When to fish reef

MissKristy · 01-10-2010, 12:39 PM

I bought a florida specialwhich has been in the water for a year and a half this april.How long before it has desent fish on it.I dove it when it was 8 months old and it was full1 poundsnapper.Also does it mater what area it was deploid?

JoeZ · 01-10-2010, 01:56 PM

Fish move a good bit from reef to reef but after 1 1/2 years, you ought to have a decent population. Probably a resident/dominant snapper or two.

The area of deployment is of some concern as far as depth and proximity to other reefs but there's no real bad place to put one.

younghooker · 01-12-2010, 03:27 PM

one year for good keeper fish... we put out many chicken coops..... if you anchored :nonono ... when you dove it.. any boats around ?? was it on aweekend ?? spot is probably already found by radar etc.. we fish very quickly.. 2 or 3 drops in 10 min.. 6 or 8 fish & move.. only when no boats around.. they still find 'em with side scan sonar.. cant dive 'em :banghead

reel trouble · 01-25-2010, 08:58 PM

amen to that!!

mkpitts6 · 01-25-2010, 09:15 PM

What's a "florida special"? regardless, it should have plenty of fish by now if ever.

DreamWeaver21 · 01-26-2010, 12:23 AM

From what I can tell it takes somewhere between 10 minutes and infinity for fish to hold up on a reef. Some get fish quick some don't ever draw a crowd. I haven't figured out the science to it yet. I've heard a year to two years should be good. I don'tworry as much as younghooker aboutother people finding my reefs. Anything within rec diving limts seems to hold mostly snapper. There are a million other places to go get 2 snapper so I doubt anyone is too concerned about where I caught mine.

Rastaman · 01-26-2010, 12:25 AM

I deal mostly with chicken coups and not concrete reefs but they usually have good fish on them after 6 months. A year and a half should be plenty of time. However, location is important also. Some spots accumulate fish faster than others. You might not believe this but I checked one spot after 3 months and it was loaded with 10 pounders!! This went against my theory that you first get growth, then little fish and then bigger fish. These big fish were the fist fish on the reef. I guess there is still some element of mystery to this stuff.

Hope this helps.

marriemb · 06-22-2011, 04:19 AM

Reef fishing is done at the bottom or near the shore. It depends upon the type of species you want to catch. You can have a look at the following link. I found the information over here about reef fishing...
http://www.marinews.com/fishing/fish...eef-rogues/87/

01-10-2010, 12:39 PM	#1
MissKristy Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 132	When to fish reef I bought a florida specialwhich has been in the water for a year and a half this april.How long before it has desent fish on it.I dove it when it was 8 months old and it was full1 poundsnapper.Also does it mater what area it was deploid?

01-10-2010, 01:56 PM	#2
JoeZ I eat Blue Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gulf Breezin' it Posts: 4,224	RE: When to fish reef Fish move a good bit from reef to reef but after 1 1/2 years, you ought to have a decent population. Probably a resident/dominant snapper or two. The area of deployment is of some concern as far as depth and proximity to other reefs but there's no real bad place to put one.

01-12-2010, 03:27 PM	#3
younghooker Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 352	RE: When to fish reef one year for good keeper fish... we put out many chicken coops..... if you anchored :nonono ... when you dove it.. any boats around ?? was it on aweekend ?? spot is probably already found by radar etc.. we fish very quickly.. 2 or 3 drops in 10 min.. 6 or 8 fish & move.. only when no boats around.. they still find 'em with side scan sonar.. cant dive 'em :banghead

01-25-2010, 08:58 PM	#4
reel trouble Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 58	RE: When to fish reef amen to that!!

01-25-2010, 09:15 PM	#5
mkpitts6 Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 96	RE: When to fish reef What's a "florida special"? regardless, it should have plenty of fish by now if ever.

01-26-2010, 12:23 AM	#6
DreamWeaver21 Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 554	RE: When to fish reef From what I can tell it takes somewhere between 10 minutes and infinity for fish to hold up on a reef. Some get fish quick some don't ever draw a crowd. I haven't figured out the science to it yet. I've heard a year to two years should be good. I don'tworry as much as younghooker aboutother people finding my reefs. Anything within rec diving limts seems to hold mostly snapper. There are a million other places to go get 2 snapper so I doubt anyone is too concerned about where I caught mine.

01-26-2010, 12:25 AM	#7
Rastaman Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 120	RE: When to fish reef I deal mostly with chicken coups and not concrete reefs but they usually have good fish on them after 6 months. A year and a half should be plenty of time. However, location is important also. Some spots accumulate fish faster than others. You might not believe this but I checked one spot after 3 months and it was loaded with 10 pounders!! This went against my theory that you first get growth, then little fish and then bigger fish. These big fish were the fist fish on the reef. I guess there is still some element of mystery to this stuff. Hope this helps.

06-22-2011, 04:19 AM	#8
marriemb Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 39	Reef fishing is done at the bottom or near the shore. It depends upon the type of species you want to catch. You can have a look at the following link. I found the information over here about reef fishing... http://www.marinews.com/fishing/fish...eef-rogues/87/

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