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Daymaker Charters Reef (SL0082)

Artificial reef St. Lucie County, Florida, Atlantic side. Steel Tour Boat 85' (85'x30'x35').

Latitude27° 22.930' N
Longitude80° 3.520' W
Decimal27.38217, -80.05867
Depth102 ft
Relief35 ft
MaterialSteel Tour Boat 85'
Weight54 tons
DeployedMay 16, 2022
WaterFederal

What bites on Daymaker Charters Reef

Structure in 102 ft on the Atlantic coast usually holds: Red snapper, Vermilion snapper, Gag grouper, Amberjack, Black sea bass. 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 Daymaker Charters Reef

In 102 ft, pay out about 530 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 742 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 Daymaker Charters 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 Daymaker Charters Reef

Fort Pierce fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Stuart fishing report (16 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Bob Herbst Sr. Reef-01 SL00370.2 miW93 ft
Amazon Wreck Enhancement #1 SL00310.3 miNW95 ft
Amazon Wreck Enhancement #4 SL00340.6 miN92 ft
Amazon Wreck Enhancement #3 SL00330.6 miNNW89 ft
Amazon Wreck Enhancement #2 SL00320.8 miN91 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, and federal rules, since this reef is in federal water. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.