Alabama Inshore Public Reefs
GPS Coordinates for Fishing

The locations below are primarily artificial reefs and shipwrecks. Click on a location on the map to see its description and coordinates, or scroll down to the list to see all the details. You can also see the tide, solunar, and best fishing time predictions by clicking on the Tides & Solunars button at each location. The TidesPro iPhone/iPad/Mac app now also offers fishing coordinates, with Premium service. Alternatively, access them for free here on our ad-supported website.

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Waypoint Name Description Depth Latitude Longitude
Battles Wharf Reef Concrete pipe and rubble placed inside old pier pilings and 3" X 6" limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1999
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 5 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		5 ft 30° 29' 38" N 30° 29.634' N 30.4939 87° 55' 55" W 87° 55.91802' W -87.93197
Bayou Cour Reef Limestone and concrete rubble rip rap along outer ring with # 57 limestone, #4 limestone, and #2 limestone inside
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2011
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 5 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		5 ft 30° 17' 57" N 30° 17.94498' N 30.29908 87° 48' 26" W 87° 48.42702' W -87.80712
Bayou St. John Reef Concrete pilings and Rubble and 3" X 6" limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2005
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 11 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		11 ft 30° 17' 34" N 30° 17.56098' N 30.29268 87° 31' 58" W 87° 31.96002' W -87.53267
Bender - Austal Reef Concrete pipe and rubble encircling oyster cultch material and 3"x6" limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1999
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 7 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		7 ft 30° 31' 42" N 30° 31.69776' N 30.5283 88° 2' 57" W 88° 2.94432' W -88.04907
Brookley Hole Reef Concrete pipe and rubble (since filled with dredge spoil by USACE)
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1999
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 25 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		25 ft 30° 37' 42" N 30° 37.6953' N 30.62826 88° 3' 5" W 88° 3.09156' W -88.05153
Buddy Beiser Reef Concrete pipe and rubble placed around abandon barge and 3" X 6" limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1999
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 9 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		9 ft 30° 35' 15" N 30° 35.25138' N 30.58752 87° 56' 52" W 87° 56.86242' W -87.94771
CCA Alabama Pelican Bay Reef 80 eco-reef modules placed in clusters of 3-4 modules(each module consists of 3 concrete/limestone discs (4.5’ diameter) on a fiberglass piling extending 4-5’ above the seabed); 100 roadway culverts (10’ - 24’ diameter) placed in middle portion of reef
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 80
Year: 2017
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 14 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		14 ft 30° 14' 19" N 30° 14.30838' N 30.23847 88° 6' 25" W 88° 6.41424' W -88.1069
Choctaw Pass Reef Concrete pipe and rubble and 3" X 6" limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1999
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 4 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		4 ft 30° 39' 52" N 30° 39.8634' N 30.66439 88° 1' 13" W 88° 1.21662' W -88.02028
Dell Williamson Reef Concrete block and oyster cultch material placed inside old pier pilings and 3"x6" limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1991
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 6 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		6 ft 30° 36' 13" N 30° 36.216' N 30.6036 87° 54' 59" W 87° 54.97902' W -87.91632
Denton Reef 900 prestressed concrete roof slabs encircling oyster cultch material; Enhanced with 1075 tons of limestone aggregate placed in four 0.36-ac plots in the northern portion of the reef (2018)
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1997
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 10 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		10 ft 30° 24' 32" N 30° 24.531' N 30.40885 88° 3' 59" W 88° 3.98898' W -88.06648
EXMOB 63-AB 3" X 6" limestone aggregate placed around gas production platforms
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2003
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 12 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		12 ft 30° 17' 31" N 30° 17.511' N 30.29185 87° 59' 44" W 87° 59.739' W -87.99565
EXMOB 76-A 3" X 6" limestone aggregate placed around gas production platforms
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2003
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 13 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		13 ft 30° 15' 18" N 30° 15.294' N 30.2549 88° 3' 8" W 88° 3.12702' W -88.05212
ExxonMobil: Alex Maisel Memorial Reef 3" X 6" limestone aggregate placed around gas production platforms
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2003
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 13 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		13 ft 30° 17' 46" N 30° 17.76474' N 30.29608 88° 2' 40" W 88° 2.6667' W -88.04445
Fish River Reef 2300 linear ft concrete bridge piling around permiter of oyster half-shell and #57 limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1995
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 7 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		7 ft 30° 19' 45" N 30° 19.74198' N 30.32903 87° 49' 49" W 87° 49.815' W -87.83025
Fort Morgan Barge Pilings placed around the perimeter of a sunken barge
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2004
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 15 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		15 ft 30° 14' 0" N 30° 14.00202' N 30.23337 88° 1' 14" W 88° 1.22598' W -88.02043
Heggeman Reef 52 eco-reef modules placed in clusters of 3-4 modules (each module consists of 3 concrete/limestone discs (4.5’ diameter) on a fiberglass piling extending 4-5’ above the seabed)
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 52
Year: 2017
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 12 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		12 ft 30° 16' 60" N 30° 16.99476' N 30.28325 88° 17' 13" W 88° 17.22462' W -88.28708
