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“One of the really beautiful things about fishing around here is you don’t have to go very far to get to the fish,” he said. “A full tank of gas lasts a long time.” Most spring mornings start for clients with a run of just 3 or 4 miles out of the inlet with tanks pre-loaded with live threadfin herring and/or goggle eyes. Kite fishing is the preferred method in this part of the world, and that’s exactly what Rowe does when conditions are right. “I’m looking at water color, temperature and moving water. I’m also looking for bait,” Rowe said. “I’m a big fan of charts, and I study them religiously looking for eddies and things, but keeping your eyes open is the biggest thing when you’re out there. If you see live water, with birds diving, it’s probably time to pick up and go see what’s happening over there.” With kites—or drifting with flatlines when conditions call for them—you’re targeting anything that will eat live baits at the surface. That can produce some pretty exciting mixed bags.
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lorida is the land of sunshine and hurricanes. If you stopped random people on the street in any other location in the world and asked them what first comes to mind about Florida, most would offer something about places like Daytona Beach, Disney World or the beaches of Miami. Florida is also the second largest producer of beef in the U.S., and of course Florida oranges and Indian River grapefruit. If that person you stopped fishes, they would likely talk about the Florida Keys, tarpon, or any of the other sought-after saltwater fish. But, for the freshwater angler, Lake Okeechobee largemouth bass are what dreams are made of. “Lake O” needs no introduction for those familiar with the bass fishing world. Black bass in Florida have a long and storied history. Bass anglers across the country can thank Florida and those early fishery managers who had the foresight to protect largemouth bass. The early years of the 20th century saw bass population depleted due to their importance as a food source and no regulations. As a result, the 1926 Black Bass Act was passed to restrict interstate commerce of bass and allowed states to designate them as a gamefish. These restrictions and future
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regulations limited commercial harvest and sale and increased their value as a sport fish. By mid-century, large reservoirs across the U.S. were built to accommodate the growing need for electric power. These were prime locations for bass stocking and management programs. Today, largemouth bass have been successfully exported worldwide. The economic impact is impressive; bass fishing is a $60 billion industry. Today’s Florida offers the best bass fishing on the planet. Lake Okeechobee is considered the pinnacle here, but trophy fish can be found in the countless lakes, ponds and canals that are readily available to any angler almost everywhere in the state. There is no need to travel to exotic locations or plan a vacation around fishing for monster largemouths. With a little research and some scouting, you can find them in your hometown, and often in your own neighborhood. Florida largemouth bass are a hardy species, and you can target them in a wide range of habitat and water qualities. I have caught largemouths and snook in the same canals and ponds. This speaks to the adaptability of both species. There has never been a better time to be an angler. Anglers today have access to many species
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arch means trophy bass in the St Johns River. For those looking for their personal best largemouth, remember the female fish are the breeders for the future; lift them out of the water supporting their belly and hold them out of the water only as long as you can hold your breath. Today’s digital scales are remarkably accurate. Take measurements of length and girth, weigh them, take pictures to save and share the memory. Practicing catch and release is honorable in today’s day and age! Look for schools of live bait getting crushed by striped, sunshine and largemouth bass at the mouths of the lakes and the deep river bends at first light or in the late evening. Topwater is the name of the game! Nothing beats that explosive topwater strike. These hungry fish will destroy a Heddon Spook Jr. in bone color, or you can try your favorite saltwater topwater bait if they are small. Second best are rattling crank baits. If the bass are finicky, tie on a white 4-5” jerkbait; first try unweighted and use a walk-the-dog style retrieve just beneath the surface to get you some fish. Carolina rigged lizzards work well if teasing a bass on the bed; lizzards eat eggs and momma bass will not stand for one in her breeding area. Panfish will readily eat minnows. They love red worms, night crawlers and crickets. Look for bedding areas in shallow waters. Bluegill and shellcrackers will take over beds used earlier by bass and crappie, so look in those same areas and concentrate efforts where there is a shell bottom near drop-offs, and nearby cover (lily pads). Crappie will be found in the pads during full and new moons; at other times try longline trolling or spider rigging the drop-offs along the river.
