Here’s the latest update on local fishing before we get into thick of the weekend!

Here’s the latest update on local fishing before we get into thick of the weekend!

Offshore:
Mahi, black-fin tuna, kingfish, cobia, and grouper are all being aught offshore right now. Mahi and tuna are a little deeper in 250-300 feet. Grouper are being caught in 200 feet using big live bait. Kingfish and cobia are on the reefs. Pogies have been in the bite.

Nearshore:
There were some tarpon and big jack caught along the beach this week. We are starting to see better numbers of bait too.

Surf:
The beach has been producing a lot of whiting, palometas, and sharks. Oh, and of course, the pesky catfish love the dirty water. The best bait has been frozen shrimp rigged on a white-float pompano rig. Depending on the wave height, a 3–5 oz pyramid sinker has been working just fine.

Lagoons:
It is gator season! Gator trout that is! The last week has been some phenomenal, speckled sea trout fishing here on the space-coast, with some rainfall, lighter winds, and a huge influx of finger mullet the fishing has sparked up in general.

Freshwater:
The Shad spawn is happening, and the bass are aggressively hungry for the early part of the day. If you are in an area where the feeding frenzy is going on, it’s truly amazing fun to be had. I don’t think it makes any difference what you throw because it gets eaten violently. Once the sun comes up it’s pretty much over and the fishing starts instead of catching.