SPACEFISH REPORT

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.

Water temperatures started around 84° this morning. The topwater bite has been excellent early, with the first two hours producing some quality fish. Don’t sleep on a Baby Torpedo!!!

The word for the week here in the New Smyrna Beach area has been hot, not only has the weather been hot but the bite has been as well.

Space coast tarpon season is in full swing! Calm winds and afternoon showers with insane humidity and warm temps is tarpon weather at its finest, every year from the end of may thru August or early September the space coast tarpon fishing really heats up and this year has proven to be one of the best.

Fishing hasn’t changed much over the past couple of weeks. Water temperatures continue to climb, and while the fish are still feeding, a slower presentation and retrieve continue to produce the best results.

Despite the heat, it was a fun and productive, but pretty bizarre week of surf fishing in Melbourne Beach — from a mysteriously dead nesting turtle to seasonal oddities and the “fever” of spotted eagle rays cruising the coast.

Today I am going to recap the kayak fishing my brother and I did on our big family vacation 4th of July week. My parents, my wife and 2 boys, and my brother’s family – his wife and 3 kids all shared an Air B&B on a canal in Marco Island.

Great week of nearshore fishing. The water was flat most of the week but had some rollers later in the week but they didn’t pose any issues as we could still run where we needed to.

8A and Pelican have remained pretty consistent for kingfish. We are getting a few mahi mixed in too. Catching live bait before we run offshore has been manageable.