Name Latitude Longitude Bearing/Distance from Joe's Bayou North Channel marker
(North) (West) INFORMATION ONLY, DO NOT USE FOR NAVIGATION!!
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Bay Barge 01 30 25.790 86 29.998 334° mag / 0.9 sm
Barge laying in 38' of water about a mile north of Joe's Bayou, 6-8' relief.
Bay Barge 01A 30 25.790 86 29.959
Bay Barge 01B 30 25.811 86 30.034
Bay Barge 01C 30 25.819 86 29.953
Bay Barge 01D 30 25.824 86 29.976
Bay Barge 01E 30 25.831 86 29.989
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Bay Barge 02 30 26.261 86 29.646 359° mag / 1.3 sm
Barge laying in 40' of water, 8' relief, widely scattered.
Bay Barge 02A 30 26.265 86 29.647
Bay Barge 02B 30 26.257 86 29.646
Bay Barge 02C 30 26.262 86 29.652
Bay Barge 02D 30 26.257 86 29.654
Bay Barge 02E 30 26.254 86 29.650
Bay Barge 02F 30 26.248 86 29.646
Bay Barge 02G 30 26.248 86 29.653
Bay Barge 02H 30 26.242 86 29.649
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Bay Barge 03 30 26.545 86 29.560 003° mag / 1.7 sm
Barge laying in 35' of water, 8' relief, widely scattered.
Bay Barge 03A 30 26.540 86 29.555
Bay Barge 03B 30 26.536 86 29.550
Bay Barge 03C 30 26.534 86 29.544
Bay Barge 03D 30 26.533 86 29.553
Bay Barge 03E 30 26.536 86 29.563
Bay Barge 03F 30 26.543 86 29.545
Bay Barge 03G 30 26.550 86 29.561
Bay Barge 03H 30 26.548 86 29.547
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Bay Wreck 04 30 26.720 86 29.410 007° mag / 1.9 sm
aka North Barge, Unknown wreck, 4-6' relief, laying in 35'.
Bay Wreck 04A 30 26.723 86 29.419
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Wreck 05 30 26.510 86 27.332 056° mag / 2.8 sm
Unknown wreck, 2-4' relief, laying in 34''
Bay Wreck 05A 30 26.507 86 27.330
Bay Wreck 05B 30 26.506 86 27.309
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Bay Wreck 11 30 27.046 86 28.512 027° mag / 2.6 sm
Unknown wreck, 2-4' relief, laying in 30'.
Bay Wreck 11A 30 27.014 86 28.549
Bay Wreck 11B 30 27.092 86 28.684
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Steamer "Belle" 30 26.582 86 30.968 323° mag / 2.2 sm
Old wreck, mostly gone, some 30 gallon drums, laying in 35'.
Steamer Belle 01A 30 26.597 86 30.963
Steamer Belle 01B 30 26.592 86 30.940
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Bay Wreck 02 30 25.124 86 31.843 273° mag / 2.25 sm
Old wreck, not much left, laying in 35'.
Bay Wreck 02A 30 25.223 86 31.556
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Bay Wreck 03 30 26.947 86 32.199 311° mag / 3.4 sm
Old wreck at the entrance to the Ben's Lake channel, called the "Uncle Sam" on charts, 8' of water, not much remaining.
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Bay Wreck 07 30 24.831 86 27.775 102° mag / 1.8 sm
Unknown wreck, 15' deep.
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Bay Wreck 09 30 28.518 86 28.408 019° mag / 4.1 sm
Very old wooden barge, largely rotted away, 13' deep.
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Bay Wreck 08 30 24.712 86 27.806 106° mag / 1.8 sm
Old 25' wooden boat, largely deteriorated, engine block salvaged.
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Bay Wreck 100 30 28.812 86 28.398 017° mag / 4.4 sm
Unknown wreck in Boggy Bayou, 20' deep.
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Bay Wreck 500 30 25.428 86 21.812 089° mag / 7.7 sm
Unknown wreck in 23' of water.
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Bay Wreck 501 30 25.407 86 19.344 090° mag / 10.2 sm
Unknown shallow wreck, in around 8' of water. Divers report a large "boiler" half buried in the sand. Click on Diver report of wreck
for a full report.
