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St Lucie Nearshore Site #06-03 (SL0027)

Artificial reef St. Lucie County, Florida, Atlantic side. Concrete Dock Piles 2'X2''X20-30' And Rubble, 3 of 4 Drops This Grant.

Latitude27° 26.531' N
Longitude80° 9.936' W
Decimal27.44218, -80.16560
Depth53 ft
Relief8 ft
MaterialRubble and Pilings (200)
Weight515 tons
DeployedMay 9, 2006
WaterFederal

What bites on St Lucie Nearshore Site #06-03

Structure in 53 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 St Lucie Nearshore Site #06-03

In 53 ft, pay out about 285 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 399 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 St Lucie Nearshore Site #06-03 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 St Lucie Nearshore Site #06-03

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 (19 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
St Lucie Nearshore Site #06-02 SL00260.2 miNW54 ft
Bridge Spans SL00220.3 miWNW53 ft
Bridge Spans SL00230.3 miWNW53 ft
St Lucie Nearshore Site #06-01 SL00250.4 miESE54 ft
Civic Center Reef #1 SL00290.4 miNW56 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.