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Erojacks Ft. Lauderdale (BO0001)

Artificial reef Broward County, Florida, Atlantic side. Hundreds Erojacks.

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

Latitude26° 5.950' N
Longitude80° 5.376' W
Decimal26.09916, -80.08960
Depth25 ft
Relief8 ft
MaterialErojacks
WaterState

What bites on Erojacks Ft. Lauderdale

Structure in 25 ft on the South Florida reef tract usually holds: Mangrove snapper, Yellowtail snapper, Hogfish, Grunts, Cero 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 Erojacks Ft. Lauderdale

In 25 ft, pay out about 145 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 203 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 Erojacks Ft. Lauderdale 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 Erojacks Ft. Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Miami fishing report (23 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Site D - Tracor/Navy Drydock BO00091.5 miNE210 ft
Grady Barges BO00981.5 miNE191 ft
Site D - Marriott Reef BO00271.6 miESE71 ft
Rinker Experimental Deep BO00701.6 miN70 ft
Osborne BO00191.6 miENE65 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. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.