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Dock & Marine - 2018 (DA0234)

Artificial reef Miami-Dade County, Florida, Atlantic side. 30 Tons of Concrete Dock Material.

Latitude25° 48.801' N
Longitude80° 10.069' W
Decimal25.81335, -80.16782
Depth24 ft
Relief6 ft
MaterialPiling 3-6' X 12 X 12 (10)
Weight30 tons
DeployedFebruary 13, 2018
WaterState

What bites on Dock & Marine - 2018

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 - 2018

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 - 2018 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 - 2018

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
Dock & Marine - 2016 DA022437 ydE24 ft
Concrete Pilings-06 DA0176119 ydESE21 ft
POM Wharf Mitigation DA0211145 ydE25 ft
Rickenbacker Demo Phase II DA02100.1 miNW25 ft
Rickenbacker Demo Phase III DA02090.1 miNW25 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.