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Carrabelle 3 Mile Reef (2) (FR0023)

Artificial reef Franklin County, Florida, Gulf side. 2nd Load of 6 Deployment Dates, 30 Pieces.

Latitude29° 45.063' N
Longitude84° 34.517' W
Decimal29.75104, -84.57528
Depth39 ft
Relief7 ft
MaterialCulverts (30)
Weight60 tons
DeployedJune 7, 1993
WaterState

What bites on Carrabelle 3 Mile Reef (2)

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 (2)

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.

Fishing Carrabelle 3 Mile Reef (2) 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 Carrabelle 3 Mile Reef (2)

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
Carrabelle 3 Mile Reef (1) FR002135 ydNNE39 ft
Carrabelle 3 Mile FR001842 ydENE39 ft
Carrabelle 3 Mile Reef (3) FR002449 ydSE39 ft
Carrabelle 3 Mile Reef (4) FR002553 ydSE39 ft
Carrabelle 3 Mile FR002060 ydE39 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.