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Site 10_2014_SW (VO0163)

Artificial reef Volusia County, Florida, Atlantic side. 426 Pieces Concrete Culverts, 8 Pieces Other Concrete Structures, County Funded.

Latitude29° 21.169' N
Longitude80° 50.076' W
Decimal29.35281, -80.83460
Depth68 ft
Relief13 ft
MaterialCulverts and Structures (434)
Weight364 tons
DeployedSeptember 7, 2014
WaterFederal

What bites on Site 10_2014_SW

Structure in 68 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_2014_SW

In 68 ft, pay out about 360 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 504 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_2014_SW 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_2014_SW

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 (23 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Site #10_2012_W VO01180.3 miNNE64 ft
Site #10_2011_6/11 VO00900.3 miE62 ft
Site #10_1999_#1 VO00690.4 miNE60 ft
Site #10_1998_#1 VO00660.5 miNE60 ft
Site #10_2003_#1 VO00810.5 miENE65 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.