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Anchorage Rock Site (DA0114)

Artificial reef Miami-Dade County, Florida, Atlantic side. 3 To 5 Ft. Diameter Rock, Dropped By Large Hopper Barge.

Latitude25° 48.783' N
Longitude80° 5.373' W
Decimal25.81305, -80.08955
Depth52 ft
Relief15 ft
MaterialLimestone Boulders
Weight1,085 tons
DeployedJune 28, 1995
WaterState

What bites on Anchorage Rock Site

Structure in 52 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

In 52 ft, pay out about 280 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 392 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 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

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 (19 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Patricia DA009131 ydNNE53 ft
Miss Karlline (Karleen) DA008357 ydESE51 ft
Radio Towers DA007786 ydS51 ft
Anchorage Rock Site 2 DA0111114 ydSSW47 ft
Anchorage Mitigation Modules (2021) DA02530.1 miSW50 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.