SPACEFISH REPORT

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I have been hitting the water as much as I can! From Northern Merritt Island, down to Long Point, and two days in the salt marshes of Coastal Georgia, I have been catching a ton of fish, and having a blast doing it. So today I decided to do a “spring inshore round up” to summarize my last few weeks, and talk about some trends I have been seeing, as well as sharing a few of my launch spots.

I made a social media post on my Fineline Fishing Charters account earlier this week stating that we were experiencing the best fishing of the year. I’m sticking by this statement because the bite has been absolutely fantastic and should continue to be for the next 4 to 5 weeks.

What a great weekend of fishing. Kingfish, mahi and cobia were the main species caught on our most recent trips offshore. Slow trolling live and dead bait both have been working.

The heavy rains a couple of weeks ago that made for the spillways to flow, can be a double edged sword for us anglers. Yes the bite was fast and furious if you were in the right place at the right time, but with all the heavy flow of water in our area dirtied up the waters from Garcia into the Stick Marsh afterwards.

Captain Joey and first mate Harrison have been crushing the tuna. They are getting them quick most days and having a little time left over to swordfish.

I think now we are getting into our “normal” spring weather pattern, finally! The water has cleaned up really nicely on both sides of the inlet, and the water temps are holding at, or around the 75 degree mark according to my site readings.

It’s that time of year where the tarpon migration is starting up the coast. The redfish schools are starting to break up and you can sight fish shoreline cruisers.

Good week of inshore fishing once the wind died. Snook bite has improved a bunch and we are starting to see more bait around in most areas. Unfortunately, we have another cold front hitting us early this week bringing some rain and a lot of north and northeast winds.

Finally, we got a break from the month-long pounding we’ve endured from wind and weeds on the beach. The best part wasn’t even catching fish, it was the reminder of how effortlessly a 3 ounce sinker can be retrieved without the wrath of God tugging on the line.

It was like Christmas morning today with a weed-free showing in Melbourne Beach! I didn’t have time to fish, just stopped by to check out the scene in the surf.

Live near the Indian River Lagoon? Love Seagrass? Then you’re exactly the right set of eyeballs we need to help us monitor seagrass during the Eyes on Seagrass Blitz (May 1-31)!

A common misconception I see while guiding is that you need heavy gear for inshore fishing, big reels, thick braid, heavy rods, and beefed-up leader to land quality fish.

If you’ve been waiting for things to heat up on the Indian River Lagoon, well, here we go! Across Brevard County, water temps in the lagoon system have jumped up here recently in a, and that spring warm-up has the Seatrout bite on fire right now.

Another windy week, but with the amount of rain we got, the water levels came up in the lagoon dramatically.