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Reef Site #2, "O"-"C" (PC0007)

Artificial reef Pasco County, Florida, Gulf side. 300 Cubic Yards of Concrete Culverts..

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

Latitude28° 17.540' N
Longitude83° 1.186' W
Decimal28.29233, -83.01976
Depth40 ft
MaterialCulverts
DeployedNovember 27, 1985
WaterFederal

What bites on Reef Site #2, "O"-"C"

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 Reef Site #2, "O"-"C"

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 Reef Site #2, "O"-"C" 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 Reef Site #2, "O"-"C"

Clearwater fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Tampa Bay fishing report (44 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Reef #2, Buoy "O"-"C" PC00144 ydN40 ft
Reef Site #2 PC00119 ydN40 ft
Reef Site #2 PC001012 ydN40 ft
County Site #2 PC0005154 ydE35 ft
Pasco #2 PC00270.1 miNNE39 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.