Hart Family Reef (#2) (Bay) (ST0043)

Artificial reef Sarasota County, Florida, Gulf side. Broken Concrete Block Reef-Located Inside Sarasota Bay..

The state lists this mark as low-accuracy. Use it to get close, then find the structure on your sounder before you anchor.

What bites on Hart Family Reef (#2) (Bay)

Structure in 10 ft on the Gulf coast usually holds: Sheepshead, Mangrove snapper, Gag grouper, Spanish mackerel, Flounder. 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 Hart Family Reef (#2) (Bay)

In 10 ft, pay out about 70 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 98 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.

Today's fishing report near Hart Family Reef (#2) (Bay)

Sarasota fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Tampa Bay fishing report (27 mi).

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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.