8/0 circle hook. Add a short piece of #6 wire for the toothy sharks and kingfish.
As summer in east Central Florida settles in, the summer doldrums begin. Calmer seas allow those of us with shallow water boats the opportunity to venture out off the beach in search of silver kings (tarpon), smoker kings (kingfish) and much more. In June, seas clean up and ocean predators push pogie pods (Atlantic menhaden) in close to the beach. Look for large tarpon, kingfish, sharks and jack crevalle to be following these bait pods looking for an easy meal. For best results, try slow trolling live pogies in areas of active bait schools, especially if feeding activity is present. Heavy spinning gear is fun, use 50 to 80 pound fluorocarbon leader and a
Fishing on the inshore flats is best during the early morning and late evening hours for trout and redfish around concentrations of silver mullet. Try working your favorite top water plug for explosive action. Focus your efforts between 5am and 9am, and in the late afternoon after the thunderstorms dissipate. Also look for schools of bay anchovies (glass minnows) in deeper waters. For trout and redfish on top water, I like the Rapala Skitter Walk and Storm Chug Bug, and then switch to the DOA CAL Shad Tail on a ¼ ounce jig in deeper water. Watch storm activity and stay safe. Be safe, have fun, and catch fish!
Enigma Salt-Water Series Is Here ready for the cobia when you see or mark the bait out there, as this is the time of year they start to show up on the bait pods just off the beach. The near shore reefs such as Pelican and 8A have been great for the early morning king bite. Use your stinger rigs and live pogies for the best catch. In the last few weeks there has been wahoo to 45lbs, chunky black fin tuna, mahi and a handful of cobia all caught on king rigs in the same area.
May we had a great month and the fish started to turn on. The bunker finally areconsistent as we were getting them from the cruise basin all the way to the pier. Just look where the fleet is in the morning and you can’t miss them. Please be courteous when From the reefs to offshore has been good as well. Many maboats are on bait schools. hi-mahi have been caught from From the beach to local reefs 140-180 feet and some days past - tarpon, jack crevale, bonita, 500 feet. Use basic ballyhoo rigs Spanish mackerel and kingfish and skirts. There was a lot of wahave been from the beach in 20 hoo caught recently and bottom feet of water to about 40 feet. We fishing has also been decent. have been having a lot of fun on Grouper will continue to pick up. light tackle with all these pow- Fish the offshore reefs such as er hitting fish. Use live bunker 21 and 27. Don’t forget about the hooked through the nostrils on amberjack. They’ve been great, 50lb fluorocarbon leader with an should continue as well and are 8/0 circle hook. If you start get- great eating. ting cut off a lot then it’s time to put the wired stinger rigs on for those toothy kings. Keep a jig 6 ORLANDO
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