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07-09-2012, 10:22 AM | #1 |
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Has anyone dove the nearshore artificial reefs off of Stuart?
Looking through the martin county artificial reef website when i found the location of 3 artificial reefs in 22 feet of water. They extend up almost to the surface to 7 feet and would be perfect for a beginner freediver like me. They are about 1000 feet off of tiger shores. Has anyone been there? According to the website there are porgy, sheepshead, and hogfish there.
In the pink there is nearshore section http://www.martinreefs.com/pages/nearshore_a/map.html has anyone been there that can tell me how it is? |
07-09-2012, 11:02 AM | #2 |
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Re: Has anyone dove the nearshore artificial reefs off of Stuart?
I believe you are refering to the nearshores- A, B, and C. I've hit those a few times with no luck. Seen mostly snook, or undersize fish. For some reason, the vis is very poor there most of the time as well. Good luck
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07-09-2012, 11:34 AM | #3 |
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Re: Has anyone dove the nearshore artificial reefs off of Stuart?
Im hoping to go at high tide when the vis should be alright theres a video of some scuba divers there and theres some good looking fish to spear but its from within a year of the reef being put in. Id go to the wreck off of greg normans but i cant stay at 30 feet very long; I just started freediving.
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07-09-2012, 04:33 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Has anyone dove the nearshore artificial reefs off of Stuart?
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In this area, most of the decent reef is deeper. Good shootable fish are scarce on the nearshore stuff, but it can be done. Or, head further North to Ft Pierce or Vero, but the visibility is the wildcard. The Norman wreck is just a great dive when the vis is good, but it's usually populated with snook and goliaths. Finding it from shore would be tough unless you have gps. Good luck and dive safe! |
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07-09-2012, 06:30 PM | #5 |
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Re: Has anyone dove the nearshore artificial reefs off of Stuart?
you can shoot a bunch of mackeral off the nearshore reefs abc at right time of year. Then again at 'right' time of year you will have some decent bulls checking out that mackeral oil in the water. Never know unless you try
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07-11-2012, 10:35 AM | #6 | |
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Re: Has anyone dove the nearshore artificial reefs off of Stuart?
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how old do you have to be for that course?? |
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