Fishing Reports Florida's East Coast Week of 3-27-2020

🎣 Daytona Beach News Journal Fishing Report: Huge black drum being caught in river 3-25-2020

"SURF, PIERS: As long as Volusia County beaches stay open, fishermen will continue to work those waters along the shoreline. Gene Lytwyn at The Fishin’ Hole said the water is fine for fishing. “Our unprecedented streak of warm weather has escalated fishing to new heights,” he said. “Surf and ocean pier fishermen have tangled with some line-stretching large bluefish.”
In addition to blues, anglers have been catching a wide variety of fish including whiting, pompano, Spanish mackerel and one cobia. The Flagler Beach Pier is closed because of the coronavirus outbreak. There is an extremely limited area to fish from the Daytona Beach Pier. The Sunglow Pier in Daytona Beach Shores remains open to the public."


🎣 South Florida Weekly Fishing Report - March 26, 2020

"Inshore fishing:
Though the beaches in Martin and St. Lucie County are closed to the public right now, the pompano bite has been excellent. They are being taken using Fishbites combined with sandfleas, shrimp or clams. If you’re an angler, live on the beach and like pompano you’re pretty happy right now.
At the Roosevelt Causeway there has been a really good snook bite at night. They are being caught on smaller profile baits like shrimp or swimbaits like a 3″ No Live Bait Needed. Also, from the bridges there has been a decent redfish bite. Live shrimp are working best.
Along the beaches in the Palm Beach area, there have been some good-size tarpon. Also along the beaches, and inside the Lake Worth Inlet, have been a few monster jack crevalle up to 40 pounds. At the Lantana Bridge there has been good action on sand perch and Spanish mackerel. The sand perch are being caught on peeled shrimp and the Spanish mackerel are being taken using small spoons and GOT-CHA lures."


🎣 3-24-2020 Coronavirus Florida: Manatee closing public boat ramps, to offer drive-thru testing

 "Manatee County boat ramps will be closed to the public to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, it was announced at an emergency meeting held by the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday morning. The closures will begin 6 a.m. Thursday.
The announcement comes after both Manatee and Sarasota counties decided to shut down public beaches last week. But despite beach closings, boaters could be seen congregating over the weekend at places like Beer Can Beach, a northern extension of Longboat Key that was once known as Beer Can Island but is now patrolled as a preserve by the city of Longboat Key."


🎣 City of New Smyrna Beach

Public boat ramps are closed effective Friday, Mar. 27 through Apr. 14, with an exception for commercial fishing vessels to use only the eastern ramps on North Causeway.  "Public boat ramps are closed effective Friday, Mar. 27 through Apr. 14, with an exception for commercial fishing vessels to use only the eastern ramps on North Causeway.
Should the Volusia County Council approve closing beaches, City Manager Khalid Resheidat is now authorized to close city-owned off-beach parking lots with immediate effect."

🎣 Fishing Report White's Tackle 3-25-2020

"While the beaches are closed along the Treasure Coast, the boat ramps remain largely open. Offshore has been a bit slow, but there has been some decent Kingfish and Dolphin fishing, and Cobia are beginning to show up to the north as well. Fort Pierce Inlet has been a bit tough for Snook unless you are using live bait, due to very clear water conditions, Sebastian has been closed as with all state parks."


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🎣 FISHING REPORT | On the water, give it some space  

"Surf fishing seems to be hit-and-miss. The pompano should be here in good numbers. I know I fished for three hours around the low tide Wednesday and never had a bump from anything. I mean zero. Still there remain some reports of good catches of pompano, though smallish versions. That’s good news because it should mean the main body of the fish is still heading this way from the south."


🎣 Juno Bait Weekend Fishing Forecast Outlook  

"SURF/PIER- WELL...With both the beach and pier CLOSED...I  honestly have nothing to write about here.  Maybe up the coast?"

🎣 Jacksonville Fishing Report: Here’s some good news  

"In this week’s Jacksonville Fishing Report, the sheepshead are still biting and the spring fishing is starting off strong. Here’s the good news: The fishing is phenomenal, with our winter bite of sheepshead and sea bass ending on a fine note and our spring fishing of Spanish mackerel, big black drum and redfish starting strong."


🎣 March 27 fishing report from Byron Stout

"The fish are biting, and there's more good news. If you're practicing social distancing, being out on the water may be the safest environment you can choose. Inshore slams of snook, reds, and trout in upper Pine Island Sound."