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of floating debris. These “laid up” fish are suckers for a fat shrimp free-lined near them. Once the tripletail get Redfish are just one a glimpse of the shrimp they will usually ease closer of the species of fish to eat it. that thrive where Closer to the beach, snook, jack, and tarpon will sea grass meadows be the main focus. These fish are often found near are able to grow. the Canaveral jetties and along the outside edge of the surf break. They are feeding on croakers and menhaden. You should start to find them once the smaller critters. Seagrass is also needed for many water temps at the beach get above the 70-degree small fish like pinfish because they graze on it as a major part of their diet during the first half of mark. their life cycles. Of course, we can’t forget about BANANA RIVER LAGOON: The Banana River sea cows. They need grass to survive as well. So Lagoon waters look to be improving. So far this hopefully with the improved water clarity over year we haven’t seen any massive algae blooms, the past few months we will start to find areas that but we still have a problem in that there is no sea have actual seagrass growing in them this spring. grasses that are growing in this body of water. We Please do you part to help this happen and skip have had Caulerpa start to colonize the shallow your spring lawn fertilizer application this year. flats in some areas, but even though this looks like Our lagoon will thank you for it. a type of “grass” it is actually a type of algae. It is CAPT. JIM ROSS providing some cover for small invertebrates and Fineline Fishing Charters crustaceans, but it isn’t “grass,” so therein lies the www.FinelineFishingCharters.com problem. Actual seagrass is used for cover by many (321) 636-3728 of our juvenile fish, and the previously mentioned
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xcitement abounds for shore fishing anglers targeting fish and sharks in the surf for the month of March, typically one of my favorite times of year for the sheer diversity on tap for the local beaches encompassing the Space Coast.
Look for water temperatures to drive species migration and frequency of catch. Pompano, bluefish, black drum, whiting and sharks will be the most commonly caught. With that being said, catches of flounder, spanish mackerel and redfish will also be amongst the top targeted species. As the water begins to warm after a cold February, I expect to see a reinvigoration of pompano hitting our shores. Beach fishing charters near Sebastian Inlet and Melbourne Beach should be the first to see this push. Pompano rigs remain the go-to tactic for targeting fish in the surf during the transitional period of March. Peeled shrimp, sand fleas, and fresh clams accompanied A nice mix of sharks, like this lemon shark, will be hanging by FishBites ensure you around in March for your Brevard surf fishing enjoyment. match the bait profiles on tap
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ith the cold weather this winter, let’s hope the winds lay down in March so the cobia anglers can get off the beach from Sebastian to Melbourne and look for the migrating rays which should be holding cobia on them. When targeting cobia, look for the rays and use Rapala XRap 14, Hogy Pro Tail Eels, D.O.A. Swimming Mullet and live threadfins. However, if we get some more cold fronts through the month, the nearshore water will be too cold, rough and dirty for small boat anglers to get out and search for the cobia. With the rough seas we have had in January and February, we haven’t been able to get outside much to see how the action is. But as the warmer weather comes, it will push the threadfin herring and other schools of bait inside along the beaches and the tarpon and big jack crevalle will be right with them. There should also plenty of sharks, bluefish and mackerel on the beaches if the weather allows you to get out and fish the ocean. Fish big topwater plugs for the jacks and sharks, and scale down the plugs for the bluefish. For the tarpon as well as big jacks, fish the Rapala Long Cast 14, Hogy Pro Tail Eels or the D.O.A. Bait Buster for good success. Live threadfin will work for all of the species. If the winds stay down and the weather warms up, the snook and redfish Springtime bite in the inlet will be tarpon fishing very good. Live bait is the can be a lot key in the daytime with of fun! shrimp and threadfins being the bait of choice, however pinfish, pigfish and croakers will also work some of the time. At night, most artificials will work well. Rapala XRap 14 and the Long Cast 14 are great plugs to fish from the jettys as well as from the rocks along the west side of the bridge. Inshore fishing has been extremely slow this winter but should pick up as our spring mullet run heats up. When the schools of mullet fill inside the lagoon and the creeks from Sebastian to Palm Bay and Melbourne, snook, jacks and trout will be hot on their heels. I like to fish a Rapala Skitterwalk V early in the morning around the bait pods and go deeper with the Storm GT360 or D.O.A. paddletails as the sun comes up. Live bait will also work well fishing the bait pods as the predatory fish are normally below the bait pods.
