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Sgt. James Taylor Waldron Reef

30.08°N · 87.14°W

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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
17 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
74°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 59 Fair. Tide 0.2ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 17kn ESE G20. Sea 2 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 74.5°.

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
Red Grouper Retention openGag Grouper ClosedKing Mackerel Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Gray Snapper Retention openGreater Amberjack Closed
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Source: FWC · Federal Gulf Waters off Florida · synced today

Seasonality

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

About Sgt. James Taylor Waldron Reef

Sgt. James Taylor Waldron Reef is an artificial reef in federal Gulf waters off Pensacola, Florida. Its structure holds bottom species and draws pelagic predators. Red Snapper peak from April through August and respond to bottom fishing with cut bait, squid, live pinfish, and cigar minnows. Gag Grouper peak from October through December and share the structure with Red Grouper and Gray Snapper, which peak from May through August and take live shrimp and cut bait fished tight to the bottom. Greater Amberjack peak in April and May and hit live hardtails and butterfly jigs worked vertically over the reef, while King Mackerel range above it from April through October and respond to slow trolling with live cigar minnows and live menhaden.

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