Dock & Marine - 2016 (DA0224)

Artificial reef Miami-Dade County, Florida, Atlantic side. 48 Tons of Concrete Slabs, Pilings, and Piling Ends.

Latitude25° 48.799' N

Longitude80° 10.049' W

Decimal25.81332, -80.16748

Depth24 ft

Relief7 ft

MaterialSlabs (16'-8' X 3'-6' X 1'-3'), Pilings (16'-8' X 1' X 1'), Piling Ends (10' X 3' X 2') (36)

Weight48 tons

DeployedNovember 28, 2016

WaterState

What bites on Dock & Marine - 2016

Structure in 24 ft on the South Florida reef tract usually holds: Mangrove snapper, Yellowtail snapper, Hogfish, Grunts, Cero mackerel. 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 Dock & Marine - 2016

In 24 ft, pay out about 140 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 196 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 Dock & Marine - 2016 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 Dock & Marine - 2016

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

Reef	Distance	Heading	Depth
Dock & Marine - 2018 DA0234	37 yd	W	24 ft
Concrete Pilings-06 DA0176	84 yd	ESE	21 ft
POM Wharf Mitigation DA0211	109 yd	E	25 ft
Bunnell Seawall DA0159	0.1 mi	ENE	19 ft
RSMAS Dock Phase 1 DA0157	0.1 mi	ENE	17 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.