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2018 Kerry Dillon Site 1 (MI0112)

Artificial reef Martin County, Florida, Atlantic side. 765 Tons of Concrete Culvets, Poles, Slabs, Barricades.

Latitude27° 11.876' N
Longitude80° 5.873' W
Decimal27.19793, -80.09788
Depth56 ft
Relief12 ft
MaterialSlabs, boxes and barricades
Weight765 tons
DeployedAugust 14, 2018
WaterFederal

What bites on 2018 Kerry Dillon Site 1

Structure in 56 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 2018 Kerry Dillon Site 1

In 56 ft, pay out about 300 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 420 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 2018 Kerry Dillon Site 1 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 2018 Kerry Dillon Site 1

Stuart fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Jupiter fishing report (18 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Bill Donaldson Reef MI00290.2 miNW58 ft
Donaldson Reef MI00050.3 miNE58 ft
Donaldson -Fla. Special-Inlet Barge MI00600.3 miNE60 ft
Donaldson Triangle - Reefmaker MI00550.3 miSE53 ft
2018 Kerry Dillon Site 2 MI01130.3 miE42 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.