Playing with Blacktips
Early in the week we had some pretty good weather that allowed us to get off the beach and chase the tarpon and play with some Blacktip sharks. =
Melbourne Pompano Run
We are seeing good catches of Pompano once again as they move north in search of cooler water with the warm weather as of lately. It's been a busy week but we had a chance to go fishing and we were able to get 5 nice whiting and 5 pompano in a 3 hour trip.
Interesting Weather but Fairly Good Fishing
It's been a week of interesting weather but the bite continues to be fairly good. Most of my fishing has been inside the lagoons for snook, trout and redfish.
Cobia and Kings on Pelican
We only finished one day last week. The goal is to always try to catch live bait before heading offshore. Some days we do, some days we don't.
Big Crowd @ Stick Marsh
Only one day of fishing for me last week. I chose to head to the Stick Marsh thinking that the crowd would be less than that at Headwaters but boy was I wrong.
Rough Conditions, Muddy Water
This report is going to be a bit short, as there just isn't anything happening at the inlet to report on, mostly in part to the absolutely crappy conditions down there the last 5 days! With the wind switch from offshore, to on shore NNE, then to SSE, and 15-20, it has made a big mess out of the Atlantic.
Beginner-friendly Fishing Tactics
This past Friday Valentine’s Day, February 14th. This date marks a special anniversary of sorts for me, as this was the day my family and I moved to Melbourne in 2020. Weirdly enough that date was also on a Friday that year.
Large Schools of Drum
The fishing has continued to be great with some very large schools of black drum and redfish. With this cold front, look for the bite to continue to be very strong.
Fish Still Chewing!
As we continue with some beautiful weather again this week the fish still continue to chew well. The weather here in the New Smyrna Beach area has been great with highs in the low 80s and calm winds.
Weekly Report
This past week has been an exciting one on the water! As a new fish finder owner, I've been learning a lot about the underwater landscape and behavior of our local fish species.
Goodbye Schooling Drum
The weather is the same but the bite has definitely changed from last week. The giant schools of black drum we reported last week all but disappeared this week.
