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Lee Harris Reef Center (MI0086)

Artificial reef Martin County, Florida, Atlantic side. Concrete Various Types Reuse-Donated, 2 And 4 of 5 Drops This Grant Also 5/9/2011.

Latitude27° 12.330' N
Longitude80° 6.198' W
Decimal27.20549, -80.10330
Depth61 ft
Relief16 ft
MaterialCulverts, Abutments, and Catch Basins (196)
Weight949 tons
DeployedApril 15, 2011
WaterFederal

What bites on Lee Harris Reef Center

Structure in 61 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 Lee Harris Reef Center

In 61 ft, pay out about 325 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 455 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 Lee Harris Reef Center 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 Lee Harris Reef Center

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
Lee Harris Reef East MI0087163 ydE59 ft
Lee Harris Reef South MI00890.1 miSSE60 ft
Bill Donaldson Reef MI00180.3 miNNE60 ft
Bill Donaldson Reef MI00190.4 miW58 ft
Bill Donaldson Reef MI00200.4 miW58 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.