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1500 ft Offshore R-105 (PB0091)

Artificial reef Palm Beach County, Florida, Atlantic side. Limestone Boulders.

Latitude26° 40.826' N
Longitude80° 1.843' W
Decimal26.68043, -80.03071
Depth26 ft
Relief5 ft
MaterialLimestone Boulders (1562)
DeployedOctober 20, 2007
WaterState

What bites on 1500 ft Offshore R-105

Structure in 26 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 1500 ft Offshore R-105

In 26 ft, pay out about 150 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 210 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 1500 ft Offshore R-105 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 1500 ft Offshore R-105

Palm Beach fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Jupiter fishing report (18 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Pep Reef PB00380.2 miSE27 ft
Pep Reef Boulders PB00490.2 miS32 ft
Everglades Island Barge 2011 PB00761.0 miWNW18 ft
Everglades Island Concrete 2011 PB00751.0 miWNW18 ft
Intercoastal Artificial Reef PB01291.1 miWSW25 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.