🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 6-22-2020

🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 6-22-2020

🎣 Sebastian Inlet District Week of June 22 🐟 Fishing Action About the Same, Weather Turned for the Better "We have been getting some mixed reports with better action offshore/inshore but fishing has been decent on the North Jetty, and other areas in and around the inlet.  Anglers have been seeing some Mangrove Snapper, Red Drum, Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel. Live shrimp seem to be the favorite bait for targeting Mangrove Snapper.  Red Drum will hit on those too off the North Jetty, and don’t forget the catwalks and T-dock, particularly during the tide change.  Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish both hit on cut bait, and use your silver spoons for Bluefish and Gotcha lures for Spanish Mackerel."

🎣 Discussion post from Florida East Coast Surf Fishing YouTube 🎣 "Have not had time to go Surf Fishing since the shutdown 🐟 Work and life have been in the way. Hoping to wet the line as soon, missing my downtime." Work and life have changed for many since this shut down craziness. Work and life for us has gotten busier, others had the rug pulled out from under them. We are praying for everyone dealing with consequences of these events. For as many as there are individuals, there are that many changes. Find strength in prayer. God Bless America!
Update on Canaveral National Seashore: Canaveral National Seashore is Open Daily 12 PM - 8 PM (for those who fish the sunrise, no good)

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 6-24-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "Summer is here in full force, with heat index numbers over 100 degrees in the afternoons, so be safe out there and drink plenty of water. The beaches have been the bright spot of late, with plenty of glass minnows showing up, and Spanish Mackerel, Snook, Jack Crevalle, and some Tarpon have been around with them. Hogy Paddle Tails and other swimbaits have been most effective. but spoons and plugs have also been good. Much of the action has been south of Fort Pierce Inlet. Offshore has been pretty quiet, with some smaller Kingfish in the 70-80 foot range being the only bright spot. Seatrout have been active early, including on topwater plugs, but the heat thru the day has made most other things hit and miss. Good luck out there!"

🎣 Jacksonville Fishing Report 🐟 Kingfish bite remains strong  "When it gets hot in Mayport, it’s hard not to catch fish. There’s just no guarantee you’ll catch anything worth the trouble of cleaning. Sharks, tarpon, ladyfish and big jacks are in the river and inlet, giving anglers the chance to catch world-class caliber game fish without straying far from the boat ramp. The kingfish bite remains strong ahead of this weekend’s Kingbuster tournament, although the pogie pods vanished."

🎣 Daytona Beach Fishing Report 🐟 Catch heats up under the summer sun "The area has gone into summer fishing mode. Anglers are fishing early in the morning or at night to escape the heat. SURF, PIERS: Gene Lytwyn at The Fishin’ Hole said his customers report whiting in the surf. Roy Mattson (royssurffishing.com) goes fishing everywhere from Jacksonville to Melbourne. He said the big catch from the piers and along the beach includes black drum, pompano and redfish. Capt. Mike Vickers Jr. (hammockbaitandtackle.com) said the waters along the Flagler coast are holding whiting, flounder, plus a few pompano and sharks"

🎣 St Augustine Fishing Report 🐟 FISHING REPORT | Kingfish thick on local bottom "The offshore trolling has pretty much come to an end for mahi and wahoo. The easy way to remember this is that Father’s Day is usually the last of the striking fish for a while - other than big barracuda and some kingfish. The local reefs and wrecks are covered in king mackerel. Most of the fish are in the 15 pound range, though some 20-plus pounders are being caught. The bonito are a little bit of a distraction,but the scourge of sharks has yet to show up. Last summer you could count on sharks eating more hooked kingfish than the anglers chasing them. Pogies have been tough to find either north or south of the inlet here. There’s bait on the local reefs and wrecks for sabiki rigs. The tarpon are showing up around and inside the inlets. They are also behind the shrimp boats dumping bycatch after a drag. There were a couple of hookups reported off Matanzas Inlet Thursday. Surf fishing continues to be slow. There are a few undersized pompano being caught. They prefer water in the high 60s and surf temperatures are in the low 80s now. Whiting continue to be tough to target. And if you do find them, many are small, fewer are decent and fewer still are what we’d call bull whiting. I don’t know where they’ve all gone over the past few years, but the fishery is ailing for sure."

