Valparaiso 6-A (OK0077)

Artificial reef Okaloosa County, Florida, Gulf side. 2nd of 3 Deployments This Grant, Same Date & 3 Locations, All 4'D X 7'L.

What bites on Valparaiso 6-A

Structure in 130 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 Valparaiso 6-A

In 130 ft, pay out about 670 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 938 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.

Today's fishing report near Valparaiso 6-A

Pensacola fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Destin fishing report (25 mi).

Nearby reefs

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.