Space Coast surf fishing takes off with the mullet run in full effect. If your surfing or swimming, pick up your toes! It’s lively out there. If your fishing be ready for anything to grab the bait. Sharks, snook, jack and tarpon are ambushing schools of mullet by the millions from Cape Canaveral to Sebastian Inlet. Just this week alone I’ve seen and hooked just about all these species.
The seaweed has abated for the most part with certain areas clearing more than others. Specifically on each tide it will wash along the bottom with broken bits of sargassum and sticks from the storm. On a lower tide cast out further and on the higher tide it seems the inside trough has been better conditions. No matter what you’re after, I would definitely take advantage of the season by exploring the methods to catch the species currently active.
Pompano rigs with Fishbites and fresh peeled shrimp have been responsible for small black drum, whiting and pompano. Lots of small pompano were caught last week with a few keepers in the mix. The larger migration of pompano should be on the way once the water temperature begins its decline. Until then if it’s table fare in mind pick away at the species mentioned above. For traditional methods with pompano rigs cast out and set in the rod holders.
With that being said, the name of the game this time of year overwhelmingly has to be the mullet run. Take advantage of this by using a freelined mullet or rapala plug. Bucktails and swim baits are also accounting for great catches of snook, tarpon and jack crevalle. When you see the surface foaming with frantic baits cast beyond and retrieve on the edges of the bait schools. Use anything from 20-40lb braid and 30-60lb fluorocarbon leader.
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