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Concrete Railroad Ties#2 (MI0051)

Artificial reef Martin County, Florida, Atlantic side. Two Drops Same Numbers, 2 & 3 of 3 Drops This Grant.

Latitude27° 12.209' N
Longitude80° 2.304' W
Decimal27.20348, -80.03840
Depth95 ft
Relief25 ft
MaterialRailroad Ties
Weight1,142 tons
DeployedJune 23, 2003
WaterFederal

What bites on Concrete Railroad Ties#2

Structure in 95 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 Concrete Railroad Ties#2

In 95 ft, pay out about 495 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 693 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 Concrete Railroad Ties#2 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 Concrete Railroad Ties#2

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
Concrete Railroad Ties#1 MI005016 ydS95 ft
Sirotkin Site 3 MI0116117 ydNNW80 ft
Site 3 Sirotkin MI0110117 ydNNW86 ft
Site 2 Sirotkin MI01090.1 miNNW85 ft
Sirotkin Site 2 MI01150.1 miNNW86 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.