Fishing has been heating up on the beach this past week, with big schools of mullet running through.

I hope everyone is doing well this week and had some time to fish over the weekend because it wasn’t too bad for a lot of people. It was a mixed bag of pompano, whiting, palometa and margate.

Doesn’t everyone enjoy summertime beach fishing in Florida? The sweltering heat, random thunderstorms, southeast winds stirring the waters, and bathtub-warm water! It’s been an off-and-on week with catches of the usual summertime whiting, local pompano, palometas, and ladyfish.

July 4th week was filled with packed beaches, and the fish were skittish but still biting. Moving tides were essential when targeting fish other than sharks and catfish.

Last week wasn’t outstanding in terms of catches, but it was filled with lots of whiting, ladyfish, and black drum. Those pesky catfish loved the dirty water, and you had to fight through them to get to the better fish.

The whiting bite was insane this past week when the water was clean. A few nice pompano are still lingering around as well. Snook fishing off the beach in the troughs has been heating up, too.

The week was filled with seaweed, making it hard to keep a clear hook and bait for the fish to see. However, the seaweed slowly moved in close to the shoreline, allowing for longer casts to stay free of weeds.

This past week was fantastic for most, with various good species showing up in the super clean beach waters! Snook, pompano, big whiting, black drum, palometas, and bluefish were all biting.

Finally, a delightful shift in conditions for everyone in the Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach areas this week!

This week was a mix of seaweed salad, dirty water, and by the end of the week, clean water with perfect conditions that allowed us to fill our coolers with nice catches of whiting, black drum, and pompano.