Fishing Reports Florida's East Coast Week of 4-3-2020

Fishing Reports Florida's East Coast Week of 4-3-2020

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 🐟 3-30-2020 "With the boat ramps being closed this weekend in Martin County we didn’t hear too many reports. If the fishing keeps following the trend it was on last week it should turn out for a great week of fishing. The Cobia fishing has been good out of Stuart with a few nice kingfish mixed in. Out of Ft. Pierce there were a few nice Wahoo caught in 250-300ft. The Mahi fishing has been a little slow but hopefully as we get further into April we get a big push of gaffers."

🎣 Fishing Report 🐟 White's Tackle 4-1-2020  "Good morning everyone. We have some changes coming due to the Coronavirus situation. We will be open as normal thru Friday April 3rd, and be closed Saturday April 4th and Sunday April 5th. We will reopen on the afternoon of Monday April 6th for phone ahead orders only in all three stores for the foreseeable future. We intend to maintain all services and capabilities, but with limited contact with customers for your safety and ours.
On the fishing front, there are still quite a few quality Snook around in the Indian River. Due to relatively clear, calm conditions, most of the larger fish have been taken on live bait. There are also good numbers of Redfish and Seatrout taking soft plastics such as the DOA CAL paddle tails and flies such as the Shrimp Tease."

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🎣Fish Photos🐟 Daytona Beach News Journal Check the Catches of the Week from Reader Photos

🎣 Daytona Beach News Journal Fishing Report 🐟: Offshore, Halifax, inlet rocking "Before the cold front rolled through the area Tuesday and Wednesday, the fishing was solid in unseasonably warm weather. SURF, PIERS: Gene Lytwyn, from The Fishin’ Hole, filed this report from the coastline. “Surf fishing is still hopping with pompano, whiting and bluefish biting up a storm,” he said. “We’re still hearing about a few big blues.” At the Sunglow Pier anglers were enjoying a steady catch of bluefish, whiting and a pompano here and there"

🎣 South Florida Weekly Fishing Report Palm Beach Post 🐟 - April 2, 2020 "Inshore fishing: Though the beaches in Martin and St. Lucie County remain closed the pompano bite is still really good. If you’re lucky enough to have legal access, Fishbites and sandfleas are working well. There has also been a nice uptick in the whiting and croaker bite along the beaches.
If you’re looking for pompano, but don’t have legal beach access, there has been a bite for them at the Stuart and Jensen causeways. Use either Doc’s Goofy Jigs or GSL High Jinx Pompano Jigs. Anglers working a few of the bridges at night are finding excellent snook action. Fishing the Roosevelt and Stuart causeways with live shrimp or mullet has producing good results."

Coronavirus in Florida Ed Killer TCPalm: 7 ways Treasure Coast boaters, leaders can improve life for weekend warriors - Ed Killer "For many, the weekends are the very reason we toil at our Monday through Friday jobs. The "weekend warriors" have their priorities in order. They don't live to work, but rather, work to live. March 27-29, 2020, may go down in history on the Treasure Coast. Let's call it the first weekend of our New World Order."

🎣 Jacksonville 🐟 Fishing Report: Despite stay-at-home order, the boat ramps remain open "Even though Floridians are under a stay-at-home order by Gov. Ron DeSantis to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, Jacksonville’s boat ramps remain open. Fishing remains highly productive as the transition into spring unfolds in our local waters.
Fish are driven by the need to eat and reproduce, and both activities have attracted a diverse migration of game fish. Big black drum are arriving in the inlet - and the sheepshead are still eating well after spawning - and the baitfish returning to Mayport have dragged in a motley crew of predators, like big bluefish, Spanish mackerel, jack crevalle and ladyfish. Capt. Dave Sipler said he caught some nice big redfish at the rocks and that the whiting bite has been wide open. He’s catching quantity and quality, with many of the bull whiting topping 15 inches."

🐟 Juno Bait Fishing Report 🎣 4-2-2020 Weekend Fishing Outlook (4/3-4/5/2020) "INSHORE- Snook fishing remains very good inshore right now.  The snook are definitely  getting ready to move to the inlet.  Bridges close to the inlet remain a excellent choice for the snook.  Other inshore reports are a bit slow (NO doubt in part to extremely limited access currently).
SURF/PIER- Well...Can't really write anything here.  Let's just hope when we can get back on the beach and pier the fishing is on fire!"