🎣 Ed Killer TCPalm Fishing Report 🐟 As glass minnows move along, look for tarpon, kingfish and sailfish to be near other bait "It's summertime on the Treasure Coast and the fishing patterns are pretty much in line with the weather patterns. On any given day, there can be plenty of fun and on given day there can plenty of lightning. So be careful and watch those afternoon storms. Offshore, anglers may find dolphin scarce, but a few will be caught. Snapper fishing will be pretty good providing a coldwater upwelling does not begin. Kingfish are in 25-100 feet of water around small reefs where there are schools of bait holding. On the beach, snook, croaker and whiting will be caught. Remember, snook are catch and release until Sept. 1"

🎣 Juno Bait Fishing Report 🐟 Weekend Fishing Outlook (6/26-6/28/2020) "SURF/PIER The glass minnow schools remain scattered up and down the beach, and the fish aren't far behind.  Snook, tarpon, jacks, blue runners, and others are all taking advantage of the easy meals.  Small flashy jigs, spoons, swimbaits, and small swimming plugs are all a good way to go around the minnow schools.  The Juno Beach Pier continues to produce good catch and release snook action, as does Jupiter Inlet.  The snook are also along the beach in very good numbers right now.  Calm clear conditions provide for good chance to sight fish some big ones cruising in the first trough."

🎣 June 26 fishing report from Byron Stout 🐟 Almost breezeless days may be making it hot in the city. But the calm waters offshore have been on fire for fishermen! "LAKE OKEECHOBEE: This time of year, hordes of South Carolina anglers come to the Big O for crickets, and usually leave with plug-in freezers packed with bluegills. But Cole Hawkins showed palmetto state anglers know something about catching big bass on artificials, too. He caught a pair of 7-pounders early on a Poppin' Frog, and then switched to Senkos and swim jigs for 3- to 5-pounders that would have been good for a winter-like tournament sack of 30 pounds. He was fishing Sunday along Observation Shoal with Capt. Jose Betancourt out of Roland Martin's Marina. Roland Martin's Marine Center in Clewiston reports bass also biting well along Kissimmeegrass and reed lines around Ritta Island and on the East and West Wall areas. Topwaters early, and swimbaits including EZ Swimmers and Big EZs by Gambler, and Reaction Innovations Skinny Dippers have been hot later in Houdini, Copperfied, Lane Toad and Killer G colors. Swim jigs in bluegill patterns also have been good. Crickets, red worms, and Beetlespin lures have been good for bluegills along Observation Shoal, the West Wall, and Ritta."

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🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 6-15-2020

🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 6-15-2020

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 6-15-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "Offshore over the weekend was a little slow with a few dolphin and sails scattered in 80 to 120ft live bait has produced the best. There where a few nice wahoo around first light in 120 to 160ft to the south. The king fish bite was slow with some fish around in 60 to 80ft hopefully the water cleans up and the fish will move back into the beach. Inshore the trout bite was good around round island with a few redfish mixed . The inlet and bridges have had a few nice snook around on live bait. The tarpon bite has been good around the power plant to Walton rocks with a few snook mixed in find the bait and you will find the fish. We just got some new color Xtratuf boots in Blue, Black, White in ladies we have Seafoam and Blue with neon pink so stop on in and check them out."

🎣 Sebastian Inlet District Week of June 15 🐟 Mangrove Snapper, Red Drum, Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel "Despite the usual afternoon thunderstorms we see over the summer, the weather this past week was better and looks to be more of the same this week.  Hot but sunny days with some isolated showers here and there.  So for all you anglers, find some time to go drop a line... The action has been decent, not great, with some mixed reports.  Mangrove Snapper have been hitting on live shrimp and fisherman out on the North Jetty have been bringing in Red Drum, Bluefish, Blue Runners and Spanish Mackerel.  We’ve heard reports of Snook biting too, but remember they are out of season and catch and releasee only until September 1."

🎣 Roosevelt Bridge at “risk of an imminent collapse” US Coast Guard urging boaters to stay away from area

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 6-17-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "We’ve got a bit nicer conditions for a bit, so hopefully you can take advantage. In the Indian River, the early morning Seatrout bite has been good, with topwater plugs such as Zara Spooks or Rapala Skitterwalks working well early, along with soft plastics as the sun gets higher. There have also been a fair amount of Redfish mixed in. The surf has improved, with much of the seaweed having been deposited onshore, and with lighter winds producing calmer conditions. Snook, Ladyfish, Spanish Mackerel, Tarpon, and the occasional Kingfish are working the bait schools up and down the Treasure Coast. Hogy Paddle Tails, spoons, suspending plugs, and jigs are all working. The inlets are producing Snook at night, but remember that the season is closed. Offshore, there have been decent numbers of smaller Kingfish caught, as well as some larger Wahoo in close as well."

