🎣 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 7-20-2020

🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 7-20-2020

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

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 7-21-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "Good Morning, Offshore the last few days was slow with a few kings and sails around to the south off the power plant with live bait in 80 to 100ft with a few cobia mixed in. The wind looks like it will stick around the next few days hopefully it will calm back down for the weekend. Inshore the trout bite has been steady to the north on soft baits around first light with a few redfish mixed in. The snapper bite along the channel and bridges has been good with live shrimp and white baits. The snook fishing has been steady in the inlet on the outgoing tide with live bait remember its catch and release till September 1st."

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 7-22-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "Good morning everyone. With the windier conditions we currently have, the Indian River may be your best bet. Decent Seatrout catches have been caught on soft plastics and shrimp, and even top water action if you can find a lee. The early birds are also finding some cooperative baby tarpon in the usual spots like the Sebastian River, Grand Harbor, and others, as well as some Snook. The beaches have been pretty unfishable, with plenty of weed along the east coast to go along with the rougher conditions, but hopefully calmer conditions for the weekend will lead to some better fishing. The inlets have been yielding pretty good numbers of Snook, but please remember that the season is closed thru next month. Offshore is obviously pretty bumpy, but for those heading out there have been Kingfish and a few Sailfish being caught south of Ft. Pierce Inlet in 80′ to 100′ of water. Good luck out there."

🎣 Week of July 22 Sebastian Inlet District 🐟 Gone Fishin' "For the latest reports on the action and what's biting at the inlet, call our friend Tommy at Sebastian Inlet Bait & Tackle – 321-768-6621.  He's been there for more than 20 years and NO ONE knows the fishing at the inlet better than him.  And when you make the trip, help support a local business so they're around for years to come. Drum roll, please...for our featured anglers of the week.  This photo comes from Luis - he and his buddy were beach fishing just after July 4th at the inlet and caught these snook with artificial lures.  Both were returned to the water safely since the season is closed until September 1.  Looks like you guys had a great day!"

🎣 South Florida Weekly Fishing Report 🐟 July 23, 2020 Palm Beach Post "Working the seawalls using top-water plugs, anglers in the St. Lucie and Indian Rivers are having a blast catching jack crevalle. Many have been big and are ready to fight. When asked how big they were one shop owner joked “We measure them in fight time. You’ve got 10-minute, 30-minute, even an hour.” He said there had been lots of 30-minute ‘jack attacks’ recently. There have been snook caught working the dock lights at night. Black drum are being caught along the bridges using shrimp on a jig head. There is good snook action at the Jupiter Inlet and up into the Loxahatchee River. At the Boynton Inlet there are still lots of snook and tarpon congregating near the north jetty during the incoming tide. Most of the snook are around 80 yards east of the jetty while the snook are rolling near the color change."

🎣 Volusia-Flagler Readers Fish Photos 🐟 "Local anglers made the most of the last day of red snapper season and there plenty of other catches, too."

🎣 St Augustine FISHING REPORT 🐟 Mythical flounder and a white shark, too  "One of the better guides in the area, Tommy Derringer, reports that tarpon fishing is the best he’s ever seen. We talked last week about the tarpon behind the shrimp boats, but it’s been too rough this week to try that. Tommy’s been jumping all he can handle in the Matanzas Inlet, and releasing two or three a day (it’s a long way between hooking and landing a tarpon). There are also good numbers of small tarpon in the creeks down around Matanzas - from 10 to 20 pounds. There may be no better slice of the fishing pie than hooking these baby tarpon on light spinning outfits. It’s fast, furious and an aerial display. Try it. Tommy said they’re hitting live shrimp. With all the hoopla of the short snapper season over, most of the guides are getting back to targeting kingfish. It’s been rough fishing off the beach, and too windy to really work the local reefs and wrecks. That may continue for another few days. The good news is pogies showed up again north of the St. Augustine Inlet. And the guys in Flagler Beach say huge schools are making their way north this week. That’s good news for the Kingfish Challenge this weekend"

🎣 FLORIDA TODAY fishing report 🐟 Sargassum weed fouls offshore, surf fishing plans. Space Coast anglers are going to find nuisance sargassum weed fouling surf and offshore fishing trips

🎣 Juno Bait Weekend Fishing Outlook 🐟 (7/24-7/26/2020) "SURF/PIER-  Rough conditions (by summertime standards) and lots of seaweed had the surf bite a little tough this week.  Those willing to fight through the weeds found a decent snook bite.  The snook are in both Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlets in good numbers.  The Juno Beach Pier has had good snok action, with a handful of tarpon around as well.  Good number of Spanish Mackerel around the pier over the past few days.  The bobber rig or crappie jig have been the best bets for the macs."

