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Ann Marie Reef (MI0071)

Artificial reef Martin County, Florida, Atlantic side. Concrete Various Types Reuse-Donated, 1 of 6 Drops This Grant.

Latitude27° 4.657' N
Longitude80° 2.297' W
Decimal27.07761, -80.03828
Depth67 ft
Relief8 ft
MaterialCulverts (170)
Weight260 tons
DeployedJune 11, 2008
WaterFederal

What bites on Ann Marie Reef

Structure in 67 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 Ann Marie Reef

In 67 ft, pay out about 355 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 497 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 Ann Marie 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 Ann Marie Reef

Jupiter fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Stuart fishing report (10 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Fogel Capital Management Reef MI00730.1 miN67 ft
Shirley Reef MI00720.1 miW66 ft
Lentine Reef MI00740.2 miNW68 ft
Jack Macdonald Reef MI00750.3 miN68 ft
The Heap Reef MI00760.3 miNNW68 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.