🎣 South Florida Weekly Fishing Report 🐟 June 18, 2020 Along the beaches in the Jensen area there is an excellent bite for whiting and croaker. Bloodworm Fishbites or frozen shrimp in the first trough will produce the best results. There are also still some pompano around. Again bring the bigger rods to get baits including sandflea Fishbites and live sandfleas out a ways as they are staying a bit farther off the beach. There has been a nice tarpon bite inside the Lake Worth Inlet the past week. Using live bait in the early mornings and late afternoons has been producing good results. Anglers fishing off the jetties at the Boynton Inlet are catching mangrove snapper, grunts, snook, tarpon and jack crevalle using live shrimp, live sardines and cut finger mullet. Working the beaches around the inlet using cut shrimp has produced catches of small permit, whiting and croaker. Along the flats in the Intracoastal Waterway near the Boynton Inlet small permit up to eight pounds are hitting jigs tipped with shrimp during the first two hours of the incoming tides. At the Lantana Bridge anglers are catching sheepshead on cut clams and live crabs. Sand perch, small jack crevalle and mangrove snapper have been hitting live shrimp and peeled frozen shrimp fished on the bottom."

🎣 Fishing Report: Daytona Beach bottom fishing booming 🐟 "Surf/Piers: Gene Lytwyn at The Fishin’ Hole said the catch is easing up along the beach. “Surf fishing has slowed up a bit,” he said. “Mostly whiting, small sharks and spots are being caught. Stick with the traditional pompano rig baited with shrimp, sand fleas or Fishbites.” Capt. Mike Vickers Jr. (hammockbaitandtackle.com) offered this report from Flagler. “The surf has been producing with scattered reports of pompano mixed with some redfish, black drum and whiting,” Vickers said. “The Flagler Beach Pier is open with a limited capacity and limited hours, with catches of flounder, black drum and kingfish.”

🎣 FLORIDA TODAY fishing report 🐟 Father's Day weekend fishing should be pretty good "Surf: There have been plenty of croaker and whiting caught, which many people prefer for a fish fry. Whiting reubens, if you never had one, are awesome. There have also been schools of glass minnows, or anchovies, in the trough. Everything that swims have been tearing them up from tarpon to jacks to blue runners to Spanish mackerel and bluefish. Cast small silver spoons or diamond jigs to get bites."

🎣 Juno Bait Weekend Fishing Outlook 🐟 (6/19-6/21/2020) "SURF/PIER:  The past few days has saw  the water from Jupiter Inlet south looking pretty dirty and brown (Lots of fresh water in it).  Water to the north of Jupiter Inlet has looked better and the fish have noticed.  While the Juno Beach Pier has still been producing some Spanish Mackerel, jacks, and fair amount of snook.  The bulk of the action has moved up to the north.  Jupiter Island and Hobe Sound  beaches have had a lot of very large glass minnow schools, and lots of predators close behind.  Bonita, jacks, snook, tarpon, and even a few random late season bluefish have all been in the minnow schools up to the north.  A small flashy jig or spoon, small swimbait, or swimming plug are all good choices for fishing around the minnow schools.  Pompano reports slowed this week, but sounds like a handful of them are still being caught up to the north."

🎣 June 19 Fishing Report from Byron Stout 🐟  "Wahoo, mutton and red snappers, blackfin tuna, and big groupers are among the best offshore catches ever reported here. Which is not to say inshore fishing is anything less than great. LAKE OKEECHOBEE: Roland Martin's Marina Capt. Mark King reports bass biting "pretty good" in the lake's rising waters, up almost a foot, to 12.19 feet above sea level, as the Kissimmee River (85 percent of inflows) and other tributaries run off."

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🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 6-8-2020

🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 6-8-2020

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 6-8-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "Offshore yesterday it calmed down a little and a few boats managed to get out a few dolphin where reported in 150 to 200ft with a few big wahoo around up to the north live bait produced most of the fish. The bottom bite has slowed down with the rough weather but should pick back up soon. The weather looks good the next few days so hopefully you can get out. Inshore over the weekend the trout and red bite was steady to the north around Vero shores to round island with a few big snook mixed in. The inlet and bridges have had a few flounder around with live shrimp and live bait. The snook bite has been good in the inlet but please remember its catch and release season is closed."

