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PENN Fishing Reef

29.77°N · 85.61°W

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Best score for the day · 5 PM
75/100
GOOD

Now 65 · 12 PM CDT

BEST WINDOW
5 PM-6 PM
Tide flooding
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
12 PM
Now
Score
65
Fair
Tide
0.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
15 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Choppy
1.5 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
75°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 65 Fair. Tide 0.2ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 15kn ESE G20. Sea 1.5 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 74.7°.

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 fall season, Fri-Sun only. 2 per person within snapper aggregate; charter captain and crew zero. Private vessels only in federal waters.
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
Always check with FWC ↗

Source: FWC · Federal Gulf Waters off Florida · synced today

Seasonality

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About PENN Fishing Reef

PENN Fishing Reef is an artificial reef in federal Gulf waters off Panama City, Florida, at 29.7682, -85.6119. The reef adds man-made structure to the open Gulf bottom, giving fish a fixed feature to hold around in otherwise featureless terrain. Its location in the Federal Gulf Waters off Florida subarea places it under the federal management zone rather than state inshore jurisdiction. No depth is on record for the site, so anglers rely on the published coordinates and onboard electronics to locate the structure. The reef is one of several artificial structures in the waters off Panama City.

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