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Fish America Foundation #2 (SL0040)

Artificial reef St. Lucie County, Florida, Atlantic side. 566 Tons of Secondary Concrete- 2 Nd of Two Deployments - Fish America Funding.

Latitude27° 31.214' N
Longitude80° 11.158' W
Decimal27.52023, -80.18596
Depth55 ft
Relief18 ft
MaterialCulverts and Manholes
Weight566 tons
DeployedJune 11, 2009
WaterFederal

What bites on Fish America Foundation #2

Structure in 55 ft on the Atlantic coast usually holds: Black sea bass, Gag grouper, Mangrove snapper, Triggerfish, Cobia, King 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 Fish America Foundation #2

In 55 ft, pay out about 295 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 413 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 Fish America Foundation #2 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 Fish America Foundation #2

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 (25 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Fish America Foundation #1 SL003920 ydW55 ft
Fish America Foundation #3 SL004127 ydN55 ft
Unnamed FWC Reef 2023 (3) SL008658 ydNNE55 ft
Unnamed Reef 5B SL007564 ydNNE57 ft
Unnamed FWC Reef 2023 (2) SL008594 ydNNE55 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.