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Rotary Reef Bridge Center (WK0014)

Artificial reef Wakulla County, Florida, Gulf side. Concrete Spans From Old Ochlockonee Bay Bridge.

Latitude29° 55.046' N
Longitude84° 14.077' W
Decimal29.91743, -84.23461
Depth20 ft
Relief6 ft
MaterialDeck Spans Bridge
DeployedJanuary 30, 1991
WaterState

What bites on Rotary Reef Bridge Center

Structure in 20 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 Rotary Reef Bridge Center

In 20 ft, pay out about 120 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 168 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 Rotary Reef Bridge Center 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 Rotary Reef Bridge Center

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

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Rotary Reef (5) WK0007123 ydN20 ft
Rotary Reef (7) WK00110.1 miN25 ft
Rotary Reef (2) WK00030.1 miSSW25 ft
Rotary Reef Bridge South WK00130.2 miSSW20 ft
Rotary Reef (3) WK00050.2 miSSW20 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.