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Bay Wreck 510 30 27.648 86 18.217 077° mag / 11.7 sm
USAF Target ship, sitting on bottom with the top of it showing at times. Has a Lighted buoy.
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Bay Wreck 604 30 29.368 86 21.130 076° mag / 18.0 sm
Unknown wreck, 2' of water in Alaqua Bayou
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Bay Wreck 605 30 28.930 86 12.032 078° mag / 18.0 sm
Unknown shallow wreck in 2' of water, Alaqua Bayou
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Bay Wreck 700 30 28.379 86 08.216 082° mag / 21.6 sm
Unknown shallow wreck in 3' of water, LaGrange Bayou.
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Bay Wreck 701 30 27.890 86 09.292 083° mag / 20.4 sm
Unknown shallow wreck in LaGrange Bayou.
(North) (West) INFORMATION ONLY, DO NOT USE FOR NAVIGATION!!
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Bay Barge 01 30 25.790 86 29.998 334° mag / 0.9 sm
Barge laying in 38' of water about a mile north of Joe's Bayou, 6-8' relief.
Bay Barge 01A 30 25.790 86 29.959
Bay Barge 01B 30 25.811 86 30.034
Bay Barge 01C 30 25.819 86 29.953
Bay Barge 01D 30 25.824 86 29.976
Bay Barge 01E 30 25.831 86 29.989
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Bay Barge 02 30 26.261 86 29.646 359° mag / 1.3 sm
Barge laying in 40' of water, 8' relief, widely scattered.
Bay Barge 02A 30 26.265 86 29.647
Bay Barge 02B 30 26.257 86 29.646
Bay Barge 02C 30 26.262 86 29.652
Bay Barge 02D 30 26.257 86 29.654
Bay Barge 02E 30 26.254 86 29.650
Bay Barge 02F 30 26.248 86 29.646
Bay Barge 02G 30 26.248 86 29.653
Bay Barge 02H 30 26.242 86 29.649
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Bay Barge 03 30 26.545 86 29.560 003° mag / 1.7 sm
Barge laying in 35' of water, 8' relief, widely scattered.
Bay Barge 03A 30 26.540 86 29.555
Bay Barge 03B 30 26.536 86 29.550
Bay Barge 03C 30 26.534 86 29.544
Bay Barge 03D 30 26.533 86 29.553
Bay Barge 03E 30 26.536 86 29.563
Bay Barge 03F 30 26.543 86 29.545
Bay Barge 03G 30 26.550 86 29.561
Bay Barge 03H 30 26.548 86 29.547
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Bay Wreck 04 30 26.720 86 29.410 007° mag / 1.9 sm
aka North Barge, Unknown wreck, 4-6' relief, laying in 35'.
Bay Wreck 04A 30 26.723 86 29.419
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Wreck 05 30 26.510 86 27.332 056° mag / 2.8 sm
Unknown wreck, 2-4' relief, laying in 34''
Bay Wreck 05A 30 26.507 86 27.330
Bay Wreck 05B 30 26.506 86 27.309
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Bay Wreck 11 30 27.046 86 28.512 027° mag / 2.6 sm
Unknown wreck, 2-4' relief, laying in 30'.
Bay Wreck 11A 30 27.014 86 28.549
Bay Wreck 11B 30 27.092 86 28.684
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Steamer "Belle" 30 26.582 86 30.968 323° mag / 2.2 sm
Old wreck, mostly gone, some 30 gallon drums, laying in 35'.
Steamer Belle 01A 30 26.597 86 30.963
Steamer Belle 01B 30 26.592 86 30.940
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Bay Wreck 02 30 25.124 86 31.843 273° mag / 2.25 sm
Old wreck, not much left, laying in 35'.
Bay Wreck 02A 30 25.223 86 31.556
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Bay Wreck 03 30 26.947 86 32.199 311° mag / 3.4 sm
Old wreck at the entrance to the Ben's Lake channel, called the "Uncle Sam" on charts, 8' of water, not much remaining.
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Bay Wreck 07 30 24.831 86 27.775 102° mag / 1.8 sm
Unknown wreck, 15' deep.
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Bay Wreck 09 30 28.518 86 28.408 019° mag / 4.1 sm
Very old wooden barge, largely rotted away, 13' deep.
