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Site #10_2003_#2 (VO0080)

Artificial reef Volusia County, Florida, Atlantic side. Various 4' X 6' Culverts And 4' X 4' X 4' Boxes, 1 of Two Drops This Grant & Date.

Latitude29° 21.565' N
Longitude80° 49.646' W
Decimal29.35941, -80.82743
Depth65 ft
Relief20 ft
MaterialCulverts (100)
Weight284 tons
DeployedJune 27, 2003
WaterFederal

What bites on Site #10_2003_#2

Structure in 65 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 Site #10_2003_#2

In 65 ft, pay out about 345 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 483 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 Site #10_2003_#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 Site #10_2003_#2

Daytona Beach and Ponce Inlet fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: New Smyrna Beach fishing report (24 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Site #10_1998_#2 VO00670.2 miSW60 ft
Site #10_1998_#1 VO00660.2 miWSW60 ft
Site #10_1999_#2 VO00700.2 miSE60 ft
Site 10_2013_N VO01360.2 miNNW0 ft
Site #10_2003_#1 VO00810.2 miS65 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.