OAR/Wakulla DZ#3 (6) (WK0018)

Artificial reef Wakulla County, Florida, Gulf side. 315 Culverts, 67 Concrete Slabs and 5 Cement Mixers, 6 Loads Here, Also -7/2,/7/1,6/30,6/29,& 6/28..

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

What bites on OAR/Wakulla DZ#3 (6)

Structure in 65 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 OAR/Wakulla DZ#3 (6)

In 65 ft, pay out about 345 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 483 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 OAR/Wakulla DZ#3 (6)

Apalachicola fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day.

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.