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Edison Bridge (LE0027)

Artificial reef Lee County, Florida, Gulf side. 14000 Cubic Yards of Rubble From Edison Bridge.

The state lists this mark as low-accuracy. Use it to get close, then find the structure on your sounder before you anchor.

Latitude26° 18.110' N
Longitude82° 13.505' W
Decimal26.30183, -82.22508
Depth40 ft
Relief15 ft
MaterialRubble Bridge
DeployedMarch 1, 1993
WaterFederal

What bites on Edison Bridge

Structure in 40 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 Edison Bridge

In 40 ft, pay out about 220 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 308 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 Edison Bridge 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 Edison Bridge

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 (28 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Edison Bridge LE00180.3 miN40 ft
Edison Reef #6 LE00210.4 miN45 ft
Edison Reef #8 LE00190.5 miNE45 ft
Edison Reef #4 LE00230.6 miNNE45 ft
Edison Reef #2 LE00250.6 miNNE45 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.