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Cargo Pier #4 Materials (BE0054)

Artificial reef Brevard County, Florida, Atlantic side. Concrete Rubble And Walkways From Cargo Pier#4.

Latitude28° 30.002' N
Longitude80° 13.002' W
Decimal28.50003, -80.21670
Depth121 ft
Relief20 ft
MaterialRubble Pier
DeployedMay 19, 2000
WaterFederal

What bites on Cargo Pier #4 Materials

Structure in 121 ft on the Atlantic coast usually holds: Red snapper, Vermilion snapper, Gag grouper, Amberjack, Black sea bass. What is actually biting changes with the season, water temperature and tide — the day's plan for this reef has the bite window and what to target that day.

Anchoring on Cargo Pier #4 Materials

In 121 ft, pay out about 625 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 875 ft at 7:1 when it's blowing. Drop the anchor up-drift of the structure by about the same distance and fall back onto it. Before you drop, kill the engine for 60 seconds and watch your GPS track — that's your real drift, and it beats any forecast.

Fishing Cargo Pier #4 Materials this week?Get the plan for it: GO / NO-GO for your boat, the bite window on the tide, rigs, bait and the rotation list of nearby reefs.
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Today's fishing report near Cargo Pier #4 Materials

Cape Canaveral fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Sebastian Inlet fishing report (46 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
FSFA Reef Site #2 BE00630.2 miWNW120 ft
FSFA Reef Site #2 BE00600.2 miWNW120 ft
Cargo Pier #4 Materials BE00560.2 miNW121 ft
FSFA Reef Site #2 BE00590.3 miWNW120 ft
Cargo Pier #4 Materials BE00570.3 miWNW121 ft

Before you go

Size limits, bag limits and seasons change — check the current Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) rules for the day you fish, and federal rules, since this reef is in federal water. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.