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Bay Wreck 08 30 24.712 86 27.806 106° mag / 1.8 sm
Old 25' wooden boat, largely deteriorated, engine block salvaged.
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Bay Wreck 100 30 28.812 86 28.398 017° mag / 4.4 sm
Unknown wreck in Boggy Bayou, 20' deep.
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Bay Wreck 500 30 25.428 86 21.812 089° mag / 7.7 sm
Unknown wreck in 23' of water.
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Bay Wreck 501 30 25.407 86 19.344 090° mag / 10.2 sm
Unknown shallow wreck, in around 8' of water. Divers report a large "boiler" half buried in the sand. Click on Diver report of wreck
for a full report.
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Bay Wreck 510 30 27.648 86 18.217 077° mag / 11.7 sm
USAF Target ship, sitting on bottom with the top of it showing at times. Has a Lighted buoy.
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Bay Wreck 604 30 29.368 86 21.130 076° mag / 18.0 sm
Unknown wreck, 2' of water in Alaqua Bayou
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Bay Wreck 605 30 28.930 86 12.032 078° mag / 18.0 sm
Unknown shallow wreck in 2' of water, Alaqua Bayou
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Bay Wreck 700 30 28.379 86 08.216 082° mag / 21.6 sm
Unknown shallow wreck in 3' of water, LaGrange Bayou.
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Bay Wreck 701 30 27.890 86 09.292 083° mag / 20.4 sm
Unknown shallow wreck in LaGrange Bayou.
View Destin GPS - Choctawhatchee Bay in a larger map
View Destin GPS - Choctawhatchee Bay:East of Mid Bay Bridge in a larger map
| Choctawhatchee Bay Shipwrecks and other fishing spots EAST of the Mid-Bay Bridge |
| Choctawhatchee Bay Shipwrecks and other fishing spots WEST of the Mid-Bay Bridge |
Destin GPS Numbers - Choctawhatchee Bay
Ships, boats, and barges sunk in the Choctawhatchee Bay |
Bay Spot 01 30 25.749 86 30.506 311° mag / 1.2 sm
Unknown reef , 4-6' relief, in 40' .
Bay Spot 01A 30 25.760 86 30.504
Bay Spot 01B 30 25.793 86 30.499
Bay Spot 01C 30 25.795 86 30.476
Bay Spot 01D 30 25.887 86 30.479
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Bay Spot 02 30 25.839 86 28.731 047° mag / 1.2 sm
Unnknown reef, 36' deep.
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Bay Cones 251° mag / 1.2 sm
Around December 1, 1987, the FWC placed 12 plastic "cones" in the bay just north east of Crab Island. The "cones" are
prefabricated plastic resin material and are around 8' in diameter and around 9' high. Several other artificial reefs of unknown
materials have been placed in the area too. They area scattered over a quarter square mile area. Good place for bait, grouper,
mangrove snapper, and other fish. Receives a lot of fishing pressure and is pretty much in a direct line from Joe's Bayou to the
northern entrance to the East Pass Channel, so you have a lot of boats passing by. Click here,ECRA reef report, for a divers report
on the Bay Cones.
Bay Cones A 30 24.597 86 30.874
Bay Cones B 30 24.586 86 30.839
Bay Cones C 30 24.576 86 39.923
Bay Cones D 30 24.626 86 30.843
Bay Cones E 30 24.637 86 30.786
Bay Cones F 30 24.637 86 30.772
Bay Cones G 30 24.638 86 30.740
Bay Cones H 30 24.598 86 30.698
Bay Cones I 30 24.681 86 30.758
Bay Cones J 30 24.691 86 30.656
Bay Cones K 30 24.701 86 30.666
Bay Cones L 30 24.726 86 30.786
Bay Cones M 30 24.732 86 30.666
Bay Cones N 30 24.731 86 30.720
Bay Cones O 30 24.738 86 30.630
Bay Cones P 30 24.747 86 30.757
Bay Cones Q 30 24.660 86 30.777
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Bay Spot 03 30 25.895 86 28.552 050° mag / 1.4 sm
Unknown reef material, 37' deep.