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dgewater Backcountry fishing comes alive with the arrival of spring. Rising water temperatures during March signals the northward migration of all sorts of both inshore and offshore fish along the Atlantic coast. Bait fish such as mullet, pilchards, glass minnows, game fish being jack crevalle, ladyfish, bluefish, black drum, tarpon, spanish mackerel, and pompano are among the inshore species that winters in the warmer waters of south Florida. Schools of jacks, blues, and ladies come through the ICW during early spring making for fast action with these hard fighting, catch and release game fish. Early morning can see surface striking activity along the intracoastal or old channel in Edgewater, fish attacking spring run shrimp or glass minnows, cast a shrimp, baitfish, artificial imitation, or fly in the busting fish for a fast hook up, mackerel or Edgewater Backcountry Black Drum for Alfredo trout can also be caught with Capt Michael Savedow in this surface activity. Look for diving birds or surface strikes, not always visible on top, they can be stacked up down deep on channel edges, shoreline drop-offs, points and creek mouths with good current flow. We will hope for a good spring shrimp run this year, every fish big and small swimming in our inshore waters eats shrimp, so you can’t go wrong using them for bait. Select size hooked through the trimmed tail for a long cast to sight fished reds and trout in skinny water, regular size shrimp free lined or with a small split shot on the drop offs and in holes for mixed bag action, throw them at surface feeding fish in the channel, on the bottom in black drum spots, and at the Ponce Inlet jetties, small live or peeled frozen for sheepshead on dock and bridge pilings, great for surf fishing with peeled shrimp. Night time dock light fishing will improve this month with rising water temps and shrimp on the move riding the outgoing tide. Lighted docks on both sides of Ponce Inlet, into the ICW at New Smyrna, around the bridges, south into Edgewater and Oak Hill can be very fishy, a flowing tide is a must, with outgoing always a good choice. Closer to the inlet may hold more bluefish and jacks, as you go south seatrout the main target species, go to bait a simple free lined live shrimp or try small size artificials. Fly fishing can be great at the dock lights with a shrimp imitation. Redfish, seatrout, and sheepshead patterns can stay in winter patterns during March as the water is still cool. Lagoon redfish stay schooled with chilly water and become more scattered after water warms a little, stay shallow, grass flats, oyster and shell bars, and shallow sloughs near grass, fish select size tail hooked live shrimp, live finger mullet, mud minnows, and scented soft plastics. Quality trout in the same places and tactics as for reds, with schools of smaller trout usually in deeper water, try drop offs, holes, and channel edges, light colored swimming tail jigs good lure choice here. — Capt Michael Savedow https://EdgewaterRiverGuide.com / 386-689-3781
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arch is the month that makes me think of turning the corner. We will still have a few cold fronts form the north meaning a winter pattern but spring is right around the corner ! I actually have some of my best sheepshead fishing in the beginning to end of the month. As I’ve mentioned in my previous reports, sand fleas, fiddler crabs, and shrimp will produce fish! A short leader with just enough weight to hold the bottom are key. Structure like piers, rocks, and seawalls like the causeways are your best bet! Ive gotten my biggest sheepshead in march 12 lbs 8 oz but Ive seen guys get even bigger ones so there are certainly some monsters out there to be had. Early March also means Spanish mackerel and blue fish. I am not a fan of eating bluefish but some people love them. If you bleed them just after catching they are much better at the table, Ive got my fair share of fish pushing 3 + feet and a fish that big puts on one heck of a fight! When it comes to Spanish mackerel they are my favorite mackerel to eat, the key to catching them is seeing them jump in schools and the
casting something shiny like a gotcha plug or spoon with treble hooks into the school. You can also have success trolling through the fish once you locate them. The last thing I still focus on especially in early March is the big black uglies, black Drum. The fish can get upwards of 80 lbs! My best is just over 50 lbs but I’ve lost a few at the boat that would have topped that for sure. I personally like halved blue crab for the monsters but they also love shrimp and the usual sheepshead bait like crustaceans and cut bait. The warm weather is coming but don’t let these chilly mornings keep you off the water, get out there and have some fun! As always if you see us on the water say hello! — Capt. James Thrappas | Splash Brand Representation LLC 386-366-3424 | yellowdawgfishing@gmail.com
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THE CAPTAIN AND THE KIDS CAPTAIN EVAN SANDERS
Peyton’s Big Day of Smiles
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n this issue of “Captain & The Kids”, Capt. Evan had the opportunity to take local youth lady angler Peyton of New Smyrna Beach out fishing with her father! Peyton was selected for this trip for her outstanding academics and being one of the top long distant runners for the middle school she attends. After finding out about this cool trip, Peyton asked if she could go offshore fishing to catch a Red Snapper. Capt. Evan said we can make it happen! Peyton is also one of the top artists as well with many features in local youth art shows! Peyton was selected to be one of Sol Fishing’s featured artists. She has drawn the artwork for the newest Performance shirt which will debut this month! All of the proceeds from the shirts will be awarded to Peyton as a scholarship towards college, art classes, and art supplies. If you are interested in purchasing this limited edition run of shirts dedicated to Peyton please visit solfishing.com to get yours. On the morning of the trip Peyton was ready to go fishing! She was decked out in her brand new Sol Fishing performance shirt and hat that Capt. Evan gave to her. As they headed out of Ponce Inlet they made there way to the first spot about 11 miles offshore. Filled with excitement and a 20 BREVARD/VOLUSIA