🎣 Week of June 8 🐟 Anglers Waiting for a Break in the Weather… "Our friend Tommy has seen more Mangrove Snapper around as you’d expect heading into the summer season.  Use live shrimp to target them. He’s still seeing some nice Pompano here and there, hitting on clams and sandfleas, and anglers are bringing in Red Drum, Spanish Mackerel, and Bluefish on the North Jetty.  Cut bait works well for Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish, or you can try silver spoons for Bluefish and Gotcha lures for the Spanish Mackerel.  Blue Runners were running day before yesterday and they will hit on a variety of baits.  Try dead shrimp or smaller jigs."

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🎣 Palm Beach Post South Florida Weekly Fishing Report 🐟 June 11, 2020 "Along the beaches in the Jensen area there has been a good pompano bite the past week. Not huge numbers, but nice-sized fish. Bring the big, 12-foot rods if you have them as they are not in the first trough but a ways out. They are most likely avoiding the spinner sharks that are cruising the beaches the past week. The pompano are being caught on crab- and sandflea-flavored Fishbites. The spinner sharks are following the schools of glass minnows which started showing up last week and are now in the area in force. At the Roosevelt and Stuart Causeways there has been some excellent snook action. There have some big ones that are likely feeding before the spawn. Use big swim baits or jigs like a flare hawk as they are hugging the bottom some because of the freshwater up near the surface.
Working the beaches from Jupiter Inlet to the Juno Pier, anglers are catching snook on lures resembling sardines or using live pilchards, croaker or sand perch. In the Loxahatchee River, snook and jack crevalle are being caught around the dock lights. Boynton Inlet anglers have been catching croaker, whiting and sand perch using cut shrimp. Snook, snapper and tarpon have been hitting live shrimp and pilchards fished on the bottom. At the Lantana Bridge, anglers have been catching sheepshead, small permit, sand perch and croaker using cut and live shrimp."

🎣 Daytona News Journal Fishing Report 🐟 Snook catch goes from mild to wild "The snook catch is getting all the attention just as the highly-sought game fish goes out of season. SURF, PIERS: Gene Lytwyn at The Fishin’ Hole said the primary catch from the surf and piers is whiting. “Surf fishing is moving into a summertime pattern, with mostly whiting being caught along with several spots, small bonnet head sharks and an occasional pompano,” he said. “Fishing early or late with pompano rigs and dead shrimp or Fishbites will do the trick.” Farther north Capt. Mike Vickers Jr. (hammockbaitandtackle.com) reports the surf has been giving up pompano mixed with some redfish, black drum and snook. “The Flagler Beach Pier is open with a limited capacity,” Vickers said. “They are catching flounder, black drum and sheepshead.”

🎣 FLORIDA TODAY fishing report 🐟 Dolphin, redfish, snook and tarpon lead the catch forecast  "It's going to be a wet weekend, but for those that go fishing, the bite is going to be pretty good. Look for snook, tarpon, redfish and dolphin action. Florida Today. Remember the drought? Most on the Space Coast would say they can't even remember when we were dry. Low lying neighborhoods this weekend may flood and more rain is on the way from a system of tropical moisture covering the southern Gulf of Mexico. The flooding rains are creating several problems. Here are some helpful tips:
Don't drive into ponds, canals, ditches or lakes.
Don't boat on streets.
Walking catfish have no daily bag limit.
Some of the storms will have lightning so anglers must be watchful of that. Any fishing trips will require rain gear, but like longtime Florida fishing guide Capt. Squeeky Kelly always says, "The fish are already wet." So go fishing. Just be careful doing it."

🎣 FLORIDA TODAY fishing report 🐟 Tarpon will bend rods and snook can be caught, too. "It's been rainy, but big tarpon can be caught along the beaches while smaller ones are in the lagoon. Snook fishing is good, too, but are all release. Florida Today. Heavy rains have produced plenty of runoff. Salinity levels have dropped in many places of the Indian River Lagoon and surrounding waterways. It's meant anglers have had to fish a little differently. Tarpon and snook are being caught because they could care less. Redfish and black drum are also being caught inshore. Along the beaches, there have been glass minnows moving north. To fish, glass minnows are like candy, so everything that swims has been in them."

🎣 Juno Bait Weekend Fishing Outlook 🐟 (6/12-6/14/2020) "FRIDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.

