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Carl Enis Memorial Reef (2025 Addition) (FR0084)

Artificial reef Franklin County, Florida, Gulf side. 7 Prefabricated concrete modules (1 tetrahedron, 15' with 8' tetrahedron inside, 6 tetrahedrons, 8'), NRDA.

Latitude29° 35.426' N
Longitude84° 25.383' W
Decimal29.59043, -84.42305
Depth65 ft
Relief15 ft
MaterialPrefabricated modules (7)
Weight39 tons
DeployedAugust 13, 2025
WaterFederal

What bites on Carl Enis Memorial Reef (2025 Addition)

Structure in 65 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 Carl Enis Memorial Reef (2025 Addition)

In 65 ft, pay out about 345 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 483 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 Carl Enis Memorial Reef (2025 Addition) 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 Carl Enis Memorial Reef (2025 Addition)

Apalachicola fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day.

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Carl Enis Memorial Reef FR00829 ydSW68 ft
Mickler Memorial Reef FR00850.3 miWSW65 ft
Bryson Additions FR00344.8 miS79 ft
Bryson Memorial Reef FR00314.8 miS79 ft
Bryson Additions FR00334.8 miS79 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.