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Redfish Pass Reef (LE0011)

Artificial reef Lee County, Florida, Gulf side. 50' X 25' X 9' Steel Barge.

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

Latitude26° 33.499' N
Longitude82° 14.568' W
Decimal26.55831, -82.24280
Depth24 ft
MaterialBarge 50'
DeployedJune 17, 1989
WaterState

What bites on Redfish Pass Reef

Structure in 24 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 Redfish Pass Reef

In 24 ft, pay out about 140 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 196 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 Redfish Pass Reef 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 Redfish Pass Reef

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 (15 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Redfish Pass Reef LE00120.4 miENE26 ft
Pace Rub 2 LE00693.6 miSW36 ft
Pace Tet LE00663.6 miSW36 ft
Pace #10 LE00853.6 miSW35 ft
Pace's Place Barge Reef LE00613.6 miSW34 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.