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Fishing Reports Florida East Coast Surf Fishing for Week of 3-20-2020

Fishing Reports Florida East Coast Surf Fishing for Week of 3-20-2020

Whiting, Sheepshead, Pompano, Permit, Black Drum, Saltwater Catfish are some of the catches of the week. With the weirdness abiding, many of our surf fishing beach access spots have been compromised. Closures from Key West, Miami area, Palm Coast, Brevard County (Parking Areas Closed), New Smyrna (Car Ramps to Beach Closed), Jacksonville (some beaches closed), Jetty Park is closed, Sebastian Inlet is only open from 8am to 5pm, so check before you go out. These closings happen and change daily. Better to know ahead before venturing out for some fishing.

Sebastian Inlet District has postponed it's fishing reports for the time being:

🐟🎣 Sebastian Inlet Weekly Fishing Report: Temporary Hiatus

🎣🐟 Important Notice: Sebastian Inlet State Park Closures
3/19/2020 Update from Park Officials: Beginning Friday, March 20th, Sebastian Inlet State Park’s operating hours will be 8:00 am to 5:00 pm until further notice. Due to overcrowding, gates may close earlier to adhere to CDC guidelines and allow for social distancing. Thank you for your understanding during this national emergency.

🐟 White's Tackle🎣 Fishing Report 3-19-2020 "Good Morning, Offshore yesterday there where a few dolphin and cobia reported the dolphin where in 120 to 160ft with a few sails mixed in. The cobia have been free swimming on the beach and in 50 to 60ft have a jig or a live bait ready to toss if you see one. The bottom fishing has been steady in 60 to 80ft with some nice mangroves on both live and dead bait. Inshore the snook bite has been good around the bridges and jetty on jigs on the outgoing tide . The trout and red bite has been good one day and slow the next bear Point has had a few nice fish and to the north around Harbor Branch. Todays weather info" 

Palm Beach Post 🎣 South Florida Weekly Fishing Report 🐟 - March 19, 2020 Inshore fishing: "Along the beaches in Jupiter there has been good action on pompano, as well as whiting and croaker. Though the ‘go-to’ bait right now is sand fleas, they have been very hard to find. Instead try fish bites, fresh, live, cut up shrimp or clams.
Up in the Loxahatchee River there have also been some pompano caught as well as some nice-size jack crevalle and good numbers of black drum. They are all being taken on cut shrimp"

🎣 Jacksonville Fishing Report 🐟: Please fish responsibly "In this week’s Jacksonville Fishing Report, we advise anglers to follow guidelines to help slow the spread of the coronavirus while fishing.
I am in no way suggesting the end days are here. But ever since the coronavirus outbreak triggered people going into grocery shopping like they are, my hunting and fishing endeavors are paying handsome dividends.
As I walked through Publix earlier this week, I zipped right by the meat aisle, which had been ransacked of everything except a few packages of pig ears. My garage freezer is full of game, and I hardly ever buy meat from the store anyway.
You should have heard me cussing moments earlier in the produce section , which didn’t even have an onion left. I picked the wrong year to skip planting a winter crop in my garden."

Daytona News Journal 🎣 Fishing Report 🐟: Warmer weather sparks more catches "PONCE INLET, HALIFAX RIVER: Capt. Fred Robert (fishing-guy.com) catches a little of everything around the inlet but recently boated a big bluefish. Caruthers has been fishing around the inlet an nearby river waters. “Sheepshead are still around along with flounder, redfish and snook,” he said. “We are seeing some tarpon on my way out of the inlet each morning.” Lytwyn said sheepshead, black drum and redfish are biting up and down the river. “Sheepshead activity is still strong,” he said."

Brevard County closing beachside parking, effectively shutting off beach access

🐟 Cocoa Beach 🎣 3-19-2020
High Tide 5:14am 5:27pm
Low Tide 11:24am 11:46pm
Sunrise 7:25am
Sunset 7:33pm
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🐟 ST AUGUSTINE FISHING REPORT | Spring has sprung 🎣 "Surf fishing should really pick up this week. There’s good news and bad news there. The good news is the pompano will show up in big numbers this week as surf temperatures eclipse the holy grail of 68 degrees.

It was already 70 degrees at the Flagler Pier yesterday. The bad news will likely be that this run of uncommonly hot weather will make the window of comfort for the pompano very small. That means the surf temps will go from just under the 68 degree mark (recorded Thursday here) to way over that in a matter of a week or so. And that will likely mean a very short stay by the pompano before they follow the cooler water north. The beaches south of the inlet should get the first action. The next week the fish will likely have jumped the inlet and Vilano and South Ponte Vedra Beaches will be better. But this is fishing, not science so be be ready."

