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Palm Beach Mid-Depth Site (PB0082)

Artificial reef Palm Beach County, Florida, Atlantic side. 1,963 Ft2 of Concrete Rubble.

Latitude26° 45.280' N
Longitude80° 1.620' W
Decimal26.75466, -80.02700
Depth42 ft
Relief4 ft
MaterialRubble
Weight62 tons
DeployedSeptember 23, 2011
WaterState

What bites on Palm Beach Mid-Depth Site

Structure in 42 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 Palm Beach Mid-Depth Site

In 42 ft, pay out about 230 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 322 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 Palm Beach Mid-Depth Site 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 Palm Beach Mid-Depth Site

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 (13 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
RBM PB010768 ydSSW45 ft
Palm Beach Step Reef PB008973 ydE45 ft
FWC West Palm Beach Rock 1 PB0116106 ydNE40 ft
Palm Beach Mid-Depth PB0127109 ydNNW40 ft
Flagler Bridge Material - Site 1 PB0095113 ydESE45 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.