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Boynton Inlet Stepping Stones Reef (PB0077)

Artificial reef Palm Beach County, Florida, Atlantic side. 3 To 4 Ft Square Limestone Boulders And 3 Modules, Two Drops Also 8/23/2011.

Latitude26° 32.710' N
Longitude80° 2.210' W
Decimal26.54517, -80.03683
Depth31 ft
Relief8 ft
MaterialLimestone Boulders
Weight965 tons
DeployedAugust 29, 2011
WaterState

What bites on Boynton Inlet Stepping Stones Reef

Structure in 31 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 Boynton Inlet Stepping Stones Reef

In 31 ft, pay out about 175 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 245 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 Boynton Inlet Stepping Stones Reef 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 Boynton Inlet Stepping Stones Reef

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 (28 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Boynton Inlet Mitigation Site PB00790.3 miWSW6 ft
Goggle-Eye Reef PB00900.4 miNNW17 ft
Boynton Inlet Reef PB00340.6 miW15 ft
Boynton Inlet Step Reef North PB00860.8 miN35 ft
Donnyboy Silpe Reef PB00731.0 miSSE69 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.