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Kyle Wahl Memorial Reef B (SL0070)

Artificial reef St. Lucie County, Florida, Atlantic side. 1 Prefabricated concrete module (8' Tetrahedron).

Latitude27° 31.908' N
Longitude80° 10.595' W
Decimal27.53181, -80.17658
Depth57 ft
Relief8 ft
MaterialPrefabricated module (1)
Weight3 tons
DeployedJuly 24, 2016
WaterFederal

What bites on Kyle Wahl Memorial Reef B

Structure in 57 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 Kyle Wahl Memorial Reef B

In 57 ft, pay out about 305 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 427 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 Kyle Wahl Memorial Reef B 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 Kyle Wahl Memorial Reef B

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
2014 North County Nearshore SL005086 ydSW54 ft
2015 North County Nearshore SL00540.1 miWSW62 ft
Kyle Wahl Memorial Reef A SL00690.1 miW57 ft
2016 North County Nearshore SL00510.1 miSSW57 ft
Kyle Wahl Memorial Reef SL00610.1 miSW57 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.