Well, 2015 is here and the sight-fishing is on fire! On behalf of LocalLinesCharters.com I would like to wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year.Brevard EditionDec 30th, 2014
December usually triggers one major change in my choices of fishing lures. Don’t think I’m setting aside my trusted favorites entirely. I’ll still be throwing my Exude RT Slugs for a while yet, but at 5 inches in length they will soon be longer than I like for our cool water period. However, the Exude Dart is nearly an inch shorter with a slimmer profile. This lure can be manipulated by the angler to approximate an injured minnow/mullet or a live shrimp, though it actually resembles neither.Brevard EditionDec 19th, 2014
Anglers should start to see more fish making the transition from the shallow flats they have inhabited over the summer and fall months to areas with deeper water like residential canals, and dredge holes. As the waters cool, these deeper areas usually have more consistent temperatures and become favored places for black drum, redfish, and speckled trout. Live shrimp or fingerling mullet on a weighted rig or jig head can be one of the best ways to get these fish to strike. Brevard EditionDec 1st, 2014
The month of November was just plain terrible for fishing offshore. The wind was crazy the seas were rough and the water was just dirty. If you did venture out you had to go to deep water to find anything.
The mullet run is just about done but a few schools are around. This is the time of year when we will be looking to bottom fish for the last few fish that are still legal to keep, don’t get me wrong we can still get in some great fishing and rod bending fun. If you do go out start looking for fish around the 60-120ft depthBrevard EditionDec 1st, 2014
The dock pilings, rocky edges and rock jetties within the confines of Port Canaveral usually become havens for sheepshead this month. Anglers using small live crabs- that are usually readily available at local tackle shops- will have the best chances of landing a quality stringer of these tasty fish. Rigged on a small stout short-shank hook these baits are irresistible to the sheepshead on most days. As a general rule the rougher the weather conditions, the better the sheepshead tend to bite. Other species that should be available should include flounder, jack, weakfish, pompano, and whiting. Most of these other fish species will hit live or cut shrimp. Outside of the Port, water temperatures are going to dictate what species will be available this month. If the water temps stay on the warm side (68-72 degrees) anglers should expect cobia, redfish, shark, and tripletail to all be potential catches, especially around pogie pods. If the temps dip below the 68 degree mark, then bluefish, weakfish, whiting and possibly tripletail will be the most likely catches anglers can expect to find.Brevard EditionDec 1st, 2014
Another year has graced the Space Coast, and it’s been an amazing one. From events to get your spirts high! To spectacular fishing on all our waters! Brevard EditionDec 1st, 2014
It appears that almost every month this year I have written a glowing report on surf fishing. I am either in a rut or 2014 surf fishing will go down in the history books as one of the better years for surf anglers. I would suggest that is a fact and many think it’s going to get even better this winter. Surf Fishing has improved in each of the last three/four months and here we are in December already. My information and that of the local surf angler is very much the same. We all concur that November was top notch with catches of Spanish mackerel, bluefish, early pompano and whiting. Sand fleas littered the beaches and in a size that allowed many to stock up on this pompano favorite.Brevard EditionDec 1st, 2014
While the calendar might suggest December is winter’s beginning our local fishery often proves otherwise. Sure, we’ve already experienced several cold fronts between late October and early November. However, the weather quickly rebounds afterward and daytime temperatures climb back into the eighty degree range; hardly winter-like. Also, as of the time of writing this forecast in early November the water temps in the Titusville area are still reaching into the low to mid seventy degree range, again; hardly winter-like.
Past December’s have more often than not provided us with superb weather conditions for at least half of the month with little wind and slight warming trends as compared to November’s typically windy and cool conditions. If we see this weather pattern again this year be prepared for great fishing on the shallows.
Unless winter’s cold comes very early we should still have a fair supply of mullet and pinfish wandering the flats giving our redfish and seatrout plenty to eat. Our local shrimp run should be
gearing up adding another important item to the fish’s menu. Soon, shrimp, crabs and other crustaceans will become the preferred food items on the flats.
If we are granted Central Florida’s version of “Indian Summer” this December be prepared for schooling activity by the redfish AND tailing activity as well. Yes, I know these characteristics can happen all year. However, during this time frame and assuming a beneficial weather pattern the fish become aggressive... very aggressive! Be prepared for lots of small groups of reds with a few fish to a few dozen head per school. As an added bonus expect to see more than a few gator trout either in small groups with most of fish of similar size or a single or pair mixing in with the marauding redfish!Brevard EditionDec 1st, 2014
