Cargo Pier #4 Materials (BE0057)
Artificial reef Brevard County, Florida, Atlantic side. 1st of 7 Loads (Three Reefs) This Date.
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.
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
| Reef | Distance | Heading | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSFA Reef Site #2 BE0059 | 63 yd | SSE | 120 ft |
| FSFA Reef Site #2 BE0060 | 133 yd | SSE | 120 ft |
| FSFA Reef Site #2 BE0063 | 148 yd | SSE | 120 ft |
| Cargo Pier #4 Materials BE0056 | 157 yd | ENE | 121 ft |
| FSFA Reef Site #2 BE0062 | 169 yd | NNE | 120 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.