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Fish America Foundation #4 (SL0042)

Artificial reef St. Lucie County, Florida, Atlantic side. 1000 Tons of Secondary Concrete-2nd of Two Deployments This Date & Grant.

Latitude27° 31.173' N
Longitude80° 11.110' W
Decimal27.51955, -80.18516
Depth55 ft
Relief27 ft
MaterialCulverts and Lightpoles
Weight1,000 tons
DeployedAugust 31, 2009
WaterFederal

What bites on Fish America Foundation #4

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 #4

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 #4 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 #4

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 #2 SL0040120 ydNW55 ft
Fish America Foundation #1 SL0039133 ydNW55 ft
Fish America Foundation #3 SL0041137 ydNW55 ft
Unnamed FWC Reef 2023 (3) SL0086147 ydNNW55 ft
Unnamed Reef 5B SL0075156 ydNNW57 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.