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Site C - Deep Reef Balls (BO0078)

Artificial reef Broward County, Florida, Atlantic side. 6 Modules; 5 Pallet & 1 Bay Ball.

Latitude26° 7.807' N
Longitude80° 4.390' W
Decimal26.13011, -80.07316
Depth144 ft
Relief4 ft
MaterialReef Ball Pallet (5)
DeployedApril 29, 1995
WaterState

What bites on Site C - Deep Reef Balls

Structure in 144 ft on the South Florida reef tract usually holds: Black grouper, Mutton snapper, Amberjack, Vermilion snapper, Kingfish on the troll. 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 - Deep Reef Balls

In 144 ft, pay out about 740 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 1036 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 - Deep Reef Balls 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 - Deep Reef Balls

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 (26 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Spaghetti Barge BO00050.2 miESE105 ft
Site D - NSWC Cable Spools BO00590.3 miWNW150 ft
Monomy BO00030.3 miS60 ft
Chevron 1 BO00160.5 miSSW73 ft
Great Lakes BO00150.5 miESE170 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.