LEGACY 615-1 3" X 6" limestone aggregate placed around gas production platforms
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2003
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 12 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		12 ft 30° 16' 50" N 30° 16.83702' N 30.28062 87° 59' 6" W 87° 59.10402' W -87.98507
LEGACY 615-3 3" X 6" limestone aggregate placed around gas production platforms
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2003
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 12 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		12 ft 30° 16' 1" N 30° 16.01202' N 30.26687 87° 58' 26" W 87° 58.42902' W -87.97382
LEGACY 615-4 3" X 6" limestone aggregate placed around gas production platforms
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2003
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 11 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		11 ft 30° 17' 17" N 30° 17.28498' N 30.28808 87° 57' 20" W 87° 57.32598' W -87.95543
LEGACY PLATFORM 3" X 6" limestone aggregate placed around gas production platforms
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2003
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 10 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		10 ft 30° 16' 49" N 30° 16.82298' N 30.28038 87° 58' 5" W 87° 58.08' W -87.968
Lynn Dent Boykin Reef Concrete pipe and rubble and #2 limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1999
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 9 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		9 ft 30° 16' 23" N 30° 16.39002' N 30.27317 88° 5' 46" W 88° 5.77002' W -88.09617
Mississippi Sound Reef #1 Initially 1,202 tons of 3" X 6" limestone aggregate ;Enhanced with 1550 tons of limestone aggregate (3"x6") (2018)
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2013
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 6 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		6 ft 30° 14' 10" N 30° 14.16198' N 30.23603 88° 17' 36" W 88° 17.607' W -88.29345
Mississippi Sound Reef #2 Initially 2164 tons of 3" x 6" limestone aggregate; Enhanced with 2500 tons of limestone aggregate (3"x6") (2016); Enhanced with 11400 tons of limestone aggregate (3"x6") (2018)
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2013
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 7 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		7 ft 30° 14' 25" N 30° 14.41098' N 30.24018 88° 16' 23" W 88° 16.38' W -88.273
Mississippi Sound Reef #3 1,443 tons of 3" X 6" limestone aggregate distributed throughout the reef at initial construction
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2013
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 6 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		6 ft 30° 14' 43" N 30° 14.709' N 30.24515 88° 14' 30" W 88° 14.508' W -88.2418
Ono island Reef Concrete piling and rubble-Red claybrick from NAS Pensacola; roadway culverts (18") and concrete manholes covers were added in clusters
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2005
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 11 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		11 ft 30° 18' 10" N 30° 18.16698' N 30.30278 87° 29' 24" W 87° 29.40402' W -87.49007
P. Grey Cane, Jr. Reef Concrete pipe and rubble placed circular config with oyster half-shells and #57 limestone aggregate cultch material inside
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1999
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 7 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		7 ft 30° 27' 28" N 30° 27.46002' N 30.45767 87° 55' 56" W 87° 55.93998' W -87.93233
Point Clear Reef 3" x 6" limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2016
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 11 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		11 ft 30° 27' 58" N 30° 27.96102' N 30.46602 87° 57' 42" W 87° 57.69498' W -87.96158
Rockpile Limestone rip rap in single row along northern boundary; roadway culverts (18", 24", 30"), concrete jucntion boxes, manhole covers, and 3" X 6" limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2011
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 9 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		9 ft 30° 20' 1" N 30° 20.01102' N 30.33352 87° 29' 55" W 87° 29.91198' W -87.49853
Ross Point Reef Concrete pilings, bridge rubble and bridge spans
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2005
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 13 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		13 ft 30° 19' 26" N 30° 19.43598' N 30.32393 87° 30' 40" W 87° 30.66798' W -87.51113
Shellbank Reef 2300 linear ft concrete bridge piling around permiter of oyster half-shell and #4 limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1995
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 7 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		7 ft 30° 15' 43" N 30° 15.71598' N 30.26193 87° 51' 41" W 87° 51.68202' W -87.86137
Shrimpboat Reef Concrete pipe and rubble placed around abandoned Shrimpboat Hull; Enhanced with 1250 tons of limestone aggregate (3"x6")
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1999
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 9 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		9 ft 30° 18' 20" N 30° 18.33198' N 30.30553 88° 16' 24" W 88° 16.39398' W -88.27323
Upper Wreck Reef Abandon barge and shrimpboat w/concrete rubble placed around perimeter and 3" X 6" limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2006
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 5 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		5 ft 30° 23' 14" N 30° 23.23002' N 30.38717 87° 53' 7" W 87° 53.11098' W -87.88518
Weeks Bay Reef 1,034 cubic yards of oyster half-shells
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 2014
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 4 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		4 ft 30° 22' 50" N 30° 22.84002' N 30.38067 87° 49' 58" W 87° 49.97202' W -87.83287
Zundel Landing 300 yds concrete block placed in and around old pier pilings and 3" X 6" limestone aggregate
Structure: Inshore
# of Modules: 1
Year: 1995
Zone: Inshore
Depth: 4 ft [1]
Tides & Solunars 		4 ft 30° 28' 20" N 30° 28.338' N 30.4723 87° 55' 35" W 87° 55.578' W -87.9263

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