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Bal Harbor Mitigation Modules Reef (DA0131)

Artificial reef Miami-Dade County, Florida, Atlantic side. 176 DERM Concrete Modules.

Latitude25° 54.165' N
Longitude80° 5.393' W
Decimal25.90274, -80.08988
Depth68 ft
Relief5 ft
MaterialDERM (176)
DeployedMay 30, 1999
WaterState

What bites on Bal Harbor Mitigation Modules Reef

Structure in 68 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 Bal Harbor Mitigation Modules Reef

In 68 ft, pay out about 360 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 504 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 Bal Harbor Mitigation Modules Reef 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 Bal Harbor Mitigation Modules Reef

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 (13 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Bal Harbor Mitigation Boulder Reef DA013063 ydS68 ft
Sunny Isles Offsite Mitigation Reef DA01080.4 miN67 ft
Timothy Allen Reed Reef DA01330.4 miN65 ft
Sunny Isles Modules DA01000.4 miN64 ft
C-One DA00920.4 miN68 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.