The past couple of weeks have been kind of rough, with only a few fishable days and a lot of dirty water mixed with weeds along the south Satellite beaches throughout Melbourne. Cape Canaveral and Cocoa beaches have had little to no weeds, but the water there has still been dirty, with very rough conditions. Over the past couple of weeks, there has been a mix of black drum, whiting and a few pompano. Bonnethead sharks, along with lemon sharks, have been all over the beaches too. It’s actually been pretty strange seeing so many lemon sharks – haha!
This week looks like it will calm down a bit with the cold front moving through. The swell is expected to drop to a manageable 1-3 feet, and most days are forecasted to have northwest winds that won’t be blowing too hard. Like I mentioned earlier, there have been some signs of pompano, so hopefully cleaner water moves in with the north winds, and the pompano show up in greater numbers! Sand fleas, shrimp pieces and clams have been the go-to bait, rigged on a standard pompano rig.
When it comes to weights, it’s smart to bring some sputniks with you. Even though the wave forecast looks good, there’s a good chance the north winds will bring a strong current along with them. Tight lines – see you at the shop!
Caught a baby bonnethead and a pompano today. It was SUPER active today.