We had a good week of fishing on the beach and inshore! The beach weeds mostly moved out over the past week, allowing lots of whiting, bluefish, black drum, and margate to eat our baits. The river is still filled with redfish and trout biting on Gulp shrimp and live shrimp. Pearl and chartreuse have been the best colors to use, and skipping baits around the mangroves has been a necessity.

The beach this week is going to stay relatively calm, with a nice breeze to somewhat keep the heat at bay. The go-to rigs have been white, pink, and orange pompano rigs baited with small pieces of peeled frozen shrimp and live sand fleas. You are still going to need some sputnik weights because the undercurrent has been ripping most days. A lot of beach access points now have decent troughs, with some southern beaches showing massive drop-offs for fish to feed in during the changing tides.

If you’re into shark fishing, we are ramping up into the small- to medium-sized shark season, so make sure you grab some castable shark rigs that we make in-house. If you are looking for custom-made shark rigs, we have everything needed to build a setup for you. Bonito chunks, whole mullet, and jacks have been getting chewed up as bait, but don’t forget that live whiting make great shark bait as well!

That’s it for this week. As always, tight lines!