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Causeway Reef #15 (LE0097)

Artificial reef Lee County, Florida, Gulf side. Concrete Guardrails -3'X4'X30'-57 Pieces.

Latitude26° 22.842' N
Longitude82° 1.236' W
Decimal26.38069, -82.02060
Depth26 ft
Relief5 ft
MaterialGuard Rails (57)
Weight313 tons
DeployedSeptember 5, 2007
WaterState

What bites on Causeway Reef #15

Structure in 26 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 Causeway Reef #15

In 26 ft, pay out about 150 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 210 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 Causeway Reef #15 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 Causeway Reef #15

Fort Myers and Sanibel fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Naples fishing report (21 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Causeway Reef #13 LE009525 ydWSW26 ft
Causeway Reef #14 LE009684 ydNW26 ft
Causeway Reef #17 LE009986 ydNE26 ft
Causeway Reef #16 LE0098127 ydENE26 ft
Causeway Reef #21 LE0103127 ydNNE26 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.