🐟 Weekend Fishing Outlook (3/20-3/22/2020) Juno Bait 🎣 "SURF/PIER-  Pompano reports were very good this week along the beach.  Decent pompano catches coming from just north of the Juno Beach Pier all the way up to Hobe Sound.  Sand fleas, clams, and Fishbites are all producing good numbers of pompano.  Best bite will be lowlight periods of the day and also at the end of the hightide.  The Juno Beach Pier has had a very good croaker bite this week, with fresh shrimp being the bait of choice.  The Jupiter Inlet has been hot this week with a solid pompano bite on Doc's Goofy Jigs, as well as a few snook beginning to show up.  The snook were quick to jump on freelined live croakers. "

Orlando Sentinel Vehicle access ramps at New Smyrna Beach closing, but beach will remain open

🐟 March 20 fishing report from Byron Stout 🎣  "SANIBEL: Anglers still are allowed to fish along Wildlife Drive (closed Fridays,  open Saturday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.) although the visitor center is closed until further notice in the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Check for changes online."

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Fishing Report: Florida's East Coast Week of 3-12-2020

Fishing Report: Surf anglers collecting sea bounty

🐟🎣 "Surf fishermen have been getting the most consistent catches in the last week.
SURF, PIERS: Gene Lytwyn at The Fishin’ Hole in downtown Daytona Beach, said surf fishing has been king as far the catch this week. “Surf fishing has maintained its dominance,” he said. “Anglers are coming up with good catches of larger whiting a slightly increased number of pompano and a few bluefish,” he said. “The ocean piers have followed suit, with the addition of a few large sheepshead.” Roy Mattson (royssurffishing.com) filed this report from the field. “Now with the warm weather the pompano are feeding with lots of nice size whiting and weakfish in the surf,” he said." more... stated on News Journal Online Daytona

🐟🎣 Snook, Redfish, Sheepshead, Whiting, and Mangrove Snapper caught in Mosquito Lagoon. Pompano, Whiting bite has been spotty but good along Florida's east coast Brevard county. Pier fishing Sheepshead, Whiting, spotty areas for Pompano, Bluefish. 

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🐟🎣 Cobia, kingfish, snapper and maybe even dolphin are likely going to be on the catch list
"Can you feel it? That's right, someone turned off the fan.
It seems as if every weekend in 2020 so far, anglers have endured a blow out. High winds High surf. High seas. even gale force warnings a couple of weeks ago.
Well maybe the lion of March is leaving and the lamb is on its way. Couldn't happen soon enough.
Snapper, cobia, kingfish and maybe even dolphin will be on the catch list as bluewater anglers hit the water."
More TCPalm Ed Killer 

🐟🎣 FLORIDA TODAY Video fishing report for March 12, 2020

🐟🎣 Weekend Fishing Outlook (3/13-3/15/2020) - Juno Bait East Coast
"SURF/PIER-  Pompano bite has been good this week.  Conditions look good for the upcoming week for the pompano to bite into the weekend.  Clams, sandfleas, shrimp, and FishBites are the baits of choice for the pompano.  A few bluefish biting bottom baits at the pier this week.  Spanish mackerel are around as well.  The spinner sharks are around in solid numbers finally.  Should be some pretty good action this weekend...." More Juno Bait  

🐟🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 3-12-2020 Stuart East Coast
Good Morning, Offshore yesterday the wind finally clamed down for a few boats to get out with a few nice dolphin to report in 150 to 200 to the north off Bethel live bait has been hard to find with the water a little dirty still hopefully it will clean up the next few days and be nice for the weekend. The sail bite was slow with a few fish scattered around with the king bite a little of to with the full moon. White's Tackle Fishing Report 

🐟🎣 Jacksonville Fishing Report: Sheepshead fire off; surf action heats up "Spencer Brogden said the surf fishing has been great on the First Coast. In addition to bull whiting, black drum have been abundant. Hopefully, this week will offer clean water in the surf and warm things up to lure the pompano in."

Byron Stout NBC 2 Fishing Report

🐟🎣 Byron Stout NBC 2 Fishing Report Gulf Coast
"Anglers fishing the full moon's extreme low tide have found the snook, redfish, seatrout, and sheepshead corralled in channels and potholes, where they've been competing for anything thrown their way." More on NBC 2 Byron Stout Fishing Report

St. Augustine and Palm Beach Post haven't yet reported for this week. More FECSF Fishing Reports

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SHIPWRECKED! Ocean Today Full Moon Video Collection

SHIPWRECKED! Ocean Today Full Moon Video Collection

"One exciting aspect of ocean exploration is the study of shipwrecks. In this SHIPWRECKED! Every
Full Moon video collection, students can learn about maritime archaeology, conservation, history, and high-tech methods of ocean exploration in a fun way.

Videos like the RMS Titanic, The Battle of the Atlantic, Ghost Ships off the Golden Gate, and others will allow your students to delve deep into these underwater treasures without having to leave the classroom.

Share this 5-part SHIPWRECKED! collection with your students. It's fun, and it’s free!"

Such an awesome learning experience for students! NOAA states there may be more than 3 million shipwrecks in the ocean but only a fraction has been discovered. A great resource! 

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