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Key Biscayne Connectivity Project Pile A (DA0190)

Artificial reef Miami-Dade County, Florida, Atlantic side. 3 To 5 Ft. Diameter Rock, and Eight 5 Ton Concrete Art Pods (8' X 1.5' And 5' X 3').

Latitude25° 41.808' N
Longitude80° 5.275' W
Decimal25.69680, -80.08791
Depth60 ft
Relief9 ft
MaterialLimestone Boulders
Weight173 tons
DeployedJuly 20, 2011
WaterFederal

What bites on Key Biscayne Connectivity Project Pile A

Structure in 60 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 Connectivity Project Pile A

In 60 ft, pay out about 320 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 448 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 Connectivity Project Pile A 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 Connectivity Project Pile A

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 (27 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Belcher Barge DA005110 ydWNW58 ft
Key Biscayne Connectivity Project Pile B DA018937 ydENE64 ft
Key Biscayne Connection - Pile C DA022668 ydSSE59 ft
Hav Parker III Barge DA012780 ydENE70 ft
Belzona Two DA0093105 ydSSE60 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.