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Sirotkin -Fla. Special-Patch#2-Center (MI0062)

Artificial reef Martin County, Florida, Atlantic side. Center of 5 Florida Special Units, 8 0f 10 Sites This Grant, 60 Units Total.

The state lists this mark as low-accuracy. Use it to get close, then find the structure on your sounder before you anchor.

Latitude27° 13.276' N
Longitude80° 2.165' W
Decimal27.22126, -80.03608
Depth105 ft
Relief10 ft
MaterialReefmaker Florida Special (5)
Weight13 tons
DeployedMay 21, 2005
WaterFederal

What bites on Sirotkin -Fla. Special-Patch#2-Center

Structure in 105 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 Sirotkin -Fla. Special-Patch#2-Center

In 105 ft, pay out about 545 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 763 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 Sirotkin -Fla. Special-Patch#2-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 Sirotkin -Fla. Special-Patch#2-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 (19 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Sirotkin -Fla. Special-Patch#3-Southern MI00630.2 miSW100 ft
Sirotkin -Fla. Special-Patch#1-Northern MI00610.2 miNW100 ft
FP&L Reef MI00330.5 miSSE100 ft
Landing Craft-Sirotkin Reef MI00130.5 miSSE80 ft
FP&L Reef MI00380.5 miSSE100 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.