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297-acre Ensenada Sun Bay fishing map with NOAA BlueTopo survey contours (98.63% measured, 100% assessed), source-traceable coastal structure, regional fish-survey occurrence, sourced forage timing and verified public access. The water tops out around 38 ft. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetry referenced to NAVD88; directly measured coverage remains distinguished from source interpolation. The channels, holes and drop-offs come from the source data, not a distance-from-shore model. Every species below gets its seasonal read from the same numbers driving the chart.
Ensenada Sun Bay maps at 297 acres behind 2.7 miles of shoreline. Its 1.1 shoreline index means few bank features; the contours below do the pattern work. About 44% of the surface sits shallower than 15 ft — that's the weed-and-bait zone. Call it 0.9 mi long by 0.7 mi wide at the broadest reach. Bahía de Mulas sits 4 mi north — the closest neighbouring chart.
Start shallow in spring: atlantic tarpon sit in 3 to 25 ft that time of year. Warm water sends them out to 4 to 35 ft; cold water stacks them in 5 to 35 ft. Top water on the chart: Surveyed channel edge, a drop-off in the 20 ft range, prime in summer. Fish it in early morning and the evening and you'll meet the bite. Throw a heavy paddletail or a swimbait in pass current until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (20 ft) | 4-6 inch paddletail, Suspending baitfish plug |
| Summer | 4 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (20 ft) | Heavy paddletail, Swimbait in pass current |
| Fall | 3 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (20 ft) | Mullet-profile swimbait, Surface plug |
| Winter | 5 to 35 ft | dusk | Surveyed channel edge (20 ft) | Slow-rolled paddletail, Suspending plug |
Early season jack crevalle use the shallows, holding in 2 to 25 ft. Summer is a 3 to 35 ft game here, winter a 5 to 35 ft one. The chart's best answer is Surveyed channel edge — drop-off, 20 ft, prime for summer. Best bite is early morning and the evening. Tie on a pencil popper or a casting spoon and you're in the game.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (20 ft) | Surface popper, Metal jig |
| Summer | 3 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (20 ft) | Pencil popper, Casting spoon |
| Fall | 2 to 30 ft | dawn & midday | Surveyed channel edge (20 ft) | Topwater walker, Metal jig |
| Winter | 5 to 35 ft | dusk | Surveyed channel edge (20 ft) | Compact metal jig, Slow-rolled paddletail |
When the water first warms, yellowtail snapper slide up into 5 to 38 ft. There's no big seasonal slide here — summer means 5 to 38 ft, winter 6 to 38 ft. Start at NOAA charted hard seabed. It's a hard bottom holding about 15 ft of water and rates prime come spring. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. Keep a micro jig or a small paddletail rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 38 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Small bucktail, Light vertical jig |
| Summer | 5 to 38 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Micro jig, Small paddletail |
| Fall | 5 to 38 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Small vertical jig, Baitfish streamer |
| Winter | 6 to 38 ft | dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Small jig worked deep, Bucktail |
Start shallow in spring: mutton snapper sit in 5 to 38 ft that time of year. They don't go far with the seasons — 5 to 38 ft covers summer, 6 to 38 ft covers winter. The spot to know is NOAA charted hard seabed, a hard bottom in about 15 ft of water that rates prime for mutton snapper in spring. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning and the evening. Throw a heavy bucktail or a vertical jig until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 38 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Bucktail near bottom, Paddletail |
| Summer | 5 to 38 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Heavy bucktail, Vertical jig |
| Fall | 5 to 38 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Bucktail + strip, Slow vertical jig |
| Winter | 6 to 38 ft | dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Slow jig, Bottom bucktail |
In spring, great barracuda run shallow here, mostly 2 to 38 ft. Summer keeps them at 2 to 38 ft, and they winter in 3 to 38 ft. NOAA charted hard seabed is the standout, a hard bottom at roughly 15 ft, rated prime for winter great barracuda. Time it for early morning and the evening. You won't need more than a fast swimbait or a spoon most summer days.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 38 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Fast tube lure, Long minnow plug |
| Summer | 2 to 38 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Fast swimbait, Spoon |
| Fall | 2 to 38 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Mullet-profile plug, Tube lure |
| Winter | 3 to 38 ft | midday & dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Long minnow plug, Fast jig |
The spring pattern is a shallow one: gray snapper (mangrove snapper) in 3 to 22 ft. As the season builds they drop to 4 to 30 ft, wintering in 7 to 38 ft. Top water on the chart: NOAA charted hard seabed, a hard bottom in the 15 ft range, prime in summer. Time it for early morning and the evening. Summer baits: a small bucktail or a paddletail gets it done.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 22 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Small paddletail, Jighead + shrimp imitation |
| Summer | 4 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Small bucktail, Paddletail |
| Fall | 5 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Small vertical jig, Jighead + paddletail |
| Winter | 7 to 38 ft | midday | NOAA charted hard seabed (15 ft) | Small jig worked slowly |
Ensenada Sun Bay carries 7 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Shallow feeding flat, about 20 ft down.
Access data: Puerto Rico DRNA — Guía del Navegante public access inventory. Confirm conditions and fees locally before you launch.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Puerto Rico waters are set by the Puerto Rico DRNA (current fishing regulation) — and special regulations can apply to Ensenada Sun Bay specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
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Ensenada Sun Bay is about 38 ft (12 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetry referenced to NAVD88; directly measured coverage remains distinguished from source interpolation. The contours reflect measured and quality-assessed source depths.
Anglers target atlantic tarpon, jack crevalle, yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper, great barracuda, gray snapper (mangrove snapper) on Ensenada Sun Bay.
NOAA charted hard seabed is the top-rated area: a hard bottom in about 15 ft of water that rates prime for yellowtail snapper in spring. The interactive chart above rates every spot for each species and season.
For atlantic tarpon, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Ensenada Sun Bay is regulated by the Puerto Rico DRNA (current fishing regulation). Check the official Puerto Rico regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
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