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Tiger Red (BE0002)

Artificial reef Brevard County, Florida, Atlantic side. Tug Boat, the "Tiger Red".

The state lists this mark as low-accuracy. Use it to get close, then find the structure on your sounder before you anchor.

Latitude28° 21.913' N
Longitude80° 16.667' W
Decimal28.36521, -80.27778
Depth85 ft
MaterialTugboat
WaterFederal

What bites on Tiger Red

Structure in 85 ft on the Atlantic coast usually holds: Black sea bass, Gag grouper, Mangrove snapper, Triggerfish, Cobia, King mackerel. 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 Tiger Red

In 85 ft, pay out about 445 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 623 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 Tiger Red 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 Tiger Red

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 (36 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Bernhardt Pyramids BE00661.0 miW79 ft
Unknown BE00161.1 miNNW80 ft
Gidus Reef BE00711.2 miNW83 ft
Concrete Pile Reef BE00051.7 miNW85 ft
Lead Wreck BE00082.0 miNNW70 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.