Bay Spot 03A 30 25.893 86 28.564
Bay Spot 03B 30 25.897 86 28.545
Bay Spot 03C 30 25.909 86 28.557
Bay Spot 03D 30 25.862 86 28.523
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Bay Spot 04 30 27.107 86 27.894 038° mag / 2.85 sm
Unknown reef material, 27' deep.
Bay Spot 04A 30 27.104 86 27.906
Bay Spot 04B 30 27.088 86 27.850
Bay Spot 04C 30 27.112 86 27.855
Bay Spot 04D 30 27.160 86 27.873
Bay Spot 04E 3027.195 86 27.894
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Bay Spot 33 30 26.900 86 29.261 011° mag / 2.1 sm
Unknown reef materials, 32' deep.
Bay Spot 33A 30 26.897 86 29.223
Bay Spot 33B 30 26.886 86 29.297
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Bay Spot 05 30 26.607 86 30.742 328° mag / 2.1 sm
Unknown reef material, 35' deep.
Bay Spot 05A 30 26.619 86 30.751
Bay Spot 05B 30 26.637 86 30.749
Bay Spot 05C 30 26.628 86 30.744
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Bay Spot 06 30 24.346 86 32.051 252° mag / 2.6 sm
Unknown reef material, 13' deep.
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Bay Spot 11 30 27.813 86 28.099 027° mag / 3.45 sm
Unknown reef material, 23' deep.
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Bay Spot 12 30 26.977 86 27.493 046° mag / 3.0 sm
Unknown reef material, 27' deep.
Bay Spot 12A 30 27.016 86 27.500
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Bay Spot 13 30 26.199 86 30703 320° mag / 1.7 sm
Unknown reef materials, 36' deep.
Bay Spot 13A 30 26.195 86 30.701
Bay Spot 13B 30 26.201 86 30.694
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Bay Spot 21 30 24.512 86 30.762
Old fish haven that consisted of car bodies, appliances, tires, scrap metal, and concrete. 2-4' relief, site is widely scatterd now.
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Bay Spot 22 20 25.171 86 26.482 091° mag / 3.1 sm
Old fish haven consisting of car bodies, tires, appliances, scrap metal, and concrete.
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Spot 23 30 25.449 86 33.749 277° mag / 4.2 sm
Old fish haven consisting of car bodies and concrete in 35' of water.
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Bay Spot 25 30 27.122 86 30.010 352° mag / 2.4 sm
Old fish haven consisting of car bodies, tires, appliances, scrap metal, and concrete in 21'
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Bay Spot 200 30 26.644 86 35.376 289° mag / 6.0 sm
Unknown reef material, 26' deep in Garnier Bayou.
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Bay Spot 07 30 26.860 86 25.391 066° mag / 4.6 sm
Unknown reef material, in 27' deep, about a quarter mile south of White Point near the Midbay bridge.
Bay Spot 07A 30 26.819 86 25.349
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Bay Spot 508 30 26 860 86 24.639 066° mag / 4.6 sm
Unknown reef material in 27' of water.
Bay Spot 508A 30 26.875 86 24.520
Bay Spot 508B 30 26.597 86 24.381
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Bay Spot 500 30 25.171 86 24.682 091° mag / 4.9 sm
Old fish haven consisting of car bodies, appliances, tires, concrete, largely scattered in 35' of water.
Bay Spot 500A 30 25.199 86 24.796
Bay Spot 500B 30 25.262 86 24.646
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Bay Spot 501 30 24.786 86 25.212 097° mag / 4.4 sm
Unknown reef material, in 35' of water.
Bay Spot 501A 30 24.677 86 25.266
Unknown reef , 4-6' relief, in 40' .
Bay Spot 01A 30 25.760 86 30.504
Bay Spot 01B 30 25.793 86 30.499
Bay Spot 01C 30 25.795 86 30.476
Bay Spot 01D 30 25.887 86 30.479
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Bay Spot 02 30 25.839 86 28.731 047° mag / 1.2 sm
Unnknown reef, 36' deep.
