🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 8-24-2020 😎👍

 

🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 8-24-2020 😎👍

🎣 Sebastian Inlet District Week of August 24: Mangrove Snapper and Snook Season Countdown 🐟  "Mangrove Snapper are around to be had all day long.  They’ll hit on live shrimp and you’ll find them throughout the inlet system so try your hand at fishing from different spots.  There have been some Jacks and Spanish Mackerel coming over the rails on the jetties.  Jacks will hit on live shrimp and spoons, and break out your little spoons, jigs and Gotcha lures to target the Spanish Mackerel. We hear it seems to be better on the outgoing tide and Tommy recommends trying earlier or later in the day as your best bet"

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 8-24-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "Offshore over the weekend the dolphin bite was good with a few fish around in 80 to 100ft with a few scattered sails mixed in live bait produced the best. The kingfish bite was steady on the reef with a few nice fish in the 30lb range with a few scattered wahoo around on the reef to. The next few days looks like the wind will stick around hopefully it will calm down near the end of the week. Inshore the redfish bite has been good the to the north live mullet and top waters have produced well. The snook bite has been good around the bridges and the inlet with jigs and live bait remember its catch and release till September 1st. It should be a good season. The trout bite has been steady with a few fish around the powerplant soft baits have produce well."

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 8-26-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida  "Conditions are improving, with diminishing winds and wave heights soon to make surf and offshore fishing more productive. Prior to the wind and waves offshore fishing was pretty solid, with good numbers of Kingfish caught in 80′ of water, with some Wahoo, Sailfish, and Dolphin thrown in as well, all in close at 80′ . The surf is still pretty dirty, with some sea weed thrown in for good measure, but calmer conditions to come should clean it up quickly. Before the winds there were good numbers of Snook, Tarpon, Spanish Mackerel, and other species were up and down the beaches, which should show up again, especially if the much anticipated mullet run begins. The inlets continue to produce Snook, but live bait has been more productive, and Mangrove Snapper have been caught on Pilchards in the Fort Pierce Inlet and nearby bridges as well. The Indian River is still fairly dirty overall, but decent numbers of Seatrout are being caught in some of the cleaner areas closer to the inlets on soft plastics, and Snook and baby Tarpon fishing in the early AM has still been productive as well."

🎣 Juno Bait Weekend Fishing Outlook 🐟 (8/28-8/30/2020) "SURF/PIER-  Rougher weather earlier in the week had the Juno Beach Pier fishing fired up pretty good.  With the conditions right snook were biting jigs and swimbaits in the surf good.  The Spanish Mackerel have also been around in good numbers at the pier.  Crappie Jigs and small swimming plugs are a great choice for the macs.  Heard some good reports this week of croakers showing back up around the pier.  Snook season is right around the corner...as usual the pier will be a good spot to start the search for a keeper.  Scattered reports of some mullet schools north of Jupiter...won't be long now before we start seeing some good numbers of mullet on the beach.  A few scattered pompano reports this week.  A little early for the pompano, but a east wind always seems to push a few in."

🎣 Daytona Beach Fishing Report 🐟 Burly bull redfish take over inlet waters "Anglers are catching burly redfish around the inlets, plus legal-sized snook here and there. Snook season opens Monday. Surf Piers Gene Lytwyn at The Fishin’ Hole said surf fishing has picked up dramatically over the last week. “Surf and pier fishing has remained good with nice catches of whiting,” he said. “Tarpon, sharks and jacks have been seen chasing bait in the surf. A few sea trout, black drum and redfish have been caught on the piers.” Capt. Mike Vickers Jr. (hammockbaitandtackle.com) had this to add about fishing in Flagler. “The Flagler Beach Pier was hot until the wind and current picked up over the weekend,” he said. “The bite was whiting, pompano and black drum. As the winds die down this pattern should continue. The surf in Flagler County is still producing a strong whiting bite even with the wind, and the sharks do not mind it at all with several over 5-feet being caught. The surf rounds out with reds, drum, pompano, flounder, tarpon, and a few sheepshead around the rocks in the Hammock Beach area thru Marineland.”

🎣 FLORIDA TODAY fishing 🐟 Snook season opens Sept. 1   "The Space Coast should see good weather for all types of fishing. Snook are everywhere, but will probably hard to find Sept. 1 when harvest opens."