🎣 April 2020 🐟: Kayak Fishing Forecast "In the greater South Florida area: Things will remain fantastically strong in the South Florida region. The Everglades to the Keys, the opportunities exist for nearly everything that swims in the Atlantic or Gulf waters.    Great action will be had for the deepwater guys and gals who want to try their hand at some really big offshore species.    The inshore game only gets better with redfish, trout, snook and tarpon lighting it up in the shallows."

🎣Tom Van Horn🐟: April 2020 Indian River Lagoon Coastal Fishing Forecast "As I set down to write my April  fishing forecast, I like many of you am landlocked by these troubling times.  Dreaming about fishing is currently the extent of my fishing adventures, dreaming of the day I return to the sea with friends and family.  Until then, I will share my forecast with you  so we can travel together into our imaginations to a place where  the fish are happy, hungry and stupid.  I’m thankful to all of  you, my friend, family and past clients who have shared time on the water with me over the past 20 years.    I will also share in my gallery some of the fish caught in April aboard Three Quarter Time.  Until our next adventure, stay safe.
God Bless,
Captain Tom Van Horn"

🎣 Freshwater fishing 🐟 Newschief: Panfish bite around Polk is still hot
 "At Lake Kissimmee, bass are biting hollow body frogs early around lines of lily pads or areas with mixed pads and grass. Later on, switch to flipping heavier cover with a bait such as a Bass Gorillas’ Jungle Menace creature bait. The bluegill and shellcracker bite has been “hot” around the 27-Palms and the Polluted Waters. Philadelphia Point has also been good, reports Metheney"

🎣 Fishing News Chief 🐟 still allowed under stay-at-home order "Many of the boat ramps throughout the state remained open to the public as of Wednesday, and users were urged to engage in social distancing. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will update their “Florida Public Boat Ramp Finder” page -- https://bit.ly/39xzqWU -- every 24 hours with information regarding boat ramp status. Information specific to each county can be found under the special comments section. The FWC said if the comment box is blank, this means the ramp is open. The FWC recommends checking with each local government on boat ramp status as well as local emergency orders. The FWC said last week there are no new restrictions on fishing tournaments around the state, and no permit is needed to hold a tournament under existing bag and length limits."

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DAYTONA BEACH — Daytona Beach News Journal Volusia County beaches will close at 12:01 a.m. Friday for 30 days, County Manager George Recktenwald announced Thursday afternoon. "Volusia County’s beach closures for coronavirus social distancing include ramps, beach driving, beach parking and anyone cycling walking or swimming."

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🎣 April 3 fishing report 🐟 from Byron Stout "Fishing, which is to say being as one with Mother Nature, is an officially sanctioned social distancing practice, here in the Fishing Capital of the World. And here in Southwest Florida, it is available to virtually everyone. Unfortunately, most beach access points are closed. On the bright side, most boat ramps remain open. For fishing supplies, situations vary."

Key: LAKE OKEECHOBEE
No. 1: Observation Shoal to the West Wall for bass.
No. 2: Bluegill off Uncle Joe's Cut.
No. 3: Bluegill along the Rim Canal and cuts.

🎣 FLORIDA TODAY fishing report: Governor DeSantis said we can fish. Let's go then "Strange times we live in. But the good news is, we can still fish. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that Floridians can fish and boat as long as proper social distancing guidelines are put into place. That means, don't ruin it for everyone else. For now, Brevard boat ramps will remain open, but spoil islands are closed. Be smart. Fish smart. Have fun and stay safe. TCPalm Ed Killer
Editorial note: This column will not appear next week, April 9. It will return April 16. Send your fishing reports in the meantime to ed.killer@tcpalm.com and we'll get them in next week. Thank you for reading."

Coronavirus in Florida: Martin County boat ramps to close indefinitely beginning Friday TCPalm

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CU On The Beach! (Well, after all the weirdness lol)

God Bless!