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Miracles Express (DA0073)

Artificial reef Miami-Dade County, Florida, Atlantic side. 100' Steel Ship, the "Miracles Express'.

The state lists this mark as low-accuracy. Use it to get close, then find the structure on your sounder before you anchor.

Latitude25° 40.194' N
Longitude80° 4.358' W
Decimal25.66990, -80.07263
Depth55 ft
Relief8 ft
MaterialFreighter 100'
DeployedJuly 1, 1987
WaterFederal

What bites on Miracles Express

Structure in 55 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 Miracles Express

In 55 ft, pay out about 295 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 413 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 Miracles Express 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 Miracles Express

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 (29 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Barge DA00460.2 miESE100 ft
House Boat DA00240.2 miESE330 ft
Mixing Drums DA00330.2 miSE84 ft
Chevron Storage Tanks DA00290.2 miSE84 ft
John Maydak Memorial Reef DA01060.4 miSSE66 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.