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Sirotkin -Fla. Special-Tree Barge Corridor (MI0064)

Artificial reef Martin County, Florida, Atlantic side. North of N-S of 4 Florida Special Units, 10 0f 10 Sites This Grant, 60 Units Total.

Latitude27° 13.475' N
Longitude80° 0.311' W
Decimal27.22458, -80.00518
Depth190 ft
Relief10 ft
MaterialReefmaker Florida Special (4)
Weight10 tons
DeployedMay 21, 2005
WaterFederal

What bites on Sirotkin -Fla. Special-Tree Barge Corridor

Structure in 190 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-Tree Barge Corridor

In 190 ft, pay out about 970 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 1358 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-Tree Barge Corridor 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-Tree Barge Corridor

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 (20 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Wickstrom Reef MI004937 ydNNW188 ft
Tree Barge MI0045135 ydSSE182 ft
Tension Barge 13 MI0054139 ydNE190 ft
Baratta Sight-see-er Tower MI00820.2 miS180 ft
Debbie Schmidt Tower MI00810.2 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.