SPACEFISH REPORT

Summer surf fishing is a huge BUY HIGH this week! Westerly winds will continue to make for some calm days on the beach, where the bait has been absolutely stacked right on shore, and the bite has been fantastic.

Last week I wrote a tackle review after our trip to ICAST. This week I wanted to wrap up ICAST, and give some of my final thoughts on the show as a whole. I chose a cool fishing picture to put as the cover because for years, I imagined ICAST as Disney World for fishermen. As a kid paging through tackle catalogs and magazine articles, it felt like a mythical place where every company unveiled revolutionary new products and the future of fishing was decided in a convention hall somewhere in Orlando.

Most of my trips this week took place during the early morning hours. I had a few productive days mixed in with a couple slower ones, but that’s been pretty typical lately.

Another good week of fishing offshore for the customers of Fired Up Charters. Kingfish were the primary target and they came to play.

Good morning all my Sebastian Inlet fans and fanatics, I hope everyone had a great weekend! This is going to be another one of the reports I really don’t like doing, but like I always say, I call it like I see it.

This week’s report on the Stick Marsh will be short and bittersweet. The Shad spawn is pretty much all but over.

Spent the week fishing the beaches and nearshore reefs for sharks tarpon and jacks. Cold water and NE winds made for a tough bite but persistence paid off with some good fish brought to the boat.

The bite continues to stay strong throughout the waters of New Smyrna Beach and the Mosquito Lagoon. We have had some breezy conditions this past week but it has actually been a blessing as it has got the water moving and keep it cooler on the water.

Man oh man, it was an absolutely epic weekend fishing the surf. Conditions are ripe. The beaches are loaded with bait, and the fish are busting the surface up and down the coast. Tarpon? Check. Snook? Check. Pompano? Check. Boat? NO BOAT NEEDED.

Last week the Spacefish crew went over to iCast. I went to Orlando with a simple question in mind when looking at all the new products being unveiled. Does any of this actually make fishing better for the average Central Florida angler?

This past week is continued to have really good tarpon bite, and a really good trout bite for those looking for red fish. You can find them tailing in the grass flats where you find clear water.

It’s summertime and the weather isn’t the only thing that’s hot this week. Snook at the Sebastian Inlet and at Port Canaveral have been on fire.

Thursday I was gifted the opportunity to visit the World Famous ICAST. To me the trade show was very overwhelming with All Fishing Stuff Overload to say the least.

Hey there all you Sebastian Inlet fans and anglers! I hope you all enjoyed the great weekend we had. Good news, the fish are starting to show up, and bite! Both sides of the inlet!

Spent a couple days at icast seeing new products and meeting business partners. Rapala has come out with some new saltwater soft plastics that I’m looking forward to put to the test.