🎣 August 28 fishing report from Byron Stout 🐟  "Fishing activity has been pretty quiet, especially offshore, given the threat of hurricanes. But back bay anglers who have gone out have been coming home with some pretty big smiles. Redfish have been coming out of the woodwork, and snook are biting in double-digit numbers, and poundage. Looking for fish fry fixin’s? Think about rounding up some bluegill, or even a couple of peacock bass. It can’t get too hot for peacocks to bite. LAKE OKEECHOBEE: Roland Martin Marina and Resort manager Ramon Iglesias reports bass biting really well along Observation Shoal and on the “walls” outside Clewiston. The largemouths are hunkered inside the grass lines, where a Big EZ or Speed Worm in junebug or black-and-blue , or a white frog or Spook is the ticket early. A 6-inch stick worm like a Gambler Fat Ace or Senko in the same dark colors, including watermelon red, is the way to go the rest of the day. For those fish fry fixin’s, there’s the possibility of a limit of bluegills, or unlimited exotic cichlids for anglers working the Shoal with Beetlespins, crickets or red worms."

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🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 8-17-2020 😎👍

 

🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 8-17-2020 😎👍

🎣 Sebastian Inlet District Week of August 17: Summer doldrums.. 🐟  "Hot summer days at the inlet with the typical afternoon thunderstorms rolling through are the norm this time of year.  We hear the fishing action has been pretty much the same with lots of Mangrove Snapper around.  You’ll find them throughout the inlet system so try your luck at a new fishing spot somewhere in the State Park.  You’ve got lots of options – the jetties, catwalks, shorelines, by the tide pool cove and the T-dock.  The favorite bait to target Mangrove Snapper is live shrimp so go see Tommy at Sebastian Inlet Bait and Tackle before you head out to get your supplies. There have been some Red Drum around Tommy tells us, a few Spanish Mackerel, Jacks and Blue Runners too.  Your best bet is on the North and South jetties.  Spanish Mackerel will hit on little spoons, Gotcha lures and jigs.  Use live shrimp to target Jacks and Blue Runners will hit on a variety of smaller baits and lures.  Use shrimp, clams or sandfleas to target the Red Drum. We know anglers are anxiously awaiting the start of Snook season set for September 1.  We will be posting more information in the next two weeks on bag and size limits, and any relevant information from FWC and Sebastian Inlet State Park officials."

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 8-17-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "Offshore over the weekend was a little slow with a few sails and dolphin around in 60 to 80ft with live bait. The Kingfish bite has been good with a few nice fish around to the north with on the reef. Baits has been hard to find with a few around 12. The snapper fishing has picked up with the water cleaning up a little. Inshore snook bite has been good on live bait in the inlet and around docks. There has been a few good reds to the north around Harbor Branch with soft baits and top water around first light. The beach fishing has been steady to the south around the power plant."

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 8-19-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida  "Surf fishing has been very good the last several days, with Snook, Tarpon, Spanish Mackerel, Ladyfish, and Jack Crevalle roaming the beaches up and down the Treasure Coast chasing glass minnows and occasionally mullet. Hogy Paddle Tails in the 5.5″ and 6.5″ versions have been the most effective lures, though spoons have also produced. The Indian River is still pretty dirty overall, but some Redfish and Snook are still being caught, as well as baby Tarpon in the early AM. The inlets are still producing Snook in the evenings, but season is still closed. Offshore has been quiet, with the occasional Kingfish, and some Mangrove Snapper for the bottom fisherman."

🎣 South Florida Weekly Fishing Report 🐟 August 20, 2020  "Along the beaches in Martin and St. Lucie County there has been a nice uptick in the pompano bite. Anglers having the best results have been using sandflea- and yellow crab-flavored Fishbites. Also along those beaches, there is still a nice bite for whiting and croaker. Bloodworm-flavored Fishbites have been working well. Snook are still cruising the shoreline as well. A top-water plug in the early morning or late afternoon has been a best bet. Along the beaches in Jupiter the snook have mostly been congregating at the inlet and at the Juno Pier. Season opens Sept. 1. Also along the beaches in Jupiter, at a few of the rock piles off the beach, there have been some Spanish mackerel. The surf action has been good around Singer Island. Look for snook and tarpon along the beach during low light conditions."

