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. Our iPhone/iPad/Mac app now also offers fishing coordinates in recent versions, exclusively with our Premium service. Alternatively, access them for free here on our ad-supported website.
Waypoint Map
Click or tap on a marker to see more information about that waypoint.| Coordinate Display Format: DMS | DM | DD | ||||
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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 | 87° 55' 55" W |
| 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 | 87° 48' 26" W |
| 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 | 87° 31' 58" W |
| 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 | 88° 2' 57" W |
| 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 | 88° 3' 5" W |
| 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 | 87° 56' 52" W |
| 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 | 88° 6' 25" W |
| 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 | 88° 1' 13" W |
| 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 | 87° 54' 59" W |
| 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 | 88° 3' 59" W |
| 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 | 87° 59' 44" W |
| 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 | 88° 3' 8" W |
| 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 | 88° 2' 40" W |
| 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 | 87° 49' 49" W |
| 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 | 88° 1' 14" W |
| 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 | 88° 17' 13" W |
| 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 | 87° 59' 6" W |
| 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 | 87° 58' 26" W |
| 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 | 87° 57' 20" W |
| 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 | 87° 58' 5" W |
| 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 | 88° 5' 46" W |
| 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 | 88° 17' 36" W |
| 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 | 88° 16' 23" W |
| 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 | 88° 14' 30" W |
| 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 | 87° 29' 24" W |
| 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 | 87° 55' 56" W |
| 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 | 87° 57' 42" W |
| 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 | 87° 29' 55" W |
| 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 | 87° 30' 40" W |
| 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 | 87° 51' 41" W |
| 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 | 88° 16' 24" W |
| 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 | 87° 53' 7" W |
| 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 | 87° 49' 58" W |
| 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 | 87° 55' 35" W |