🎣 June 12 Fishing Report from Byron Stout 🐟 "Runoff from soaking rains over the past week have darkened local waters a bit, but the fishing outlook couldn't be brighter. Winds shouldn't be too bad this weekend for jaunts way offshore for red snapper. This year's 45-day season for recreational boats started Thursday morning. Tarpon and snook remain abundant right along the beaches, where we got a good mangrove snapper report this week. And somebody needs to tell the big bass they don't get caught in June, in South Florida." They haven't heard. LAKE OKEECHOBEE: Ramon Iglesias at Roland Martin's Marina in Clewiston reports "The water has risen over a foot in the last 10 days, and the bass are liking it." Best bets still are outside grass lines early with spooks or toads; then stick worms and speed worms, or swimbaits, all in dark colors, according to Brad Lytle of Roland Martin's Marine Center. For bass, the East and West Wall areas have been good. Last weekend's full moon had bluegills biting well on crickets, worms, and ultralight spinnerbaits along Observation Shoal, the Clewiston walls and Ritta Island, where they should be a little farther off the reed lines this weekend."

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🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 6-1-2020

🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 6-1-2020

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 6-1-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "Good Morning, Offshore over the weekend the dolphin bite was good with a few nice fish around on both live and dead bait . The snapper bite has been good in 60 to 80ft live bait has produced the best for the bigger fish. The kingfish bite has been good in 60ft with a bunch of little fish with a few nice ones around. The weather looks like it will be nice the next few days so hopefully you can make it out. Inshore the snook bite has been good around the inlet and on the beaches remember snook season closed last night till September. The trout bite has been steady to the north with a few nice fish on soft baits with a few reds around . The snapper bite at the bridge has been good with live shrimp and white baits."

🎣 Sebastian Inlet District Fishing Report 🐟 Week of June 1: Bring on the Summer Fishing!  "Fishing has been better off the North Jetty, but don’t pass up the alternatives at Sebastian Inlet State Park for a productive day. Try the South Jetty, the catwalks and the T-dock. Use your clams and sandfleas for targeting Pompano.  Cut finger mullet or silver spoons work best for Bluefish.  Same with Spanish Mackerel, but they’ll hit on Gotcha lures too.  Use shrimp and sandfleas for your Sheepshead and Mangrove Snapper seem to prefer the live shrimp.  Snook season is officially closed, so remember to use the appropriate catch and release techniques to preserve our fisheries for future generations."

🎣 Captain Greg's Fishing Report for June 2020 🐟 Port Canaveral, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, and Orlando. We are so overdue for a stretch of calm seas that statistically it has to happen, so I am going to bank on it. Calm sea conditions equal big time fishing opportunity up and down Cocoa Beach, along Port Canaveral channel and North of the Canaveral shoal. Bait fish such as threadfins, scaly minnows and hopefully pogies show up and are easy to spot on calm days. Calm seas also allow the water clarity to get right. Clean water and bait equals fantastic live bait trolling for smoker king mackerel, big tarpon, bonito, barracuda, jack crevalle, sharks and the occasional cobia. This is easy summertime fishing so start your day early and go home happy by the heat of the day. Goliath grouper fishing is really good along the channel, close wrecks,  terminals and channel markers so get the biggest bait you can find dead or alive and let it soak."

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 6-3-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "Good morning folks. Looks like we’re socked in to an ugly weather pattern this week unfortunately. Offshore has been fairly rough, so not a lot to report there except for some scattered Dolphin and a decent Kingfish bite in 60 feet of water. The inlets have been productive for Snook, and the dirtier water that will likely result from this rain won’t hurt. Surf fishing is pretty tough right now due to big waves, dirty conditions, and seaweed. With the runoff from all this rain, sight fishing in the Indian River is unlikely, however the flow from relief canals, spillways, and culverts will certainly draw plenty of Snook, baby Tarpon, and others to them, making for some great fishing. Jigs, DOA CALS, Live Target swimbaits, and plugs will all get results. Best of luck, and hope you get a weather window to enjoy some outside time."

🎣 Canaveral National Seashore 🐟 will be moving forward with a phased re-opening of some areas of the beach access areas to include parking lots and boardwalks and restroom facilities beginning June 5, 2020, 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM.

🎣  Daytona Beach News Journal Fishing Report 🐟 ‘Monster’ snook and grouper starting to bite  "MOSQ. LAGOON, INDIAN RIVER: Capt. Michael Savedow (EdgewaterRiverGuide.com) sent along this dispatch from southeast Volusia. ”(We were) out a couple times last week in Edgewater Backcountry and the surprise catch in the back waters was a permit. Also catching a few redfish, sea trout, jack crevalle and ladyfish. Savedow said they’ve been using live shrimp and shad-tail sinking jigs."

