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St. Marks Reef (2) (WK0009)

Artificial reef Wakulla County, Florida, Gulf side. Concrete Culverts 2nd of 3 Loads This Reef (8 Loads For The Grant).

Latitude29° 59.929' N
Longitude84° 9.162' W
Decimal29.99881, -84.15270
Depth20 ft
Relief5 ft
MaterialCulverts
DeployedJune 15, 1988
WaterState

What bites on St. Marks Reef (2)

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 St. Marks Reef (2)

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 St. Marks Reef (2) 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 St. Marks Reef (2)

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
St. Marks Reef Tires WK000254 ydNNE20 ft
St. Marks Reef (1) WK000861 ydSW20 ft
St. Marks Reef C10 WK007373 ydENE21 ft
St. Marks Reef C11 WK007580 ydESE21 ft
St. Marks Reef A9 WK0064107 ydNNW21 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.