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Starborough Wine Reef 2023 (S2) (OK0383)

Artificial reef Okaloosa County, Florida, Gulf side. 8 Prefabricated modules (1 (15') tetrahedron with (10') pole, 7 (8') tetrahedrons).

Latitude30° 21.084' N
Longitude86° 36.876' W
Decimal30.35140, -86.61460
Depth68 ft
Relief25 ft
MaterialPrefabricated modules (8)
Weight39 tons
DeployedMay 17, 2023
WaterState

What bites on Starborough Wine Reef 2023 (S2)

Structure in 68 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 Starborough Wine Reef 2023 (S2)

In 68 ft, pay out about 360 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 504 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 Starborough Wine Reef 2023 (S2) 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 Starborough Wine Reef 2023 (S2)

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 (32 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Starborough Wine Reef 2023 (S1) OK038230 ydN68 ft
Starborough Wine Reef OK037573 ydS68 ft
Eglin AFB Material FH14 2015 OK0215113 ydN68 ft
FH14-09B OK0334125 ydNNE70 ft
FH14-08B OK0333136 ydNNW70 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.