SPACEFISH REPORT

We have definitely been getting some weather here on the Central East Coast of Florida but that bite has not quit. The wind and large push of water has had these fish chewing from Daytona Beach south through the backwaters of New Smyrna Beach and all throughout the Mosquito Lagoon.

The north wind has made offshore and nearshore fishing impossible this week, so we’ve saved our trips by fishing wind-protected mangroves. The inlet is giving up numbers, with bluefish, jacks and Spanish mackerel coming in hot there, and the backcountry redfish bite is strong.

Not much of a fishing report from me this week. I did take a drive down to lake Garcia to check out the ramp area and the water is high now. This lake is one of my favorites to fish for many reasons. Its picturesque beauty and vegetation makes for a good fish habitat.

Last week, we talked about reading the water instead of the calendar, following the food, and understanding why redfish and snook don’t necessarily make the same moves as fall arrives on the Space Coast. This week, we’re taking that understanding into the tackle box.

Another windy week in front of us and then it looks to calm down. Despite the winds, fishing was pretty good. Plenty of snook in the lagoon as well as redfish and some trout.

Well, we’re in week two of the northeasterly winds blowing 20 miles an hour but the fish are still chewing. Early morning top water has been working well, once that slows down, switching to jerk baits or swimming paddle tales later in the morning have been effective targeting the leeward sides of islands.

Hello there all you Sebastian Inlet fans and fanatics, hope everyone had a great weekend despite the brutal winds! It’s supposed to be like this all week long, not supposed to calm down until November 2nd or so according to my weather and surf apps.

With all the wind we’ve been having (and look to keep having), I can’t imagine too many reports this week. We got out to the beach for about 30minutes and managed to catch a few decent sized whiting.

As you know, this week has been a solid blow. The waters along the beaches are going to be trashed for a few days and the lagoons aren’t going to be much better. At this time of the year I find myself looking for the redfish that are hiding from the elements just as I am.

There is something about fall fishing in Central Florida that I absolutely love. The mornings become a little more comfortable, the oppressive summer heat finally begins to loosen its grip, and some of our favorite inshore species start changing their behavior.

Hey yall! Hope you’ve been getting out there and tearing the fish up. Similar to last week we had another strong push of fish that kept the rods bent.

Inshore bite really picked up this week. I have seen more bait around and caught a lot more snook and redfish than we have the last few weeks.

The SE spillway at the Stick Marsh was flowing on Thursday but at a much slower volume as the week before. The first thing I noticed was the smell.

Unfortunately, it looks like this entire week is going to be just as brutal, with strong ENE and NNE winds and surf reaching up to 8 feet. Don’t expect fishing from either jetty to be very productive—or even safe—with the combination of rough surf and the seasonal king tides, especially during high tide periods.

We have had a definite shift in weather patterns this past week. We went from some rainy days and low wind conditions to a dipping front and strong northern winds.