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smile from ear to ear Peyton dropped her line in the water and within a few seconds she was hooked up on her first fish of the morning! Peyton brought up from the bottom a beautiful Lane Snapper that was just shy of 17 inches. Drop after drop Peyton hooked up almost every time! In total Peyton caught over 12 Lane Snapper in about 30 minutes! Capt. Evan then made a move to another spot about a mile away and about 12 miles offshore. Peyton dropped down and immediately had a huge hit which broke her off on the wreck that they were fishing over. With a cut piece of Bonita, Peyton dropped down after re rigging and bam, she was hooked up again! With drag coming off the reel she fought the fish all the way to the boat and before Capt. Evan saw the fish Peyton yelled “I GOT A RED SNAPPER! THAT’S WHAT I WANTED TO CATCH!” With a huge smile on Peyton’s face they snapped a quick picture and sent the Red Snapper on its way back into the ocean. After all the non stop action, Capt. Evan pointed the bow of his custom 22 Sportsman back towards Ponce Inlet. After arriving at the dock, Peyton was still smiling and very thankful for the awesome experience! — Capt. Evan Sanders | Sol Fishing
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epending on your polarity, you can escape the hustle and bustle of the friendly crowds that frequent the beautiful beaches and many sandbars inside of Ponce Inlet, and head South on the Indian River North into Mosquito Lagoon where Canaveral National Seashore begins. As you head South, you’ll want to veer out of the Intercoastal Waterway heading southeast by channel marker 51. This will bring you through mazes of mangroves and breathtaking views of marsh territory where navigational channel markers seize to exist. There are some navigational apps that can assist in guiding you through the unseen shallow areas, or you can hire me as your private guide! Once you have reached the land barrier of Florida’s Eastern Seaboard, you can stop into JB’s Fish Camp & Restaurant on the water for a bite to eat, or enjoy a peaceful picnic by boat on the southern side of historic Turtle Mound where you can beach your bow in the sand and have access to oversized picnic tables available for use. After your meal, feel free to explore the wheelchair accessible ramps that gradually incline toward three amazing lookout points with picturesque panoramic views of Mosquito Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean! As you are approaching the top of Turtle Mound strolling up the boardwalks, you’ll begin to hear the sounds of the Atlantic waves crashing along the beach as the ocean comes into view and the sounds of the waves become even louder. Mosquito Lagoon stretches South from Ponce de Leon Inlet to the North end of Merritt Island, and has been attracting many visitors since the late 1800s as it was once a busy steamboat destination. Fishing is not only a very poplar recreational activity, it’s a fantastic way to soak in one of the last remaining undeveloped, incredibly natural, “old salt water Florida” - bodies of water, in the state. Historic Turtle Mound itself is one of the oldest and largest shell middens in the U.S. that was created by the Indians and is made of animal bones and shells. On a clear day, about 4+ miles into the national park by boat, you can see the Vehicle Assembly Building of NASA and watch the scheduled rocket launches. In fact, I was recently a Private Captain for a lovely family wanting to enjoy a very laid-back tranquil cruise through the unmarked salt marshes of Mosquito Lagoon to celebrate a 22nd birthday as a family plus their dog, Pongo. From beaching the boat, sandwiches on the picnic table, and taking in the views of the lagoon, to the masterfully constructed wooden boardwalks to the top of Turtle Mound, this was the kind of perfect day that satisfies your soul. Thank you, Natalie & Art and Family, for choosing me as your Captain! — Captain Ashley J Barnett | ashleyjane312@gmail.com 22 BREVARD/VOLUSIA
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Help Protect Our Fishery Strive for clean water and healthy estuaries and habitats for our endangered species. Even just one angler can make a difference you ever fed your leftovers to the Pelicans? It is actually very harmful to the Our Lagoon young that do not is an estuary of know better. Sure it’s national significance, fun to experience it is home to 53 and you feel like you threatened species are helping by giving and a safe haven for them food. But when our breeders to lay an angler makes eggs and allow our a cast and those Redfish to keep safe pelican fly to grab the until old enough bait and get hooked to move out of the well... Where do you estuary to start think they learned breeding and continue its life cycle. It is home to more than 2,000 plant that from? So yes, unfortunately, by not feeding a pelican you are helping species, 600 fish species and 300 bird species. If you are a kayak angler ,it is much easier to sit back and notice the little things and small beauties the save their life. And if you do hook one please look up how to unhook them lagoon holds. That’s what being in the lagoon is all