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Bay Cones 251° mag / 1.2 sm
Around December 1, 1987, the FWC placed 12 plastic "cones" in the bay just north east of Crab Island. The "cones" are
prefabricated plastic resin material and are around 8' in diameter and around 9' high. Several other artificial reefs of unknown
materials have been placed in the area too. They area scattered over a quarter square mile area. Good place for bait, grouper,
mangrove snapper, and other fish. Receives a lot of fishing pressure and is pretty much in a direct line from Joe's Bayou to the
northern entrance to the East Pass Channel, so you have a lot of boats passing by. Click here,ECRA reef report, for a divers report
on the Bay Cones.
Bay Cones A 30 24.597 86 30.874
Bay Cones B 30 24.586 86 30.839
Bay Cones C 30 24.576 86 39.923
Bay Cones D 30 24.626 86 30.843
Bay Cones E 30 24.637 86 30.786
Bay Cones F 30 24.637 86 30.772
Bay Cones G 30 24.638 86 30.740
Bay Cones H 30 24.598 86 30.698
Bay Cones I 30 24.681 86 30.758
Bay Cones J 30 24.691 86 30.656
Bay Cones K 30 24.701 86 30.666
Bay Cones L 30 24.726 86 30.786
Bay Cones M 30 24.732 86 30.666
Bay Cones N 30 24.731 86 30.720
Bay Cones O 30 24.738 86 30.630
Bay Cones P 30 24.747 86 30.757
Bay Cones Q 30 24.660 86 30.777
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Bay Spot 03 30 25.895 86 28.552 050° mag / 1.4 sm
Unknown reef material, 37' deep.
Bay Spot 03A 30 25.893 86 28.564
Bay Spot 03B 30 25.897 86 28.545
Bay Spot 03C 30 25.909 86 28.557
Bay Spot 03D 30 25.862 86 28.523
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Bay Spot 04 30 27.107 86 27.894 038° mag / 2.85 sm
Unknown reef material, 27' deep.
Bay Spot 04A 30 27.104 86 27.906
Bay Spot 04B 30 27.088 86 27.850
Bay Spot 04C 30 27.112 86 27.855
Bay Spot 04D 30 27.160 86 27.873
Bay Spot 04E 3027.195 86 27.894
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Bay Spot 33 30 26.900 86 29.261 011° mag / 2.1 sm
Unknown reef materials, 32' deep.
Bay Spot 33A 30 26.897 86 29.223
Bay Spot 33B 30 26.886 86 29.297
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Bay Spot 05 30 26.607 86 30.742 328° mag / 2.1 sm
Unknown reef material, 35' deep.
Bay Spot 05A 30 26.619 86 30.751
Bay Spot 05B 30 26.637 86 30.749
Bay Spot 05C 30 26.628 86 30.744
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Bay Spot 06 30 24.346 86 32.051 252° mag / 2.6 sm
Unknown reef material, 13' deep.
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Bay Spot 11 30 27.813 86 28.099 027° mag / 3.45 sm
Unknown reef material, 23' deep.
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Bay Spot 12 30 26.977 86 27.493 046° mag / 3.0 sm
Unknown reef material, 27' deep.
Bay Spot 12A 30 27.016 86 27.500
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Bay Spot 13 30 26.199 86 30703 320° mag / 1.7 sm
Unknown reef materials, 36' deep.
Bay Spot 13A 30 26.195 86 30.701
Bay Spot 13B 30 26.201 86 30.694
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Bay Spot 21 30 24.512 86 30.762
Old fish haven that consisted of car bodies, appliances, tires, scrap metal, and concrete. 2-4' relief, site is widely scatterd now.
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Bay Spot 22 20 25.171 86 26.482 091° mag / 3.1 sm
Old fish haven consisting of car bodies, tires, appliances, scrap metal, and concrete.
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Spot 23 30 25.449 86 33.749 277° mag / 4.2 sm
Old fish haven consisting of car bodies and concrete in 35' of water.
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Bay Spot 25 30 27.122 86 30.010 352° mag / 2.4 sm
Old fish haven consisting of car bodies, tires, appliances, scrap metal, and concrete in 21'
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Bay Spot 200 30 26.644 86 35.376 289° mag / 6.0 sm
Unknown reef material, 26' deep in Garnier Bayou.
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Bay Spot 07 30 26.860 86 25.391 066° mag / 4.6 sm
Unknown reef material, in 27' deep, about a quarter mile south of White Point near the Midbay bridge.
