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Site #11_2012_N (VO0119)

Artificial reef Volusia County, Florida, Atlantic side. 186 Pieces of Concrete Culverts And Power Poles, County Funded.

Latitude29° 16.710' N
Longitude80° 41.911' W
Decimal29.27849, -80.69851
Depth89 ft
Relief6 ft
MaterialCulverts and Structures (186)
Weight365 tons
DeployedAugust 15, 2012
WaterFederal

What bites on Site #11_2012_N

Structure in 89 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 #11_2012_N

In 89 ft, pay out about 465 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 651 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 #11_2012_N 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 #11_2012_N

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 (22 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Site #11_2001_#2 VO00740.3 miSSW82 ft
Site 11_2013_NE VO01460.3 miESE0 ft
Site #11_2001_#1 VO00730.3 miSSE82 ft
Site #12_2001_Center VO00720.3 miS82 ft
Site #11_2011_E VO01060.4 miSSE83 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.