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Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates This 70 foot military navigational tower rests in 35 feet of water. Large schools of pelagic fish, snapper, barracuda, and snapper can be found swimming in and out of the complex framework of the tower. Visibility in the area fluctuates from 10 to 70 feet.…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates With ledges running from one to three feet high, Tea Cup Ledges is a large area of abundant marine life, soft corals, and sponge bottoms. The site is located 12 miles northwest of Gordon Pass. Visibility in the area varies from 10 to 30 feet.…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates In 1994, 29 refugees fleeing Cuba used the Santa Lucia, a 47 foot turtle boat, for their voyage to the United States. In 1997 the vessel was brought out of storage in a Naples boat yard and towed to sea to become part of and…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates The four to six foot ledges of this site contain a series of ledges, cracks, and holes that are loaded with fish life including many varieties of grouper and snapper. Naples Ledges is located about 15 miles northwest of Gordon Pass. Visibility along the line…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates Located 5.5 miles west of Gordon Pass, this once active construction barge is now part of an artificial reef system. Plenty of fish swim about the wreck which lies in 32 feet of water with visibility ranging from only 5 to 15 feet. Waypoint: NPLBRG…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates Located 11 miles west of Gordon Pass, this 60 foot vessel now lies in pieces under 40 feet of water. Despite the 5 to 15 visibility, this is a prized spot for local spear fisherman as it attracts large concentrations of game fish. Waypoint: MSWEEP…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates In 1987, this 85 foot barge sank in 45 feet of water. Not only is this a great site to see goliath grouper, plenty of snapper, grouper, and barracuda inhabit the area. Visibility ranges from 10 to 50 feet. Waypoint: KIDWRK Latitude Longitude Degrees 25.8056666666667…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates Resting on the bottom under 58 feet of water lie the broken remains of the old shrimp boat, Isabell. With visibility generally between 5 to 30 feet, this is a great site to spot Goliath Grouper. Waypoint: ISABEL Latitude Longitude Degrees 26.1857666666667 -82.1417 Degrees/Minutes N…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates While carrying a load of fertilizer from Miami to Tampa, the 200 foot Honduran freighter Fantastico sunk in March 1993 as a result of the “Storm of the Century”. Of the ten-man crew, only three were saved. The freighter now lies in 115 feet of…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates Since it was deployed in 1980, this 100’x175′ artificial reef site has been attracting many types of sea life. As many as 20 goliath grouper have been spotted in the area. The reef is made up primarily of concrete pilings and barges. In the northeast…