Carrabelle 3 Mile Reef (1) (FR0021)

Artificial reef Franklin County, Florida, Gulf side. 1st of 4 Loads This Date, 200 Tons of Concrete Culverts.

What bites on Carrabelle 3 Mile Reef (1)

Structure in 39 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 Carrabelle 3 Mile Reef (1)

In 39 ft, pay out about 215 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 301 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 Carrabelle 3 Mile Reef (1)

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

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.