🎣 St Augustine FISHING REPORT 🐟 No prey, few predators. This has not been the kindest of summers for near shore anglers. "Alligator season began Aug. 15 and continues through Nov. 1. The FWC estimates there will be around 15,000 requests for about 7,000 permits this year statewide. The harvest each year is scientifically set to keep the state's gator populations viable but controllable. Most of the local hunters are seeing plenty of gators but not the real giants of the past. This is to be expected as everyone targets the big gators. Still, gator hunter Adam Delaney who guides trips out of Lake George reported three hunts this week with a 10 foot, 10-incher, an 11 foot, 3-ncher and a 12 foot, 8 inch specimen. So there are some trophies still around. Surf fishing has been decent. And for whatever reason the county pier has been attracting several species of fish, including trout, spadefish, flounder, sheepshead and whiting. The Flagler County Pier has the same thing going on but add snook, small kingfish, jacks and mangrove snapper.

🎣 Juno Bait Weekend Fishing Outlook 🐟 (8/21-8/23/20202)  "SURF/PIER  The Juno Beach Pier had a few kingfish around this week, along with a decent number of bonita.  A diamond jig or good casting swimming plug (X-Rap, SP Minnow, or Yo-Zuri Long Cast) are good lure options.  A few Spanish Mackerel around the Pier, but not in the numbers that the past few weeks saw.  While snook fishing has not been red hot at the pier, a decent number are still being caught.  Snook fishing along the beach remains good, especially early in the morning.  Best bet has been small lures in the 3-4" range resembling pilchards.  Good numbers of small baits around, and that is what the snook have been keyed in on.  Up to the nort,h the glass minnow schools are attracting a lot of attention from sharks, tarpon, snook, Spanish Mackerel, and even a early season bluefish or two.  No set spot for the glass minnow schools, just have to go looking for them.  Could be a handful of pompano around this weekend with some east winds in the forecast."

🎣 August 21 fishing report from Byron Stout 🐟 "Between morning thunderstorms, getting-back-to-school chores, and recovering from hardcore vacationing in the Florida Keys, things have been pretty quiet on local waters. Which is not to say the fish aren’t biting. Late summer is prime time for red grouper action offshore, where permit also are waiting on wrecks and reefs. An abundance of juvenile tarpon make inshore grand slams including snook, redfish and trout a strong possibility. Hankerings for a fish fry can be easily satisfied with crappie on Lake Trafford, or bluegill on the Big O."

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🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 8-10-2020 😎👍

 

🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 8-10-2020 😎👍 

🎣 Sebastian Inlet District Week of August 10: Mangrove Snapper are running again 🐟 "Mangrove Snapper are running again and anglers are getting hits all over the inlet.  Try fishing from the jetties, catwalks, shorelines, cove and Tdock.  We hear they were biting really good early this morning on low tide. There are also some Spanish Mackerel, Jacks and Blue Runners around.  Your best bet is on the North and South jetties.  Use your little spoons, jigs and Gotcha lures to target Spanish Mackerel.  Live shrimp and spoons for Jacks, and pretty much any smaller bait or lure to target Blue Runners. Tommy at Sebastian Inlet Bait and Tackle tells us he has even seen a few Margates and Flounder anglers have caught in the last few days.  Best bet is West of the bridge to reel in Flounder.  For the Margates use frozen or live shrimp, and they’ll be mainly off the jetties or under the bridge catwalks.  Go see Tommy and he’ll get you set up with all the bait you’ll need and give you an update on the latest action."

😎 Jupiter Inlet North Jetty Surf Forecast "Today's Jupiter Inlet North Jetty sea temperature is 86 °F (Statistics for 12 Aug 1981-2005 - mean: 85 max: 87 min: 84 °F)"

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 8-12-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "Good morning everyone. We’ve got reasonably calm conditions thru the weekend, so hopefully you can get out there. Fishing for Redfish in the Indian River has been quite good lately. Sight fishing has been difficult due to water conditions, but those fishing live bait and soft plastics have had good fishing. There have also been quite a few Snook around as well to keep things lively. Surf fishing for Snook, Spanish Mackerel, Jack Crevalle, and Tarpon has been good as well, with calm conditions and bait around as well. Spoons, swimbaits, and jigs have all been productive. Tides will also get better for morning and evening action as the week goes on, right now late morning and afternoon seem to be the best. Snook fishing in the inlets continue to be good during closed season, and there’s been some Tarpon on outgoing evening tides. Offshore, trolling has been really quiet lately, but Mangrove Snapper fishing has been decent on cut bait, despite some dirtier than normal water conditions. Good luck out there, and stay safe."