about right? If you see a safely. Do not leave the hook in it’s mouth, it will not come out on its own preventing the pelican to be able to feed. little head popping out of the water, that is a diamond back terrapin turtle One of the biggest that is very high on the endangered list. concerns that not all anglers The Atlantic Seahorse is high on this list as well due to being stuck in are aware is the proper fishermans crab traps. Most are unaware that the seahorse are trapped in handling techniques and catch their crab crates, so if we can check them more frequently we can help and release of red fish and prevent their death percentages from climbing and them going exstinct. other fish species. As we know a fish swims horizontal in the What are we doing wrong? water. When taking him out We anglers have such a beautiful lagoon and are blessed to be able to of the water hanging vertically fish THE Redfish capital of the world! I believe Mother Nature has done causes damage to the fish its share of harming the lagoon such as algae blooms killing our sea grass heart and starts to shut down and cold fronts causing fish kill, but there is lot of harm done by Anglers his organs. Please remember and fishermen as well. Our lagoon is an estuary for threatened species, it is home and a sanctuary, it is our duty to keep it clean and not cause harm the size and limit allowed per angler each day! I am seeing to it. I could not wait to get out in the lagoon and enjoy the water clarity and sight some beautiful blue tails. Instead, I found myself collecting trash too many anglers keeping all over the lagoon for two days. I was in disbelief that their are anglers out under and over slot, improper there that just don’t care and actually have no heart. I sit out in the flats and handling, improper catch and watch boats go through ripping up our flats, leaving prop scars and killing release, as well as the angler keeping their catch out of the water for to long of a period. the seagrass that our fishery needs. With a push pole or paddle you can actually stop and take in all that the Lagoon has to offer. I do respect the captain’s and anglers who lift their motor and push pole around the lagoon Yes one person can make a difference, do your part, I am! My lady kayak anglers and I specialize in the grassy flats of Mosquito without causing damage or harm to our fishery. So I thank those of you who do that! It’s heartbreaking when I land a redfish that has scars on it or Lagoon, it is my home away from home. I am thankful I am able to have such a beautiful place to fish and enjoy. I enjoy paddling throughout our ripped broken fins due to these boaters ignorance and/or lack of caring. lagoon and knowing that I am not damaging our seagrass and the species We anglers need to come together and help spread the word and do our that live here. I enjoy the peace and taking in the beauty around me. I fish part in protecting the lagoon and the endangered species that live there. for the sport and enjoy returning these beauties back to their habitat. I am one person and all it takes is one person to make a difference. If you love What can we do to help our Lagoon? We can do our part in protecting Mosquito Lagoon by using push poles and enjoy our lagoon, respect it, it will continue to flourish so our children and grandchildren can experience the beauty it has to offer. to prevent the damage. We can check our crab traps frequently to help save endangered sea horse trapped as well as not throwing our braid and leader line into the INSHORE ADVENTURES WITH SKYE water by simply using the fish line disposables that FWC supplies at parks Feel free to check out my inshore fishing adventures on Facebook @ and launch locations for Anglers to help keep our marine life safe! Have Inshore Adventures with Skye and on Instagram brassyangler
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Ponce Inlet
FISHING REPORT & FORECAST CAPT. BARRY ENGLEHARDT
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arch is an exciting month with the advent of warm water. The mullet get active and the reds are along the banks and on the flats. The tarpon and the snook get active and a good bait is a live mullet on a popping. Also don’t forget about the large mouth bass along the edges of the river. We have a deep concern about what is in the river and that are snakeheads. I have caught 9in the past month. If you catch any do not put them back because they eat all fish.
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nterbreeding between farmed salmon and wild populations in Norway is changing the lifecycle of wild salmon, according to a report from the website Phys.org. Researchers with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research and Rådgivende Biologer studied scale growth patterns in thousands of salmon taken from rivers in Norway from 2010 to 2017. They looked at the impact of escaped farmed salmon breeding with wild salmon by collecting scales from 6,900 adult wild Atlantic salmon in 105 Norwegian rivers. The researchers conducted genetic tests on the scales to learn the genetic history of the fish. The researchers found that both farmed salmon and wild salmon with farmed ancestry mature and age at a faster rate and return to rivers earlier to spawn. It was hypothesized this accelerated maturation process puts salmon at a higher risk of predation because they venture into saltwater earlier, when they are less likely to evade capture by sharks and halibut. Prior studies have indicated that salmon with farmed ancestry are less afraid of predators. The study suggests interbreeding of farmed and wild salmon will result in reductions in wild populations, which has already been observed in some areas. To read the entire report, see phys.org
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