Wood Boat (DA0052)
Artificial reef Miami-Dade County, Florida, Atlantic side. 35' Wood Boat. 2nd of 6 Ships this Grant.
The state lists this mark as low-accuracy. Use it to get close, then find the structure on your sounder before you anchor.
What bites on Wood Boat
Structure in 0 ft on the South Florida reef tract usually holds: Mangrove snapper, Yellowtail snapper, Hogfish, Grunts, Cero mackerel. 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 Wood Boat
In 0 ft, pay out about 20 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 28 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.
Today's fishing report near Wood Boat
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 (16 mi).
Nearby reefs
| Reef | Distance | Heading | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiberglass Boat DA0054 | 4 yd | N | 0 ft |
| Concrete Pipe DA0085 | 0.5 mi | SSW | 338 ft |
| Wood Boat DA0053 | 0.7 mi | N | 0 ft |
| Concrete Pipe DA0067 | 1.0 mi | WSW | 120 ft |
| Concrete Pipe DA0086 | 1.3 mi | WNW | 68 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.