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Kyle Conrad Memorial Reef (MI0085)

Artificial reef Martin County, Florida, Atlantic side. 70' Tugboat, the "Tuff-E-Nuff".

Latitude27° 15.972' N
Longitude80° 0.991' W
Decimal27.26619, -80.01652
Depth150 ft
Relief31 ft
MaterialTugboat 70'
Weight65 tons
DeployedJanuary 17, 2011
WaterFederal

What bites on Kyle Conrad Memorial Reef

Structure in 150 ft on the South Florida reef tract usually holds: Black grouper, Mutton snapper, Amberjack, Vermilion snapper, Kingfish on the troll. 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 Kyle Conrad Memorial Reef

In 150 ft, pay out about 770 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 1078 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 Kyle Conrad Memorial 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 Kyle Conrad Memorial Reef

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: Fort Pierce fishing report (22 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Tension Barge 13 MI00542.9 miSSE190 ft
Wickstrom Reef MI00492.9 miSSE188 ft
Sirotkin -Fla. Special-Tree Barge Corridor MI00643.0 miSSE190 ft
Tree Barge MI00453.0 miSSE182 ft
Baratta Sight-see-er Tower MI00823.2 miSSE180 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.