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NOVA A.R. (No County) (BO0012)

Artificial reef Broward County, Florida, Atlantic side. First of Two Drops This Day, This Grant, 2 Locations.

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

Latitude26° 7.025' N
Longitude80° 4.120' W
Decimal26.11708, -80.06866
Depth70 ft
Relief8 ft
MaterialCulverts
Weight336 tons
DeployedFebruary 4, 1983
WaterState

What bites on NOVA A.R. (No County)

Structure in 70 ft on the South Florida reef tract usually holds: Mutton snapper, Yellowtail snapper, Mangrove snapper, Black grouper, Amberjack, Cobia. 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 NOVA A.R. (No County)

In 70 ft, pay out about 370 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 518 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 NOVA A.R. (No County) 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 NOVA A.R. (No County)

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 (25 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Port Everglades Reef BO00460.3 miSSE145 ft
Grady Barges BO00980.3 miSSW191 ft
Site D - Tracor/Navy Drydock BO00090.3 miSSW210 ft
NOVA A.R. (No County) BO00130.3 miNE0 ft
US Concrete Pipe BO00200.5 miNW70 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.