SPACEFISH REPORT

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.

Hope everyone had a great week and had a chance to get out and fish the beach! It has definitely been a hot one. The surf has been very calm with little to no seaweed, and this week’s conditions are looking much the same.

This past week on the Stick Marsh was great one day and much slower the next day for me. Weather conditions have so much effect on the difference in my bites. Let me break it down some.

It’s July and in typical Florida fashion we’ve got light winds in the morning and heavy rain showers in the afternoon, but that also brings cooling of the water in the Mosquito Lagoon and active bait fish along the beach.

Surf fishing Friday evening. Caught Pompano, sheep head, couple of small sharks and a 10 pound flounder! Awesome night

With the temperatures reaching in the 90’s here in the New Smyrna Brach area it has been making for some toasty afternoons. However, like the weather, the bite has been just as hot as our afternoons, with several species coming boat boat side this past week.

The Space Coast summer pattern has fully locked in — tarpon are working the beaches from Melbourne to New Smyrna with bait pods driving the bite, while Mosquito Lagoon seatrout have turned on hard this […]

The Ocean Obsession out of Sunrise Marina in Port Canaveral has had their customers playing tug-o-war with some great fish.

Last week’s full moon really slowed down my schooling bass activity. Each day I was out was slower than the days before. By Wednesday, there was no sign of schooling whatsoever.