🎣 July 24 fishing report from Byron Stout 🐟 "With thousands of Southwest Florida lobster divers headed to the Florida Keys for the annual sport season, next Wednesday and Thursday, local waters will be full of fish, but not fishermen. Think about the possibility of catching snook, redfish, tarpon and permit all in one day. They’ve been biting in Charlotte Harbor. For food fish, Saturday, July 25 is the last day of the open season for red snapper, offshore, where red grouper and lane snapper also will fill the bill o’ fare. LAKE OKEECHOBEE: Bradley Lytle of Roland Martin Marine Center in Clewiston reports bluegills still biting, but more scattered along Observation Shoal, the Rim Canal and Ritta Island, after the recent new moon. Dunk crickets or cast ultralight spinnerbaits for great action and fish fries."

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🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 7-6-2020

🎣 Florida Fishing Reports 🐟 Week of 7-6-2020

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 7-6-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "Offshore yesterday the sail bite has been steady to the south in 80 to 100ft with live bait with a few scattered dolphin mixed in. The kingfish bite has been steady to the north with a bunch of small fish with a few good ones mixed in. The snapper bite has been ok during the day and at night with some nice mangroves around with both live and dead bait. Looks like the weather will be good the next few days hopefully you can get out before the storms. Inshore the trout bite has been steady around first light with a few reds mixed in soft baits and top water have produce well. The snook bite has been good in the inlet and the bridges on the outgoing tide remember season is closed so its catch and release till September."

🎣 Week of July 6 Sebastian Inlet District 🐟 Mangrove Snapper are running! "Tommy at Sebastian Inlet Bait & Tackle tells the fishing has really picked up.  Mangrove Snapper are running throughout the inlet and in the backwaters hitting on their favorite bait, live shrimp.  You have your choice of fishing spots at the Park to target these guys from land. Spanish Mackerel have been running pretty good too we hear.  They are biting on little spoons, jigs and Gotcha lures.  Your best bet – try the North and South jetties. We have been getting reports of massive Red Drum, again throughout the inlet system, with a few smaller keepers in between.  Use live shrimp here too and please remember your bag and size limits."

🎣 White's Tackle Fishing Report 7-8-2020 🐟 Stuart Florida "The calm conditions continue, with early morning west winds making the surf look like a lake. Bait on the beaches includes Pilchards, Threadfin Herring ( greenies ), glass minnows, and croakers. Snook activity is picking up in many places, with some really solid fish being caught. Spanish Mackerel, Jack Crevalle, Ladyfish, sharks, and Tarpon are also getting in on the action. Inshore, the afternoon rains and heat have combined to make much of the water dirty, but Snook and baby Tarpon are being caught around culverts and outflows, but fish early or late to avoid the heat. Offshore, Sailfish activity has been about as good as its been all year, with some good numbers being put up by several boats, on both live bait and trolled ballyhoo. The inlets continue to produce good Snook catches, but remember that the season is closed."

🎣 Daytona Beach News Journal Fishing Report 🐟 Locals bring in big hauls as summer heats up  "The fish are biting up and down the coast, and locals can’t reel them in fast enough. Surf Piers: Roy Mattson (royssurffishing.com) said they’ve been seeing smaller pompano along the beach, redfish in the inlet, and flounder along the reef and pier. Capt. Mike Vickers, meanwhile, filed this report from Flagler. “The surf from Flagler beach to Matanzas inlet has been producing good numbers of whiting, a few flounder, trout, black drum, reds, and tarpon.”

🎣 Florida Today Red snapper season 🐟 Florida's east coast anglers need to know 2 new federal regulations  "Red snapper season will be short and sweet along the U.S. Atlantic Coast this year — just four days. Anglers can keep the popular fish on July 10, 11, 12 and 17 before being relegated back to releasing the red snapper they catch. Any angler who has fished for them during such brief seasons over the past 10 years is aware of the typical regulations in federal waters, which begin three miles offshore: No size limit Bag limit of one red snapper per angler per day Non-stainless steel circle hooks (offset or non-offset) required when using hook-and-line gear with natural baits in waters north of 28 degrees north latitude. The 28th parallel north runs through Palm Bay, Florida. The regulations were designed so anglers would not fish an entire school trying to catch the biggest one. The idea is to catch one red snapper per angler, then go fish for another species somewhere else"

