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JCL Reef (addition) (DU0101)

Artificial reef Duval County, Florida, Atlantic side. 4 Concrete Blocks (4' X 4' X 4'), 3 Reef Balls 4' X 4' X 4'.

Latitude30° 10.158' N
Longitude81° 9.626' W
Decimal30.16930, -81.16043
Depth70 ft
Relief4 ft
MaterialCoast Guard Blocks (4)
Weight30 tons
DeployedJuly 18, 2018
WaterFederal

What bites on JCL Reef (addition)

Structure in 70 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 JCL Reef (addition)

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 JCL Reef (addition) 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 JCL Reef (addition)

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 DU01020.3 miENE70 ft
Starship Reef DU01030.3 miE70 ft
Fred Morrow Reef DU01000.3 miNE73 ft
Floyds Folly (FF) DU00980.3 miESE75 ft
Starship Reef DU01040.3 miE70 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.