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Mitigation Reef (B) (DA0117)

Artificial reef Miami-Dade County, Florida, Atlantic side. S. Mitigation Site (B), 120,000 Tons of Limestone, 4 Corridors.

Latitude25° 45.051' N
Longitude80° 5.760' W
Decimal25.75085, -80.09600
Depth47 ft
Relief15 ft
MaterialLimestone Boulders
Weight100,000 tons
DeployedSeptember 30, 1996
WaterState

What bites on Mitigation Reef (B)

Structure in 47 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 Mitigation Reef (B)

In 47 ft, pay out about 255 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 357 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 Mitigation Reef (B) 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 Mitigation Reef (B)

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 (24 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
79 Culverts (New 4/17/99) DA00170.4 miS45 ft
Port of Miami - Gabion Baskets DA02281.5 miNNW27 ft
POM Mitigation Modules (2021) DA02541.5 miNNW27 ft
Captain Harry (formerly Lady Philomise) DA01361.6 miSSE120 ft
Mitigation Reef (A) DA01161.8 miNNW31 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.