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Phil Foster Park Snorkel Trail (PB0084)

Artificial reef Palm Beach County, Florida, Atlantic side. 16 Piles of Rock And 6 Ohare Modules In An East -West Line Next To Park, Also 8/1/2012.

Latitude26° 46.950' N
Longitude80° 2.530' W
Decimal26.78250, -80.04217
Depth15 ft
Relief5 ft
MaterialLimestone Boulders
Weight613 tons
DeployedAugust 15, 2012
WaterState

What bites on Phil Foster Park Snorkel Trail

Structure in 15 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 Phil Foster Park Snorkel Trail

In 15 ft, pay out about 95 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 133 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 Phil Foster Park Snorkel Trail 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 Phil Foster Park Snorkel Trail

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 (11 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Phil Foster Snorkel Trail PB0108141 ydW10 ft
Peanut Island -NE PB00560.4 miS10 ft
Sugar Sands Wave Tile Reef PB01360.5 miNNW22 ft
Peanut Island PB01090.6 miS5 ft
Singer Island Mitigation Site PB00780.7 miENE8 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.