Small Bridge Span (ES0007)
Artificial reef Escambia County, Florida, Gulf side. Small Bridge Span.
The state lists this mark as low-accuracy. Use it to get close, then find the structure on your sounder before you anchor.
What bites on Small Bridge Span
Structure in 90 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 Small Bridge Span
In 90 ft, pay out about 470 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 658 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.
Today's fishing report near Small Bridge Span
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 (21 mi).
Nearby reefs
| Reef | Distance | Heading | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSX Rubble ES0008 | 37 yd | N | 90 ft |
| CSX Rubble Site ES0010 | 110 yd | SE | 90 ft |
| CSX Rubble ES0011 | 122 yd | SE | 90 ft |
| Large Concrete Bridge Span ES0006 | 132 yd | ESE | 90 ft |
| Blackwater Bridge On I-10 Reef 3 ES0078 | 0.2 mi | NE | 97 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, and federal rules, since this reef is in federal water. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.