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Fred Morrow Reef (DU0100)

Artificial reef Duval County, Florida, Atlantic side. Concrete Culverts And Rubble One Drop.

Latitude30° 10.360' N
Longitude81° 9.429' W
Decimal30.17267, -81.15715
Depth73 ft
Relief13 ft
MaterialCulverts
Weight800 tons
DeployedAugust 2, 2013
WaterFederal

What bites on Fred Morrow Reef

Structure in 73 ft on the Atlantic coast usually holds: Black sea bass, Gag grouper, Mangrove snapper, Triggerfish, Cobia, King 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 Fred Morrow Reef

In 73 ft, pay out about 385 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 539 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 Fred Morrow 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 Fred Morrow Reef

St. Augustine fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Jacksonville fishing report (22 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Starship Reef DU01020.2 miSSE70 ft
Starship Reef DU01040.2 miSSE70 ft
Starship Reef DU01030.2 miSSE70 ft
JCL Reef (addition) DU01010.3 miSW70 ft
Floyds Folly (FF) DU00980.4 miSSE75 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, and federal rules, since this reef is in federal water. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.