🎣 Jacksonville Fishing Report 🐟 Mangrove Madness "Capt. Jeff Wansor said he's catching a lot of keeper mangroves along the ICW. Mud minnows have been the primo bait. Wansor said he's finding pods of reds along the edge of the ditch, which he is catching with finger mullet during the lower-water parts of the tide cycle. The approach is also yielding a nice bycatch. "We're getting a lot of trout. Not a lot of numbers but some decent fish," he said. Wansor said the rain has taken a toll on the water clarity and salinity, and he said the bite in some of the creeks has slowed a bit.  John Eggers said an upside to the rain has been a drop in water temperature. He said the red fish and flounder bite has been OK, while the sea trout bite has been good on drop offs between 10 and 15 feet of water. I received another round of promising bull red reports from the St. Johns River this week, so you've got a Plan B for big fish if you're nearshore plans crumble. Fish cut crab in 40 feet of water and wait for the bite. And please use enough tackle to fight the fish quickly and take care of them once you've landed them."

🎣 South Florida Weekly Fishing Report 🐟 August 13, 2020 "The snook and tarpon fishing as been good at the Lake Worth Inlet and the nearby bridges and beaches. Flair Hawk jigs and bigger swimbaits are working great at night, while during the day downsizing your presentation to something like a Vudu Shrimp or a Hyperplastic Dartspin should work well. Big jack crevalle have been spotted cruising around the surf zone and the Lake Worth Inlet. Throw a big piece of metal like a Shimano Coltsniper jig or a big topwater lure to get into them. Little by little, a few early season mullet have been showing up, which is an exciting sign for inshore guys because it means the bulk of them are not far behind. Spinner and blacktip sharks have been jumping along the edges of the flats and channels in the Intracoastal Waterway near the Boynton Inlet."

🎣 Daytona Beach Fishing Report 🐟 Big redfish invading inlet areas "The area is seeing the first signs of the fall mullet run and when there are mullet running, big fish are not far behind. SURF, PIERS: Gene Lytwyn at The Fishin’ Hole said there is one primary catch in these waters. “The surf is still mostly whiting,” he said. “Catch them with pompano rigs, baited with shrimp, sand fleas or Fishbites. Quite a few small sharks are being caught. More tarpon activity is being noticed now that some more mullet are present.” And there’s this report from Flagler County from Capt. Mike Vickers Jr. (hammockbaitandtackle.com): “The Flagler Beach Pier this weekend saw a hot mangrove snapper bite at the end of the pier,” he said. “We also got reports of whiting, jacks, flounder, drum and pompano. The surf in Flagler has been alive with whiting, sharks, pompano and the surprise of a few permit. The surf rounds out with black drum redfish and trout.”

🎣 Juno Bait Weekend Fishing Outlook 🐟 (8/14-8/16/2020) "SURF/PIER Surf fishing, by summer time standards, has been very good this week.  The snook have been cruising the beach in good numbers, along with a few tarpon and big jacks.  Low light periods remain the best for the snook, though high sun can provide good sight fishing opportunities.   For those looking for good action; the croakers, sandperch, and even a pompano or two are biting pieces of shrimp on a bottom rig.  Fair scattering of summertime Spanish Mackerel around; though not in the same numbers we saw over the past week or two.  The Juno Beach Pier snook bite has been a bit off this week, so look for better chances along the beach or in the inlets."

🎣 August 14 fishing report from Byron Stout 🐟 "Fishing’s been a little quiet, given the recent exodus of 16,000-plus anglers to the Keys for lobster season, with frequent summer thunderstorms piling on. But the catching has been good for those who’ve gone. Offshore trips for red grouper have been pretty good, with catches starting in about 65 feet and improving as you go seaward. Snook, tarpon and redfish like it hot, so no complaints from them. None from Lake Trafford’s crappie anglers, either. We’re talking limits of specks."

