This week’s nighttime snook fishing was on fire! Targeting mangrove shorelines with active bait was the key to landing some impressive snook. Small 3-3.5″ paddle tails, retrieved slowly, proved to be the winning combination.

The cold weather and higher winds have slowed down the inshore bite for snook, trout and redfish. However, the sheephead, mangrove snapper and pompano have been pretty active in the river and along the beaches.

It seems as though Mother Nature just keeps sending us some weather like a gift that just keeps giving. The fishing has been holding strong through all these fronts and if you get out a couple days after the front on the low winds and warm up the bite is even better.

It is another chilly week catching drum, sheepshead and speckled trout for us here at Fineline Fishing Charters. The persistent north winds and cool temps have been hampering our ability to get out to fish the near coastal waters so we are doubling down on the lagoon species that are willing to play.

To kick off the new year we have had some really crappie weather! Perfect weather for crappie fishing, that is!

The strong north winds and cooler temperatures dominated the weather pattern over the past week, keeping me off the water for the most part. However, Sunday brought a welcome respite with pleasant conditions, and I seized the opportunity to get out and fish.

Get ready for the roller coaster! Here we go gang-January is here. The weather during our winter months on the Space Coast is like a ride at your favorite amusement park. On one day the sun is out and the breezes are warm, then a cold front moves through and the winds turn cold and the temperature drops 25-degrees

Had a great holiday week fishing the lagoon. We caught plenty of trout, snook, pompano, bluefish and jacks on artificials. The spoil islands have been very consistent as well as the inlet and flats around the inlet.