CENTRAL EAST COAST

May 2023

1M 6:14 AM 2.09 H

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2TU 12:37 AM 0.34 L

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West Lake Toho - The summer bass bite has been improving with the best times to fish in the early morning and late evening. Summer rains have kept the flood control gates open every few days. The water quality is clear. Goblins Cove is still producing good numbers of bass - fishing with live shiners over hydrilla. Fish the boat runs’entrances at sunrise for good top water action. Every morning at sunrise, bass can be found schooling on shad; anywhere there is flow. It usually lasts 30 minutes after sunrise. Big beetle spins and small M-5 Rapalas work best.

7:31 PM 2.33 H

3W 1:19 AM 0.27 L popping bug. I have thoroughly enjoyed hearing the popping bug get hit. Daytime anglers are catching good numbers fishing the shallow bedding areas. Bait of choice is crickets fished under a float.Another good area to fish is canals when the water is flowing, trolling will only trigger more bites. Crappie - Anglers are fishing open water for crappie using jigs tipped with a minnow. Anglers trolling jigs are catching good limits of crappie. The key is to find them suspended in open water.

Miami Beach, Government Cut

12F 2:50 AM 2.38 H

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13SA 3:51 AM 2.36 H

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22M 4:50 AM 0.27 L

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23TU 5:33 AM 0.37 L

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24W 12:29 AM 2.25 H

East Lake Toho - Bass fishing on East Lake has been good using artificial baits early morning. The best place to fish will be at the edges of the cattails. Then move to open water as the morning progresses. Most anglers are flipping open water pepper grass matts with good success. Fish the deeper edges of the grasswatermelon seed, Junebug, and red colors work best.

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4TH 1:59 AM 0.2 L

8:22 AM 2.33 H

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Bluegill - I have been trying a new tactic this summer. A good way to beat the heat.I have been fishing at nighttime in the canals using a fly rod, throwing popping bugs up against the bank. On a good moon phase, the bluegill will crush the

14SU 4:52 AM 2.37 H

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15M 5:49 AM 2.41 H

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5F 2:39 AM 0.15 L

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6SA 3:20 AM 0.13 L

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7SU 4:02 AM 0.14 L

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8M 4:47 AM 0.17 L

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16TU 12:15 AM 0.07 L

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17W 1:07 AM 0.05 L

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18TH 1:55 AM 0.04 L

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19F 2:41 AM 0.06 L

9:03 AM 2.46 H

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Kingfish will continue to do well this month. Best bait is going to be the bunker (menhaden shad). If not use frozen minnows. Use a good cast net for bait, heavy and fast sinking. Now that the water is warming up, live bait is much more consistent. Some days you may have to ride south to get it and some days it’s right there in the port but at least it’s around. Beach fishing is really starting to heat up as well. Port Canaveral has already seen some nice buoy line kings and tarpons. If the bait is around chances are there will be larger fish feeding. Start with 60# mono till you start getting cut off then switch to #4 wire for kingfish.

Patrick

Cobia - this is also the time frame we start seeing them free swimming out on the reefs. While you’re out there slow trolling for kings, keep an eye out the back

The sandbar sharks have been steady. Shark fishing is on fire! I know many say I don’t want to deal with sharks, or you can’t eat them - completely wrong. On light tackle they are so much fun, and blacktips are great to eat.

9TU 12:01 AM 2.6 H

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12:04 PM 2.33 H

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10W 12:53 AM 2.52 H

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11TH 1:50 AM 2.44 H

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Fishing Lake Okeechobee in August can be challenging but fun! Challenging due to hot temperatures, possible afternoon thunderstorms and lower water levels. Now is a good time to brush up on your deeper water angling skills whether its fishingin the Kissimmee River or the Canal system. Bass like the deeper, cooler water temperaturestie on those deep diving crank baits. Along with crank baits, a CarolinaRig (c-rig) or a texas-rigged big worm will produce some quality bass.

9:42 PM 2.69 H

20SA 3:24 AM 0.11 L

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10:24 PM 2.6 H

21SU 4:07 AM 0.18 L

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In the early morning hours have a hard top water lure tied on like a bang-a-lure or devils horse and aim at the edges working the lure out about 20-25 ft as you go along the rock-bottom in the River and Canals. If you’re fishing the lake, some areas of the lake are showing signs of algae which is normal this time of year.

What’s biting now?I’ve been taking bream trips; fingerling catfish and

6:33 PM 0.2 L

25TH 1:12 AM 2.14 H

7:08 AM 0.52 L

1:20 PM 1.95 H

Panfish - Fish open water shell beds with red wigglers. If you are looking to fill the cooler for dinner, the open water shell beds are hard to beat.

7:22 PM 0.33 L

26F 1:57 AM 2.06 H

4:08 PM 1.91 H

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29M 4:26 AM 1.99 H

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5:06 PM 2 H

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30TU 5:18 AM 2.02 H

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6:01 PM 2.14 H bass trips which are typical for this time of year. The month of September is when to start thinking of booking your bass fishing trip, as the females start to feed up while they make their way into the shallows for the early spawn time. It’s also the time to book your fall crappie trip too. Good fishing areas: parts of the shoal; Dupree Bar; Dyess ditch and Horse Island and Indian Prairie. Tin house has been solid throughout the season for crappie, bass and bream, work your way up towards 3rd and 2nd point where you’ll find some bass feeding on the bedding bream. A few areas on Kings Bar have been good and the water looks perfect.

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