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Key Biscayne Connection - Pile C (DA0226)

Artificial reef Miami-Dade County, Florida, Atlantic side. 305 Tons of Limestone Boulders.

Latitude25° 41.778' N
Longitude80° 5.258' W
Decimal25.69630, -80.08763
Depth59 ft
Relief8 ft
MaterialLimestone Boulders
Weight305 tons
DeployedJuly 17, 2017
WaterFederal

What bites on Key Biscayne Connection - Pile C

Structure in 59 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 Key Biscayne Connection - Pile C

In 59 ft, pay out about 315 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 441 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 Key Biscayne Connection - Pile C 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 Key Biscayne Connection - Pile C

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 (28 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Belzona Two DA009341 ydS60 ft
Belzona Three DA009566 ydSSE85 ft
Key Biscayne Connectivity Project Pile A DA019068 ydNNW60 ft
Key Biscayne Connectivity Project Pile B DA018969 ydN64 ft
Belcher Barge DA005176 ydNNW58 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, and federal rules, since this reef is in federal water. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.