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NOVA Tire Chip (BO0062)

Artificial reef Broward County, Florida, Atlantic side. 4 Separate Reefs, 50 Tetrahedrons Each (25 Small + 25 Large).

Latitude26° 7.490' N
Longitude80° 5.890' W
Decimal26.12483, -80.09816
Depth23 ft
Relief5 ft
MaterialTetrahedron Large (100)
DeployedMarch 29, 1993
WaterState

What bites on NOVA Tire Chip

Structure in 23 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 NOVA Tire Chip

In 23 ft, pay out about 135 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 189 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 Tire Chip 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 Tire Chip

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
Site C - Eagle Scout Reefballs BO008012 ydN23 ft
Four Reef Balls BO007158 ydS24 ft
Coffin Memorial Reefballs BO008663 ydSSE23 ft
Rinker Experimental Deep BO00700.4 miESE70 ft
Rinker Experimental Shallow BO00690.5 miE23 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.