Bay Spot 07A 30 26.819 86 25.349
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Bay Spot 508 30 26 860 86 24.639 066° mag / 4.6 sm
Unknown reef material in 27' of water.
Bay Spot 508A 30 26.875 86 24.520
Bay Spot 508B 30 26.597 86 24.381
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Bay Spot 500 30 25.171 86 24.682 091° mag / 4.9 sm
Old fish haven consisting of car bodies, appliances, tires, concrete, largely scattered in 35' of water.
Bay Spot 500A 30 25.199 86 24.796
Bay Spot 500B 30 25.262 86 24.646
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Bay Spot 501 30 24.786 86 25.212 097° mag / 4.4 sm
Unknown reef material, in 35' of water.
Bay Spot 501A 30 24.677 86 25.266
Artificial reefs and other stuff on the bottom in the Choctawhatchee Bay |
Aircraft Wrecks in the Choctawhatchee Bay - Nothing to do with fishing, but thought it was interesting..... |
With its close proximity to Eglin AFB, the Choctawhatchee Bay has become the final resting place for several aircraft, mostly from the
WWII era. For a full listing of aircraft that have gone down in or near Eglin AFB, click here: Wikipedia - Eglin AFB Crashes .
•28 April 1945 – A-26C-25-DT Invader, 43-22644, assigned to the 611 Base Unit at Wright Field, Ohio, crashes into the
Choctawhatchee Bay, 3 Miles NE of Fort Walton, Florida after being struck by a spherical Speedee bouncing bomb, a 35-in
casing with an overall weight of 950 lb. This was the American nomenclature for
the British Highball bomb, twenty-five inert casings of which were sent to the U.S.
after initial testing with a modified A-26 which was adapted at the Vickers
experimental facility at Foxwarren, near Esher, Surrey. Dropped at low altitude
(~10 feet), the weapon skipped back into the aircraft completely knocking off the
tail unit causing the bomber to nose over instantly and crash into the bay. It had
taken off from Eglin Field, Florida, on a low level bombing exercise at AAF water
range Number 60. I believe this was in Garniers/Poquito Bayou but am not sure.
Click here, You Tube - Aircraft crash Eglin, for a video showing the actual crash.
•11 October 1948 – The body of a Marine flier, was found late Tuesday, 12 October, in about 100 feet (?) of water in
Choctawhatchee Bay near Destin, Florida, according to the public information
office of Barin Field. Navy divers recovered the body located a short distance from
the wreckage of the plane, after it was spotted from the air. Indications were that
the plane, a Corsair, had caught fire in the air and spun down. Major Shedaker
was flying one of two Corsairs which were on a routine training flight over Eglin
when the lead plane developed a fuel line failure and the pilot made an
emergency landing with a dead engine. He reported that he lost sight of the
other plane which failed to return to Barin Field.
.
•7 November 1948 – Second prototype Republic XR-12A-RE Rainbow, 44-91003,
crashes at 1300 hrs, while returning to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The
number 2 (port inner) engine exploded as the aircraft was returning from a
photographic suitability test flight. The pilot was unable to maintain control
due to violent buffeting, and he ordered the crew to bail out. Five of the
seven crew escaped safely and were rescued by Eglin crash boats and
helicopters. The aircraft crashed two miles South of the base, in the
Choctawhatchee Bay.
9 March 1949 – First Lieutenant Arnold E. Adams of Newton, Iowa, was killed
when the F-80 Shooting Star jet fighter that he piloted crashed in
Choctawhatchee Bay. Lieutenant Adams, a resident of Eglin Air Force Base,
was 26. He was on a routine service testing flight.
•5 January 1950 – A B-50A-10-BO Superfortress, 46-021 , c/n 15741 , of the 3200th Proof Test Group, crash lands in the
Choctawhatchee Bay, two miles NNE of Destin, Florida, killing two of the 11 crew. Nine escaped from the downed aircraft
following the forced landing. The airframe settled in eight to ten feet of mud
at a depth of 38 feet. Divers recover the body of the flight engineer from the nose
of the bomber on Monday, 8 January. The body of the aerial photographer was
recovered on Tuesday, 9 January, outside the plane from beneath the tail.
One source gives the crash date as 6 January.