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🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 8-3-2020

 

🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 8-3-2020

🎣 Orlando Area and East Central Lagoon Coast Fishing Forecast 🐟 August 2020  "The heat is on, as fishing opportunities kick in along the Indian River Lagoon Coast of Florida. Looks like its going to be an active season for summer squalls, but as long as they stay away fishing along the beaches and in the inlets will remain equally as hot. The Labrador current (cold water upwelling) as it is known is still holding off this year, but when it arrives it will cool down bottom temperatures and the bottom fishing in some areas along Florida’s east coast. With average bottom water temperatures in the mid-sixties, finding warmer water is the key to locating fish. Studies have shown the phenomena is actually the effect of a prevailing south wind combined with the Coriolis effect pushing the warm surface water offshore and the cold bottom water moving up to replace displaced water, but either way it equates to some tough fishing at times. Look for the blue water bite to improve along the inshore reefs and wrecks of Chris Benson, 8A Reef, and Pelican Flats, with kingfish, dolphin, black fin tuna, and cobia serving as the primary species, along with an occasional wahoo or sailfish. This is also the time of year when cooler waters sometimes push the giant manta rays in close to the shoals off the Cape, bringing cobia with them. Further offshore, the Gulf Stream typically moves in closer making tuna a possibility for smaller boats, and as long as the summer squalls stay away, running to the other side of the stream isn’t out of the question."

🎣 Captain Greg's Fishing Report 🐟 August 2020 "August Near Shore Fishing Forecast: Tropical storm Isaias will have the water clarity wrecked for any hopes of live bait trolling the beach for kings and the occasional cobia so unless we have no more storm activity for the next month you will have to wait another year for that awesome fishery. August is a great month for Tarpon. Live pogies drifted back over the shoal will be a sure bet for anyone wanting to have a blast trying to tame these awesome fish. Finding the live bait might be a challenge but once you have the bait it is just a numbers game from there on out. 50lb fluro leader with a 5/0 circle hook free lined back is all you need. You will have some bluefish and sharks to weed through but eventually that tarpon will find you. Goliath grouper are another awesome fish we have in August that are perfect targets for anglers who just want to see if they have what it takes to tame the beast. Use any giant live or dead bait along any structure inside of 10 miles and you have a great chance at goliath grouper."

🎣 Fishing with Tom 🐟 Beautiful night out.  Decided to hit a certain wicked northern Massachusetts beach with my good buddy Tom.  He completely out-fished me.  Wouldn't you know it, my camera only got him catching one fish.  Not sure how that happened!  Enjoy! 

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 8-3-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida  "Good Afternoon hope every had a safe weekend thankfully the storm was not so bad and we can have an Offshore report for ya soon. Inshore the snook and trout bite was ok to the north around Harbor Branch for the few that got out with a few tarpon around in the inlet. The weather should be nice the rest of the week hopefully you can get out."

🎣 Sebastian Inlet Week of August 3 🐟  Mangrove Snapper, Reds, Spanish Mackerel, Jacks and Blue Runners "Tommy tells us that fishing has been decent, but not great as we head into high summer.  The one constant is our summertime Mangrove Snapper and there are lots around to be had.  Use small live shrimp or greenies to target them, and try fishing from the T-dock or the north shoreline by the tide pool. Red Drum can be found throughout the inlet system too and usually hit better on the outgoing tide.  Use your live shrimp or cut bait.  Spanish Mackerel, Jacks and Blue Runners have been coming over the rails on the jetties.  Try the South jetty for now.  Spanish Mackerel will hit on little spoons, jigs and Gotcha lures.  Blue Runners will bite on a variety of smaller baits and lures, and Jacks seem to prefer live shrimp and spoons.  Tommy tells us there have even been a few large Cubera Snapper hanging around.  Try the North jetty when it reopens.  Anglers are still seeing a lot of Snook too, but please remember they are catch and release only until the season opens again in a few short weeks on September 1."

😎 PONCE INLET (NEW SMYRNA) SURF REPORT AND FORECAST 🎣 

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 8-5-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "Good morning everyone. By the looks of the damage done in North Carolina up into the Northeast that we dodged a bullet from Isaias. Surf conditions have calmed down, but the water is still pretty dirty in most places, and seaweed is gone from some areas, but others are unfishable due to the weeds. Hopefully with a few days of calm conditions things will clear up. The Indian River has received quite a bit of runoff, making it even dirtier than it was, but those fishing the outflows of culverts and relief canals have had success with Snook and baby Tarpon. The inlets are producing Snook at night on flare jigs, as well as Tarpon on jigs and plugs on outgoing tide. Offshore has been quiet, but as things are calming down things should resume, as the Kingfish bite was pretty good before the storm. Good luck out there."

