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Kyle Wahl Memorial Reef C (SL0071)

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

Latitude27° 31.772' N
Longitude80° 10.658' W
Decimal27.52953, -80.17764
Depth57 ft
Relief8 ft
MaterialPrefabricated module (1)
Weight3 tons
DeployedJuly 24, 2016
WaterFederal

What bites on Kyle Wahl Memorial Reef C

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 C

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 C 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 C

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
2016 North County Nearshore SL005139 ydNNE57 ft
Kyle Wahl Memorial Reef SL0061147 ydNW57 ft
2014 North County Nearshore SL00500.1 miNNE54 ft
2015 North County Nearshore SL00540.1 miNNW62 ft
Kyle Wahl Memorial Reef B SL00700.2 miNNE57 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.