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Anchorage Rock Site 2 (DA0111)

Artificial reef Miami-Dade County, Florida, Atlantic side. 400 Tons of Large Limestone Boulders-Crescent Shaped 60' X 125'..

Latitude25° 48.731' N
Longitude80° 5.396' W
Decimal25.81218, -80.08993
Depth47 ft
Relief11 ft
MaterialLimestone Boulders
Weight800 tons
DeployedJune 29, 1994
WaterState

What bites on Anchorage Rock Site 2

Structure in 47 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 Anchorage Rock Site 2

In 47 ft, pay out about 255 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 357 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 Anchorage Rock Site 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 Anchorage Rock Site 2

Miami 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 Lauderdale fishing report (20 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Radio Towers DA007758 ydENE51 ft
Anchorage Mitigation Modules (2021) DA025385 ydWSW50 ft
Matthew Lawerance Memorial Reef DA011592 ydS50 ft
2016 Anchorage Connection Reef B DA022198 ydSW50 ft
Larsen Barge DA0129107 ydSW45 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. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.