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Site C - Bruce Mueller Reef (BO0082)

Artificial reef Broward County, Florida, Atlantic side. 45' Steel Vessel Donated by Bill Fish Tournament.

Latitude26° 10.116' N
Longitude80° 4.706' W
Decimal26.16859, -80.07843
Depth65 ft
MaterialVessel 45'
DeployedFebruary 10, 1996
WaterState

What bites on Site C - Bruce Mueller Reef

Structure in 65 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 Site C - Bruce Mueller Reef

In 65 ft, pay out about 345 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 483 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 Site C - Bruce Mueller Reef 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 Site C - Bruce Mueller Reef

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 (28 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Site C - Corky Micco Reef BO009063 ydS65 ft
Peter B. Mcallister BO009270 ydNNW69 ft
Site C - Rebel BO00250.4 miENE110 ft
Lauderdale Site, C-2 BO00940.6 miS72 ft
Atria (Jim) Atria Reef BO00390.6 miESE112 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.