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Arc 12 Towers (LE0072)

Artificial reef Lee County, Florida, Gulf side. Steel Radio Towers, Cut to 25 Feet, 3 Units.

Latitude26° 24.964' N
Longitude82° 24.625' W
Decimal26.41606, -82.41041
Depth58 ft
Relief25 ft
MaterialRadio Tower Sections (3)
Weight30 tons
DeployedMay 30, 2002
WaterFederal

What bites on Arc 12 Towers

Structure in 58 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 Arc 12 Towers

In 58 ft, pay out about 310 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 434 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 Arc 12 Towers 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 Arc 12 Towers

Boca Grande fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Fort Myers and Sanibel fishing report (25 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Arc 13 Reefballs LE0075159 ydSSW57 ft
Arc1 Reef-Barge LE0032169 ydSW60 ft
ARC 14 - Seaguard LE0076171 ydW57 ft
ARC 10 Tetrahedrons LE00650.1 miS58 ft
ARC 11 Rubble LE00670.2 miSSW58 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.