With the high winds, bluebird skies, and weird temperature fluctuations – my confidence has not been super high when gearing up to fish – so I decided to make a trip to Crane Creek, and explore some areas that I haven’t been to before and do my best to catch a Tarpon.

Good day, all my Sebastian Inlet fishing fans. I hope everyone had a great weekend; the weather sure was nice! Here we go with another installment of what’s happening at the inlet, or in this case, what’s NOT happening.

I hope everyone had a great Spring Break last week. It gave me an opportunity to get on the water with my grandson and wet a line together which was way overdue for us.

It’s been a fantastic week of fishing here at Fineline Fishing Charters. Now that the pollination has subsided spring has truly sprung.

Fished inshore with mixed results. Inconsistent cold weather and winds have made the bait scarce and with the bait scarce the gamefish are scarce as well.

The black drum bite continues to be very strong. We’re starting to see cobia on the beach, and hopefully the tarpon won’t be far behind with the forecast of warmer weather for the next couple weeks.

The 2025 recreational fishing season for golden tilefish in federal waters of the South Atlantic will close on March 21, 2025.
The recreational season for golden tilefish started on January 1, 2025.

Went to Fairview Saturday morning and met the guys there. While waiting for them to show up I fished just off the ramp and missed 2, had one break offand got 1 in the boat, 2.19lbs pictured.

Spring is definitely upon us here in New Smyrna Beach and Mosquito Lagoon. The bite has been turning up and the flats have been alive. We have had clean and clear water conditions from Daytona Beach south through Mosquito Lagoon making for some great sight fishing

Despite the relentless winds keeping many anglers off the water, fishing has been exceptional when conditions allow. On my recent outings, I’ve found the usual suspects – snook, trout, and redfish – feeding actively around schools of bait.

The water temp was 66 degrees when we started this morning and 68 when we finished up. The west ramp was blocked when I left at noon today.

I would imagine that quite a few people reading this are like me. You have a full-time job that doesn’t involve fishing, you have a spouse, children, and other life things that can come in between you and time on the water. One of the best things about having a kayak is that you can load it in the back of a truck or on top of a bigger car/SUV, and you can hit the water pretty quickly. So, I am going to talk today about my recent after-school trips and hopefully provide you with ideas for after-work mini-trips.

We’ve been seeing some steady fishing through the last week or two. The whiting bite has been really picking up but it seems like those banner days of pompano fishing are slowly coming to a close.

Another week of inconsistent weather with heavy winds a couple days. Typical spring where the bite changes daily with the weather and the full moon didn’t help the bite much either.

Good morning, Sebastian Inlet fanatics, I hope everyone had a great weekend! The weather was decent again, but the fishing suffered due to the big SSE winds, 15 to 25 mph, along with the three to five-foot surf making things a bit dirty and challenging