7 March 1956 – Capt. Roy W. Konvolinka ejects from his disabled F-100A Super Sabre and parachutes into the Choctawhatchee
Bay, coming down ~1/2 mile from shore. He is rescued by a helicopter (type
unspecified, but probably a Sikorsky H-19) piloted by Lt. Col. Walter A. Rosenfield,
Jr., director of maintenance for the 3243rd Fighter Test Group at Eglin, and
Capt. Carl J. Swanson, who acts as an impromptu rescue jumper. Konvolinka
suffers only a broken finger on his left hand from grabbing for the winch hook.
WWII era. For a full listing of aircraft that have gone down in or near Eglin AFB, click here: Wikipedia - Eglin AFB Crashes .
•28 April 1945 – A-26C-25-DT Invader, 43-22644, assigned to the 611 Base Unit at Wright Field, Ohio, crashes into the
Choctawhatchee Bay, 3 Miles NE of Fort Walton, Florida after being struck by a spherical Speedee bouncing bomb, a 35-in
casing with an overall weight of 950 lb. This was the American nomenclature for
the British Highball bomb, twenty-five inert casings of which were sent to the U.S.
after initial testing with a modified A-26 which was adapted at the Vickers
experimental facility at Foxwarren, near Esher, Surrey. Dropped at low altitude
(~10 feet), the weapon skipped back into the aircraft completely knocking off the
tail unit causing the bomber to nose over instantly and crash into the bay. It had
taken off from Eglin Field, Florida, on a low level bombing exercise at AAF water
range Number 60. I believe this was in Garniers/Poquito Bayou but am not sure.
Click here, You Tube - Aircraft crash Eglin, for a video showing the actual crash.
•11 October 1948 – The body of a Marine flier, was found late Tuesday, 12 October, in about 100 feet (?) of water in
Choctawhatchee Bay near Destin, Florida, according to the public information
office of Barin Field. Navy divers recovered the body located a short distance from
the wreckage of the plane, after it was spotted from the air. Indications were that
the plane, a Corsair, had caught fire in the air and spun down. Major Shedaker
was flying one of two Corsairs which were on a routine training flight over Eglin
when the lead plane developed a fuel line failure and the pilot made an
emergency landing with a dead engine. He reported that he lost sight of the
other plane which failed to return to Barin Field.
.
•7 November 1948 – Second prototype Republic XR-12A-RE Rainbow, 44-91003,
crashes at 1300 hrs, while returning to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The
number 2 (port inner) engine exploded as the aircraft was returning from a
photographic suitability test flight. The pilot was unable to maintain control
due to violent buffeting, and he ordered the crew to bail out. Five of the
seven crew escaped safely and were rescued by Eglin crash boats and
helicopters. The aircraft crashed two miles South of the base, in the
Choctawhatchee Bay.
9 March 1949 – First Lieutenant Arnold E. Adams of Newton, Iowa, was killed
when the F-80 Shooting Star jet fighter that he piloted crashed in
Choctawhatchee Bay. Lieutenant Adams, a resident of Eglin Air Force Base,
was 26. He was on a routine service testing flight.
•5 January 1950 – A B-50A-10-BO Superfortress, 46-021 , c/n 15741 , of the 3200th Proof Test Group, crash lands in the
Choctawhatchee Bay, two miles NNE of Destin, Florida, killing two of the 11 crew. Nine escaped from the downed aircraft
following the forced landing. The airframe settled in eight to ten feet of mud
at a depth of 38 feet. Divers recover the body of the flight engineer from the nose
of the bomber on Monday, 8 January. The body of the aerial photographer was
recovered on Tuesday, 9 January, outside the plane from beneath the tail.
One source gives the crash date as 6 January.
7 March 1956 – Capt. Roy W. Konvolinka ejects from his disabled F-100A Super Sabre and parachutes into the Choctawhatchee
Bay, coming down ~1/2 mile from shore. He is rescued by a helicopter (type
unspecified, but probably a Sikorsky H-19) piloted by Lt. Col. Walter A. Rosenfield,
Jr., director of maintenance for the 3243rd Fighter Test Group at Eglin, and
Capt. Carl J. Swanson, who acts as an impromptu rescue jumper. Konvolinka
suffers only a broken finger on his left hand from grabbing for the winch hook.
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