🎣 Jacksonville Fishing Report 🐟 Red snapper season is (almost) here. "In this week’s Jacksonville Fishing Report, read about what you need to know heading into this year’s red snapper season. The circus returns to Mayport on Friday, the long-awaited opener of this year’s four-day red snapper season. The season runs from July 10th to July 12 and will reopen for the final day on July 17. You’re now required to register for a free State Reef Fish Angler endorsement from FWC if you will be bottom fishing. And starting July 15, bottom anglers will also be required to have a descending device on their boat. Snapper have been abundant on local reefs this summer, even on the public inshore numbers. The hard part will be finding a parking spot at the boat ramps, even for boaters not participating in the highly popular season. If your boat doesn’t live at a marina, you better wake up early this weekend. Surf anglers have been catching lots of big whiting and a few nice pompano during the last week, said Spencer Brogden. It can be easy to overlook surf fishing during the summer, but last week proved you don’t have to go far to fill the cooler."

🎣 St Augustine FISHING REPORT 🐟 Snapper madness on tap for the weekend "The Atlantic Of course the big news here is the opening of a four-day red snapper season starting today. It runs today, Saturday and Sunday and one extra day July 17 — next Friday.
If you wonder why we have only four days a year to target red snapper, join the club. It should be noted here that Florida’s Gulf Coast will enjoy a 45-day season this year. The fish stocks are similar, but the Gulf waters are ruled by a different federal group than the Atlantic. That’s really just the beginning of the idiocy handed down by our South Atlantic Fish Management Council (and oxymoron if ever there was one). They’ve also come up with some new regulations for this year’s snapper season, but have done little to advertise the brand-spankin’ new rules thus far. They might be better termed “traps.”" Worth your time to visit the link to St Augustine to read the breakdown of traps. They list a make believe line around Palm Beach needing to fish only non stainless offset circle hooks on private boats. A new regulation for those on private boats requires a free state reef fish angler designation to snapper fish. Obtain from any fishing license place or at GoFishingFlorida.com. Visit StAugustine.com for more.

🎣 Juno Bait Weekend Fishing Outlook 🐟 (7/10-7/12/2020) "Surf Pier-  The main game in town right now along the beach and at the pier will be snook.  For the most part live croakers and sandperch will be the best bet for the snook (especially the bigger ones).  Don't overlook a chunk of dead bait as an option for the snook as well.  If your into throwing lures for the snook a small paddletail or bucktail jig is good during the day.  At night throw bigger swimbaits and flair hawk jigs for best results.  North of Jupiter Inlet the tarpon are still around in good numbers.  They are still hanging around the minnow schools for the most part and remain locked on smaller baits.  Hogy paddletails remain a great lure choice around the minnow schools.  A handful of Spanish Mackerel around, as well as good numbers of blue runners in the surf as well."

🎣 July 10 fishing report from Byron Stout 🐟 It's hot, to no one's surprise. Somewhat surprisingly, the extreme heat and lack of rain haven't put the big chill on fishing prospects "LAKE OKEECHOBEE: Roland Martin's Marine Center in Clewiston reports bass biting well along Observation Shoal, around  Tin House Cove on the north shore, and in Pelican Bay at the Big O's southeast corner. Fish Kissimmeegrass and reed lines early with white or clear Spooks, and go to watermelon red, junebug or black/blue flake Senkos or Speed Worms as the sun rises. Swimbaits in Houdini, Lane Toad and White Lightning patterns also have been productive. Then again, nothing beats a live wild shiner, as Kansan Hunter Leonard found out on his trip with Roland Martin Marina Capt. Mark King. For bluegills, dunk crickets or cast black/chartreuse Beetle Spins along the Shoal, Ritta Island, or around lily pad patches along the Rim Canal. A large bloom of bluegreen algae has been concentrated in the northern half of the lake, but waters along the south end have been clear this week."

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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."


Live Streams to check out: Zoos and aquariums 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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Florida East Coast Surf Fishing

Cocoa Beach Pier and Beach Access Areas

Cocoa Beach Pier and Beach Access Areas

Surf Fishing Cocoa Beach Cape Canaveral

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A plethora of species surf fishing Florida's east coast await in Brevard County, Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach areas. Surf fishing Sharks, Pompano, Black Drum, Red Drum, Whiting, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackerel, Tarpon, Bluefish, Ladyfish, Spadefish, Jack Crevalle, Saltwater and Sailcats, Rays, Pufferfish, occasional Snapper, Flounder, occasional Kingfish, Grouper, Sea Robin, and Tripletail to name a few.

Let's start with where to go

The whole of Cocoa Beach charges for parking, so if you are looking for free parking near beach access ramps Cape Canaveral is for you. Surfers, swimmers, and fishermen usually share the beach and is self explanatory in observation before setting up.

