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Barnacle Reef

30.15°N · 86.31°W

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Best score for the day · 3 PM
79/100
GOOD

Now 61 · 10 AM CDT

BEST WINDOW
2 PM-5 PM
Tide ebbing
FWC · Federal Gulf Waters off Florida · Red Snapper openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 16" · Reef fish gear requirements apply

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Conditions
Time
10 AM
Now
Score
61
Fair
Tide
0.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
17 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
73°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
62% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 61 Fair. Tide 0.9ft Falling ▼. Current -1.5kn Ebb. Wind 17kn E G21. Sea 2 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 72.7°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Red Snapper
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 16"
Gear
Reef fish gear requirements apply
Annual quota
Not published
Other
2026 Fri., Sat., Sun. 16 in TL. Within 10 snapper aggregate; charter captain and crew zero.
Season
Oct 30 to Nov 1
Other species here
Gag Grouper ClosedKing Mackerel Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Red Grouper Retention openGray Snapper Retention openGreater Amberjack Closed
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Source: FWC · Federal Gulf Waters off Florida · synced today

Seasonality

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When Red Snapper is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Barnacle Reef

Barnacle Reef is an artificial reef in federal Gulf waters off Destin, Florida, at 30.1501, -86.3146. Red Snapper peak here from April through July and Gray Snapper from May through August, while Greater Amberjack hit their peak in April and May and Gag Grouper move onto the structure from October through December alongside resident Red Grouper. Bottom fishing with live pinfish, cigar minnows, squid, or cut bait accounts for most of the snapper and grouper. Vertical jigging with butterfly jigs or metal jigs works the reef for amberjack and snapper, and live hardtail sent to the bottom draws amberjack strikes. King Mackerel cruise the area from April through October and respond to slow trolling with live cigar minnows or live blue runners around the reef's edges.

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