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Palm Beach Step Reef (PB0089)

Artificial reef Palm Beach County, Florida, Atlantic side. Concrete Rubble And Bridge Spans, 22 Loads From 9-23-2011.

Latitude26° 45.280' N
Longitude80° 1.580' W
Decimal26.75466, -80.02633
Depth45 ft
Relief11 ft
MaterialRubble Bridge
Weight4,806 tons
DeployedFebruary 20, 2014
WaterState

What bites on Palm Beach Step Reef

Structure in 45 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 Step Reef

In 45 ft, pay out about 245 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 343 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 Step 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 Palm Beach Step 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 (13 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Flagler Bridge Material - Site 1 PB009548 ydSE45 ft
FWC West Palm Beach Rock 2 PB011762 ydNE40 ft
Palm Beach Mid-Depth Site PB008273 ydW42 ft
FWC West Palm Beach Rock 1 PB011679 ydN40 ft
Legacy Coral Reef PB012687 ydNNE40 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.