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SFMA-Public Reef #15 (TA0041)

Artificial reef Taylor County, Florida, Gulf side. 36, 3' Reef Cube Modules. 9 sets of 4.

Latitude29° 38.325' N
Longitude83° 45.318' W
Decimal29.63874, -83.75530
Depth40 ft
Relief3 ft
MaterialLindberg Cube (36)
Weight36 tons
DeployedFebruary 21, 2016
WaterFederal

What bites on SFMA-Public Reef #15

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 SFMA-Public Reef #15

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 SFMA-Public Reef #15 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 SFMA-Public Reef #15

Cedar Key fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Apalachicola fishing report (74 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
SFMA-Public Reef #9 TA00420.4 miW40 ft
SFMA-Public Reef #8 TA00240.4 miE35 ft
SFMA-Public Reef #12 TA00400.4 miNE40 ft
SFMA-Public Reef #10 TA00390.6 miNNW38 ft
SFMA-Public Reef #3 TA00160.7 miNNE35 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.