Canyons, Ledges, Rocks, and Shoals

Good ledge/drop off to 20 meters that holds nice Snapper.

Good area for trolling for kings

In the early 1960s, "Texas Tower" lighthouses were erected at six offshore sites on the East coast. Diamond Shoals was the second to last to be built, and was activated in 1966; it was automated in 1977. The unmanned lighthouse suffered significant damage from Hurricane Fran in 1996, and the catwalks were subsequently found to be so rotten that t...

EGMONT KEY REEF #26 (Bay) Relief (in feet) 8 Description GULF PIER -FT. DESOTO PILE CUTOFFS Date of Deployment May 17 2002 Primary Material CONCRETE PILE CUTOFFS Tonnage 44.4

Name PAVILION KEY 6 MILE REEF County COLLIER Depth (in feet) 18 Relief (in feet) 0 Description LOWERED BY CRANE TO THE BOTTOM (NOT LOCATED 12/01) Date of Deployment April 28 1989 Primary Material CONCRETE CULVERTS Tonnage 0 Coordinates 25.68833333, -81.46666667

Matagorda Island Liberty Ship Reef (MI-616) Donor: Texas Coastal & Marine Council Structure: Liberty Ship-Dwight L. Moody Distance From: Port OConnor 22 nm   "The Matagorda Island Liberty Ship Reef is composed of three Liberty Ships, the Dwight L. Moody, the Jim Bridger and the George Dewey. Nine other Liberty Ships are located at...

Very good Snapper close to Edithburg.

Drop Off. Whiting

Frying Pan Shoals Tower is a decommissioned lighthouse about 30 miles offshore of North Carolina. The tower is 80 feet tall and stands in 50 feet of water. It was purchased in 2010 and is currently being renovated and being used as a "rustic" vacation spot. See website: http://www.fptower.com/ Frying Pan Tower Facebook Page:...

14 Mile Bank, also known as Lasuen Bank,  is a popular area to troll for tuna, including Bonito and Bluefin Tuna. It is also a good spot to catch Yellowtails. Opah have been caught here as well. 

Nice ledges and drops in this area that holds fish year round.

The Triple Ledge 31° 16.769  79° 52.069

This is a good place for bottom fishing as well as trolling for billfish blackfin and yellowfin tuna.

Lots of riprap on both sides of this bridge

5 Fathom Bank runs for many miles to the South from here. There are lots of drop offs and broken bottom in the area. Snapper ( pinkies ), Sambos, Skippy and KGs are the primary targets. You can also catch Dhufish and Harly sometimes.. Trolling the bank can produce Spanish Mackerel as well. You will catch Wrasse and lose tackle bottom fishing on t...

This Submerged Bridge is a good place to catch bass. It is also close to the Creedmore Rd. Bridge that has a lot of rip rap down the bank to work.

The Captiva Blue Hole or The Crack as sometimes called locally, is geologically a sinkhole and a very popular diving and fishing location. The rim of the hole is about 95 feet deep and drops down to 180 feet.  Lots of Snapper and Grouper. Amberjack and Barracuda frequenty hang out above the hole.    Video of a dive on the...

Cowpens Cut is a cut that connects Key Largo to Islamorada. 

Lots of rocks in this cove.

Large rock

Lots of rock to work down this bank.

Rocky point

Good rocky point

This spot is the center of a ledge that runs for at least half a mile. The eighth of a mile or so to the east northeast and west southwest of this spot holds Golden Tilefish. I suspect there is more in the area.