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Sand Dollar Reef (OK0092)

Artificial reef Okaloosa County, Florida, Gulf side. 34 Fish Havens, 1 of 2 Drops This Grant And Date.

Latitude30° 8.814' N
Longitude86° 43.161' W
Decimal30.14690, -86.71936
Depth120 ft
Relief6 ft
MaterialArtificial Reef Inc Fish Haven (34)
DeployedJune 11, 2003
WaterFederal

What bites on Sand Dollar Reef

Structure in 120 ft on the Gulf coast usually holds: Red snapper, Red grouper, Vermilion snapper, Amberjack, Scamp. 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 Sand Dollar Reef

In 120 ft, pay out about 620 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 868 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 Sand Dollar 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 Sand Dollar Reef

Destin fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Pensacola fishing report (29 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Sand Dollar Reef #28 OK0091142 ydNE119 ft
Sand Dollar Complex #7-Mohawk Chief OK0095153 ydE124 ft
Sand Dollar Reef OK00890.2 miESE120 ft
Sand Dollar Reef OK00930.2 miNE120 ft
Sand Dollar Reef OK00900.2 miSE120 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.