
After a successful federal red snapper season, bottom fishing is still producing good catches. Bottom fisherman are still scoring grouper, cobia, various snappers, and more. Some of the nearshore artificial reefs are producing nice catches of flounder, too. The bite on the surface is not quite as strong, with kings and cudas constituting most of…
There was a phenomenal turn out for the federal red snapper season as we imagined. Most anglers caught their limit. Some also found some grouper, large triggerfish, and cobia to add with it. Weather conditions look favorable for the last day, and many are planning to take advantage of it. Trolling has been kind of…
Seems like almost everyone is excited, and preparing to fish the Federal red snapper season. The season is July 10th - 12th and the 17th. The bag limit is one fish per person any size. Effective July 1st, all bottom fisher persons of fishing license age are required to get a reef fishing permit, which…
This weeks fishing activity has pretty much been a mirror image of last week's. Fishing early or late during high heat conditions is usually beneficial to both the angler and your catch. Surf fishing is producing some whiting, along with a stray bluefish, Pompano, or bonnet head shark. Fishing Pompano rigs, baited with shrimp or…
Inshore fishing has seen an upsurge this week. Black drum catches have increased over the last couple weeks, in the Tomoka area as well as the downtown bridges. Anglers have also commented that the mangrove snappers that they are catching have increased in size to mostly keepers now. Snook fisherman are enjoying more catch and…
Offshore anglers have enjoyed the calm ocean conditions. Trollers have found scattered dolphin in shallower depths, usually around weed lines or temperature changes. Over the reefs, they have been picking up king mackerel and a few barracuda. Bottom fishing has remained pretty strong on the reefs where grouper, several varieties of snapper, triggerfish, and more…
Tomoka Basin: The inshore bite has been pretty slow overall the last couple of weeks. There have still been some redfish caught but not much to speak of in the way of trout and flounder. As the waters warm, we should start to see that change. Offshore: The bottom bite has been very good when…