Cape Canaveral Taylor Ave Parking

Cocoa Beach Pier Parking

A link to Florida East Coast Surf Fishing Updated Map showing the areas of Florida's east coast beach access and where to park, etc is below. It is a work in progress and expected to be complete in the next week. We are working to add to this through February to also include the greater Tampa area, Panhandle, and Keys.

New to Surf Fishing?

Starter basics including line, reel choice, and knots are answered in the link above so we can jump into bait specifics for target species. Year-round be sure to have an assortment of fresh dead, live, or alternative baits like Fishbites with you, or a selection of lures if you choose. Link to our lure article is Artificial Baits Fishing in Saltwater or Freshwater. If one isn't working out, try another. If a spot isn't catching, move a bit. Watch the beach for signs, birds, sand fleas, surf break, catch the tide times before heading out and try to fish around the tide, moving in or out usually good but it isn't necessary to restrict your fishing to those times. Many fish are caught in between, right place, right time the fish might just be there. 

Two-fer Bluefish

What has worked for us through the years: Pompano, Whiting, Black Drum, Red Drum, Trout, Sheepshead, most everything will eat a shrimp (fresh, dead, salted, combined with Fishbites, or Fishbites alone) but Whiting, Black and Red Drum, and Sheepshead also like fiddler crabs and crab knuckles; 

Clam (salted or not) bite has been Whiting, Pompano, Trout, Black and Red Drum, Catfish, Sharks; onto Finger Mullet (live or cut mullet) often catch Red and Black Drum, Trout, Mackerel, Tarpon, Snook, Shark, and Sailcat. Squid for Red and Black Drum, Shark, Whiting, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Catfish, Trout. Sand fleas catch Pompano, Whiting, Catfish, Black and Red Drum to name a few. 

This is just a list of what we caught but never be surprised at what comes off the hook from the Atlantic Ocean Florida East Coast Surf Fishing. We highlighted Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach as we added those areas on the updated map.

Whiting: All our catches using Florida East Coast Surf Fishing Pompano Rigs

Updated Map of Surf Fishing Locations along Florida's east coast.

Surf Fishing Canaveral National Seashore

Florida East Coast Surf Fishing FECSF

God Bless =)

Florida East Coast Beach Cams

We Needed a Quick List of Beach Cams in Action to Check the Conditions Before Heading Out Surf Fishing Florida's East Coast. We tried to list them North to South mainly and get enough in.

First Light Insite St Augustine A Good Morning Webcam on Facebook

SurfGuru Jacksonville Beach Pier Surf Cam and Report

Surfline Jacksonville Beach Pier

Flagler Surf Webcam

Volusia County Daytona Beach Cam

Surfline Bethune Beach Surf Cam

Volusia County New Smyrna Beach Cam

Cape Canaveral Cam

SurfGuru Jetty Park Port Canaveral Surf Cam and Report

SurfGuru Cocoa Beach North Surf Cam and Report

SurfGuru Cocoa Beach Pier Surf Cam and Report

SurfGuru Surf Drive Cocoa Beach Surf Cam and Report

SurfGuru Sidney Fischer Park Surf Cam and Report

Surf Guru Lori Wislon Park Surf Cam and Report

SurfGuru 2nd Light Turtle Beach Surf Cam and Report

SurfGuru RC's Satellite Beach Surf Cam and Report

Surf Guru Indialantic Boardwalk Surf Cam and Report

SurfGuru Melbourne Beach Surf Cam and Report

SurfGuru Spanish House Melbourne Beach Surf Cam and Report

Sebastian Inlet Webcam Sebastian Inlet District

SurfGuru Sebastian Inlet Surf Cam and Report

Vero Beach Cam

SurfGuru Ft. Pierce Inlet

St Lucie Inlet Stuart

SurfGuru Stuart Rocks Jensen

Jupiter Inlet Webcam

SurfGuru Lake Worth Pier

Lake Worth Inlet Webcam

Boca Surf Cam

SurfGuru Pompano Beach Pier

Pompano Beach Webcam Official Website of the City

Islamorada Webcam

Fort Zachary Taylor Key West Webcam

First Light Insite offers an interactive "Good Morning" live camera view and good morning shout out! Love to stop in here in the am.

Surf Guru has a plethora of beach condition, surf report, shoreline information on the site and is a great place to visit when checking the weather, forecast, surf and beach conditions in Florida. We listed the cameras to get a quick peek at beach conditions before heading out surf fishing but they do have short advertisements.

This should cover the bases enough to get a quick look at surf and beach conditions along Florida's East Coast, Tight Lines!

