NGN FISHING Get the full report

Silvertooth 25 (ST0208)

Artificial reef Sarasota County, Florida, Gulf side. 19 Dome-shaped modules (13 Bay, 4 Pallet, and 2 Ultra balls).

Latitude27° 17.141' N
Longitude82° 35.951' W
Decimal27.28568, -82.59918
Depth25 ft
Relief4 ft
MaterialConcrete dome-shaped modules (19)
Weight15 tons
DeployedSeptember 13, 2021
WaterState

What bites on Silvertooth 25

Structure in 25 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 Silvertooth 25

In 25 ft, pay out about 145 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 203 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 Silvertooth 25 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.
2 reports free →

Today's fishing report near Silvertooth 25

Sarasota 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 (33 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Silvertooth 25 ST01869 ydWNW30 ft
I-1, Lynn Silvertooth, #25-15 ST017416 ydNW30 ft
I-1, Lynn Silvertooth, #25-5 ST015818 ydNE30 ft
I-1, Lynn Silvertooth ST009521 ydNNW30 ft
I-1, Lynn Silvertooth -Eternal1-05 ST011924 ydNNW30 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.