Giant Speckled Perch
It’s been another good week of catching these giant Speckled Perch- a. k. a.- Tripletail. Live shrimp are the best way to target them but we also catch them on small soft plastics jigged next to structure and weed patches.
School is Out for Summer: Juvenile Tarpon of the Space Coast
There’s a moment every backwater tarpon angler knows…You’re sliding through a quiet creek at first light, or maybe easing along a mangrove edge in that low, humid stretch just before sunset. The water looks lifeless at first glance; dark, still, almost closed off from the world. Then it happens. A soft push of water, a flash of silver, a roll that breaks the silence.
Inlet Fishing Slow, but Cleaning Up
Here we go with this week's Sebastian Inlet report -- it's still kind of slow, but there are some fish being caught. The water has cleaned up pretty nicely on the north side, but remains a little dirty on the south side.
This Week on the Lagoon
The bite has stayed active over the past few weeks, and lately we’ve been seeing a little bit of everything: snook, redfish, trout, flounder, bluefish, and jacks all in the mix.
Beach looking better
We had a good week of fishing on the beach and inshore! The beach weeds mostly moved out over the past week, allowing lots of whiting, bluefish, black drum, and margate to eat our baits.
Rain Provides Pleasant Relief
Last night’s rain we received in the Palm Bay Area was a pleasant relief finally. This past week the Stick Marsh has been showing more and more of what were submerged stumps now sticking out of the waters.
Lots of Bait Inshore Sebastian
Inshore fishing was pretty good this week with a lot of bait around and plenty of snook, trout and jacks.
Toasty Taste of Summer
New Smyrna Beach had received a little taste of some Summer weather this past week and I will say it got toasty.
Popping Corks Producing Trout
The trout bite has really turned on using popping corks and Gulp baits this last week with lots of bait starting to show up. We have tarpon on the beach as well as starting to show up in the creeks.
Florida’s 2026 Atlantic Red Snapper Season
The 2026 Atlantic red snapper season will go on in two phases, summer and fall, for a total of 39 days!
Statewide Alligator Harvest Permits
Florida’s 2026 Statewide Alligator Harvest Permit season is officially underway, and Phase I is the first shot at some of the most coveted tags of the year.
Weed Watch: Pretty Water, Pretty Weedy
Pretty water, but pretty weedy. Definitely fishable, far from optimal. The weeds were present (and thicker) at high tide, as well, but was hoping to see a more significant reduction at peak low.