🎣 South Florida Weekly Fishing Report 🐟 Palm Beach Post August 6, 2020 "Where the sargassum isn’t too thick, anglers at the beach on Singer Island are catching snook and the occasional tarpon working Livetarget Slow-Roll on a weighted hook. Surf anglers working the beaches just south of the Boynton Inlet have been catching barracuda on tube lures and tarpon using 3.5 inch Yo-Zuri lures that mimic either pilchards or sardines. At the Boynton Inlet there have been a few mangrove snapper caught as well as snook and tarpon on live baits. Tarpon up to 100 pounds have been seen rolling in the channel in the Intracoastal Waterway between the Boynton Inlet and the Palm Beach Yacht Center. Anglers at the Lantana Bridge are catching some nice sheepshead on peeled shrimp and clam strips. Sand perch and small mangrove snappper are being caught at the bridge on live and peeled shrimp."

🎣 Daytona Beach Fishing Report 🐟 Catches before, after tropical storm "The tropical storm slowed, but didn’t stop, anglers from getting out on the water and reeling in a variety of fish. SURF, PIERS: This week’s surf report comes from Capt. Mike Vickers Jr. (hammockbaitandtackle.com). “The surf has been hot for whiting, jacks and pompano,” he said. “The shark bite off of Flagler beaches is still red hot. And just this reminder: get your shark permit if fishing for these great game fish. The permit is no cost to get yet if caught without one the price is high. The surf is also producing redfish, black drum and trout.” The piers report catches of whiting with jacks, a few pompano and trout mixed in.”

🎣 Jacksonville Fishing Report 🐟 Bouncing back after Isaias hangover "While Hurricane Isaias was barely felt on land in Jacksonville, the big, albeit short-lived swell it created off our coast put the brakes on some hot coastal fishing. The dust has settled enough to allow local charter captains to take a peek in the ocean, and what they saw was a mixed bag. The good news: there's a ton of bait on the beach and in the inlet. However, the water was dirty, and the bite was dead. Since the bait is still around, you'd have to think the fishing will pick up after the nearshore water cleans up. Until then, there's plenty of redfish, trout and flounder to catch in the St. Johns River and the ditch. The weekend forecast is looking mild for a change. NOAA is calling for light south winds and seas between one and two feet."

🎣 Juno Bait Weekend Fishing Outlook 🐟 (8/7-8/9/2020)  "SURF/PIER Catch and release snook fishing has been good along the beach, at the Juno Beach Pier, and in Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlets as well.  Look for the snook bite to be really good at night on the backside of the moon.  The inlet bite will be best on the tides; and heavily bait dependent.  For the inlet snook it's all about the croakers and sand perch.  The Spanish Mackerel have been biting well at the Juno Beach Pier.  Small Clark Spoons below a bobber rig are a great choice for the Macs, as is free-lining small live baits.  A handful of big jacks cruising the beach, along with a few tarpon.  The Juno Beach Pier has seen a few Bonita as well over the past week.  Jupiter Inlet is producing a few mangrove snapper.  Fair number of croaker and sand perch are biting small pieces of shrimp in the first trough."

🎣 St Augustine Fishing Report 🐟 Snook, tarpon are red hot "The tarpon bite continues to be as good as most anglers can remember this year. Most of the fishing is just inside or just outside of either of our inlets. They’re also following the shrimp boats, gorging on bycatch shoveled off the decks. There were two strange and similar reports of kingfish being caught in 10 to 12 feet of water off the beaches this week. And both captains insist they’ve never seen so many kingfish skyrocketing at any given moment. The kingfish fishing on the local reefs and wrecks has been pretty slow all week, so the beaches will likely be your best bet. That is especially true around the Nine-Mile bottom where sharks are killing more kingfish and cobia than are making into ice chests. It is a slaughter out there."

🎣 August 7 fishing report from Byron Stout 🐟 "If you’re looking for a lazy, hazy, summer day, don’t throw a line in the water. You’ll likely end up all tired and sweaty. Snook and redfish are biting so well, they’re even hitting red mangrove seeds. Really. Beach fishing is producing tripletail in the surf at Venice, and nearshore anglers report big permit and limits of mangrove snapper in as little as 30 feet of water. Bluegill and bass have been biting well on Lake Okeechobee, and Lake Trafford waters have risen enough to support a bass boat tournament."

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