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Santa Rosa Marine Resort II Reef

30.06°N · 87.18°W

Species

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Best score for the day · 11 AM
61/100
FAIR

Now 59 · 12 PM CDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-7 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
12 PM
Now
Score
59
Fair
Tide
0.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
18 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
75°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 59 Fair. Tide 0.2ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 18kn E G20. Sea 2 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 74.8°.

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
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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

About Santa Rosa Marine Resort II Reef

Santa Rosa Marine Resort II Reef is an artificial reef in the federal Gulf waters off Pensacola, Florida, where placed structure holds both bottom fish and pelagics. Red Snapper peak from April through August, Gray Snapper from May through August, and Greater Amberjack in April and May, while Red Grouper also work the reef and Gag Grouper peak from October through December. King Mackerel move over the structure from April through October, and anglers target them by slow trolling live cigar minnows, live menhaden, or live blue runners along the edges of the reef. Bottom fishing with cut bait, squid, or live pinfish puts baits in front of the snapper and grouper tight to the structure. Amberjack hold higher in the water column over the reef and respond to live hardtails and live cigar minnows, as well as to butterfly jigs and speed jigs worked vertically.

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