reef Escambia County, Florida, Gulf side. 5 Reefballs In Bay As Part of An Eternal Reefs Deployment.

Latitude30° 19.672' N
Longitude87° 10.869' W
Decimal30.32787, -87.18116
Depth12 ft
Relief5 ft
MaterialReef Ball (5)
Weight4 tons
DeployedNovember 4, 2013
WaterState

What bites on Eternal Reefs Bay1

Structure in 12 ft on the Gulf coast usually holds: Sheepshead, Mangrove snapper, Gag grouper, Spanish mackerel, Flounder. 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 Eternal Reefs Bay1

In 12 ft, pay out about 80 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 112 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 Eternal Reefs Bay1 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 Eternal Reefs Bay1

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 (23 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
John Finelli Eagle Scout Reef ES01007 ydSW10 ft
John Finelli Eagle Scout Reef ES00377 ydSW10 ft
Ben Linkous Eagle Scout Reef ES01057 ydNW12 ft
Park West Snorkel Reef 2017 ES02078 ydW12 ft
Capt Bob Quarles Reef ES0186133 ydN14 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.