Thanksgiving week was pretty good fishing with nice weather and calm seas. Plenty of trout and snook inshore with a few redfish in the mix. With the grass coming back in the lagoon, the trout bite has been pretty good in some areas. As long as we keep some clean water and not much runoff from the rain, the grass flats that were devastated since 2012 should come back pretty good and help our trout population rebound. Now let’s hope FWC keeps the regs tight and they don’t get over fished as they try to come back.

Nearshore, the mackerel and bluefish were thick before the cold front Thanksgiving weekend. They were in 30-40’ of water off the inlet and staying deep but at times it was every cast you could hook up with decent sized mackerel, bluefish and jacks. After the front moved through, the bite slowed but should pick up this week as the winds subside and the water should stay fairly warm and clean.