CU on the Beach!

Florida East Coast Surf Fishing

Everything Has a Beginning Florida East Coast Surf Fishing

To everything there is a beginning. Origin stories are timeless, classic, full of trial, courage, and outcome. Each individual has one. A start to life, a path, a journey. Our story began in April of 1989.

The travels of being are what one makes of them. How humans choose to be seen, interact with others, or which selection of tasks one has tried or accomplished. All people test the waters of life and hope the stone they cast isn't too big for the pond. We have set up residence many places throughout the United States, went where adventures led us, held numerous employment positions, raised a family, and have been blessed to meet an incredible number of people, engage with them, and discover the multitude of beginnings each had experienced. We have found a confident rebirth of fortitude, responsibility, and drive as of late. It is worth noting as there have always been the elements of corruption, underhandedness, and greed in this world. "Let your light shine before men that they may see your good deeds, and Praise Your Father in Heaven" Matthew 5:16.

The idea of Florida East Coast Surf Fishing began in the Spring of 2019. We fish. We also stop to interact with other anglers as opportunity arises. A pattern of sorts emerged between April and June. Fishermen began stating how it would be nice to fish with others but didn't know where to find anglers in the area. We started searching the Internet for key words we thought relevant and came up dismayed. The key words we used were of course, Florida East Coast Surf Fishing.

We created the Facebook group as a hub, Twitter because doesn't everyone have a Twitter, and random other social media sites to compliment. We then bought a Go Pro and started YouTube to show surf fishing for regular people as mainly we saw professionals or celebrities fishing, catching only monsters. That can breed insecurity and hesitation in those wishing to surf fish for the first time or who wish to reenter the saltwater scene and since we have been fishing together 30 years we thought we might be able to help that. See a need, fill a need. Stayin Salty and Casting a Wide Net! We decided to always show whatever we caught and encourage others to get out of the house with their families and go fishing. Connecting Anglers One Fish At a Time =)

Many anglers started asking us about our rigs. We have always made them ourselves and never had given them much thought. Around the same time we had gotten quite busy and found our tackle box very low on fishing supplies. We began traveling to Bait Shops and searching the Internet for saltwater fishing rigs, Pompano rigs to have a few extra for back-up. What we found was dismal at best and certainly not quality. If we found a rig close to acceptable, it would have faulty hooks, incorrect line, or improper floats and beads or none at all. We decided to make our own to then sell for others, just exactly the ones we use ourselves. As we researched, we noticed many who didn't use what they sold and were confused by it. This was the motivation used to take a chunk of savings and invest in components on the large scale. We named the shorter rigs we use in Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River, River Drops and the longer ones for surf fishing, Long Drops. The Double Drop Pompano Rigs are exactly the ones we have been using for years.

Since we ordered the components and began making the Pompano Rigs, we have found two other individuals who also make this product on Florida's East Coast. These are good quality rigs as well but different than the ones we make. We believe there is room in the market for selection. You can't have a stone too big for the ocean.

There is a good sized learning curve with shipping, mass construction, and small business. We are pushing through it all and will see where it comes out, but plan to list our surf fishing rigs for sale within the next two weeks. Yet another adventure. 

We wanted to leave some tidbits, observances, and ideas we have discovered along these 50 plus years, there is still so much to explore, navigate, and grasp.

Some of what have we learned along the way. First and foremost to never be afraid. Fear tactics are now, will be, and have been utilized across the globe in family settings, fear of loss marketing strategy, or in employment arenas. Know and accept yourself, not only for what you currently are but what you also strive to be. Letting insecurity die is wise and allows for prosperity to replace it. 

The age of the Internet has introduced a whole new anonymous factor for individuals to explore. Mob mania, jealousy, and often extreme negativity abound but look closer for the positive, attempt to add to it as you surf the net, maybe we will eventually drown it all out. No one is ever sure about the next step, but standing still never gets you anywhere =)

Florida East Coast Surf Fishing

Wallace Haile aka Muddog357

Stephanie Haile aka Wavecritter

FECSF Etsy for Pompano Rigs

FECSF.com

FloridaEastCoastSurfFishing.com

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A quick story we heard once that has helped along the way to better understand life's work, "A man received a job from God to use his wheelbarrow to haul a stone up the hill for a foundation. As he began rolling his load, a friend stopped him and asked could he also take his stone up as it was clear that was his destination. Of course said the man and they loaded his wheelbarrow. Two more neighbors requested the same and the man agreed. Halfway up the hill the man began to complain to God about the heavy load. God simply replied "I would never give you more than you can carry". 

God Bless =)