Treasure Island II Reef

Artificial reef (vessels and reef balls) in Tampa Bay offshore waters

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OffshoreUpdated October 11, 2026

Depth
97-100 ft
Access
By boat
Best months
All year
Species
Red grouper, Gag grouper, Red snapper, Mangrove (gray) snapper, Vermilion snapper, Greater amberjack, Gray triggerfish, King mackerel (kingfish)

Pinellas County's deepest reef in FWC's database, in 97 to 100 feet of federal water about 27 nautical miles west of John's Pass and 29 from Egmont Key Light. FWC lists an 80-foot steel shrimp boat (2004, about 39 feet of relief), a 45-foot shrimp boat (2009), the 48-foot ferro-cement sailboat Silver Nail (2011), a 35-foot steel sailboat (2012) and five clusters of 10 Goliath reef balls each (2013), all within about 330 meters; Pinellas County lists the two boats as an 85-foot shrimp boat and a 50-foot steel trawler. At about 100 feet it's in the depth where UF/IFAS says most keeper red snapper live.

How to fish it

Find each wreck separately on the sounder, because the pieces are spread over a few hundred yards. Fish bottom baits (cut bait, squid or live pinfish on circle hooks) or slow-pitch jigs for snapper and grouper, and live baits in mid-water for amberjack.

Watch out for: Barotrauma is near-certain from 100 feet, so carry a descending device. It's past 20 nautical miles, in forecast zone GMZ873, and a long, open run home: check the forecast and buoy 42022, and carry offshore safety gear.
Rules here: Federal water: Gulf reef fish rules, FWC's reef fish gear requirements, the State Reef Fish Angler designation and the FWC and NOAA seasons all apply. The rules to check in Tampa Bay offshore waters

Wind and waves

Now and the next 48 hours, at one of the marked positions of Treasure Island II Reef (N27° 41.756' W083° 17.520')

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On the map

Treasure Island II Reef and the places around it

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Positions

  • N27° 41.750' W083° 17.557'27.695840, -83.292610
  • N27° 41.686' W083° 17.547'27.694760, -83.292450
  • N27° 41.768' W083° 17.479'27.696130, -83.291310
  • N27° 41.756' W083° 17.520'27.695940, -83.292000
  • N27° 41.647' W083° 17.456'27.694110, -83.290930

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Places nearby

The closest named places, as the crow flies

Check the rules before you keep a fish. Size limits, bag limits and seasons change, sometimes at short notice. Our "Can you keep it today?" lists give them as of the day we last checked; these are the official pages.