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Key Biscayne Connectivity Project - Pile D (DA0231)

Artificial reef Miami-Dade County, Florida, Atlantic side. 310 Tons of Limestone Boulders (3-5').

Latitude25° 41.793' N
Longitude80° 5.217' W
Decimal25.69655, -80.08695
Depth72 ft
Relief7 ft
MaterialLimestone Boulders (3-5')
Weight314 tons
DeployedJune 7, 2018
WaterFederal

What bites on Key Biscayne Connectivity Project - Pile D

Structure in 72 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 D

In 72 ft, pay out about 380 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 532 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 D 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 D

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
Hav Parker III Barge DA012761 ydNNW70 ft
Key Biscayne Connectivity Project Pile B DA018979 ydWNW64 ft
Key Biscayne Connection - Pile C DA022681 ydWSW59 ft
Belzona One DA009088 ydS68 ft
Belzona Three DA009597 ydSSW85 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.