🎣 South Florida Weekly Fishing Report 🐟 June 4, 2020 "Inshore fishing: Along the beaches in the Jensen area, there are still good numbers of croaker and some whiting in the first trough. A double-hook rig using either Bloodworm Fishbites or pieces of shrimp will get the job. Those croaker you may catch are also excellent bait for catching and releasing the snook that are cruising and hunting in the first trough. In addition to croaker, the snook are being caught using spoons, which can resemble the glass minnows that have recently shown up along the beaches in the area. Anglers working the flats in the Indian River near Bear Point and Middle Cove are catching good numbers of snook. They are being taken using D.O.A. Shrimp and D.O.A. Cal lures. Along the beaches in the Boynton area surf anglers have been catching permit, jack crevalle and tarpon in the early mornings and again around dusk. The permit, some of which have been up to 35 pounds, are being caught using bucktail jigs and Chasebait Smash Crabs. The jacks and tarpon are being caught throwing two- to four-ounce Crocodile Spoons as well as top water plugs including Zara Spooks in blue and silver. At the Boynton Inlet anglers are reporting catching croaker, sheepshead, mangrove snapper and snook."

🎣 Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Forecast 🐟 June 2020 Indian River Tom Van Horn "Hot summer days in Central Florida are brutal, so wise anglers and the fish will take advantage of the cool nights, early morning and late evening hours to feed and stock their prey. So, adjust your routine in June, July, and August, by fishing at night, during the predawn hours, and in the late afternoon after work and reap the rewards of the summertime fishing bonanza. Look for the tarpon and shark numbers to increase along the beach, and let us not forget about the schools of large jack carvalle and the tripletail as both fisheries are cranking up. Remember, snook season closes this week, so let’s give them a chance to relax a bit."

🎣 DeWitt column 🐟 Family fishing ain’t for the faint of heart "For those who may be blissfully ignorant of such matters, there are basically two types of fishing: serious fishing and family fishing. Serious fishing occurs when a devoted angler ventures out into the wild alone, with no distractions, with only one quest in mind: to catch fish. It’s man vs. nature in an almost spiritual battle. It’s just you and the fish. And maybe a few crickets and reds. Wondrous, magical things can happen while a sportsman is engaged in serious fishing. If he keeps quiet and still, Mother Earth will come alive around him. The breeze will blow, deer will bravely sip at the water’s edge, birds will sing Psalms to him, and the fish will leap into the air and bite topwater. The serious angler will soon find himself fighting gigantic fish after fish, the fish of his dreams, each one an adventure worth writing about. To be short, serious fishing is fun and truly fulfilling on many levels. And then there is family fishing. If serious fishing is like the Sabbath in a sacred temple, then family fishing is like a Sunday on Omaha Beach during the early waves of the D-Day invasion of Normandy."

🎣 Juno Bait Weekend Fishing Outlook (6/5-6/7/2020) 🐟 "SURF/PIER-  Still a surprisingly good bite from some late season pompano over the past week.  Sandfleas and Fishbites remain the bait of choice for the pompano.  Look for the early morning and late afternoon to be best.  Spanish Mackerel are still being caught at the Juno Beach Pier, with white crappie jigs being the lure of choice for them.  Catch and release snook fishing remains very good at the Juno Beach Pier and in the Inlets."

🎣 June 5 fishing report from Byron Stout 🐟 "Snook, redfish, trout, and tarpon have been biting in the briny, and bass and bluegill have been holding up the freshwater end of catches. A great bonus has been water clarity uniformly reported as crystal clear, ideal for sight fishing. LAKE OKEECHOBEE: Roland Martin Marina Capt. Jose Betancourt reports good bass action from Cochran's Pass on Observation Shoal, counterclockwise around the lake to Ritta Island, starting early with topwater baits along outside grass lines, and switching to stick worms or critter baits thrown into the grass as the morning warms. In the heat of the day, the best bet is throwing crankbaits around rock piles in the deeper water of the Rim Canal. Brad Lytle of Roland Martin's Marine Center, also in Clewiston, reports Spook or frog topwater good early, with Senkos and Speed Worms in watermelon red or junebug colors, or soft swimbaits like Big EZs or Skinny Dippers in Houdini, copperfield or lane toad colors have been hot. For bluegills, crickets, red worms, or Beetlespin lures have been doing the job off Clewiston on the West Wall and around Ritta, or on the north end in the Tin House Cove area."

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