After July’s inconsistent Cape Canaveral fishing, I’m not sure exactly what to say. The thermal cline seemed to come and go daily. We saw 8/9-degree daily temperature changes along with a mix of both clean and funky colored water. It made it a tough month.
Hopefully we can expect to have clean and more consistent water temperatures for August. This will keep the bait on the beach more regularly like it’s been the past few weeks. We didn’t get that awesome run of kings that were supposed to be here but continue to slow troll the beach. There were a few days that they came by but once the water started doing its thing they were gone. It’s only a matter of time till they get here and stay for more than just a day or two. In the meantime there are a few bonita and jacks to keep the rods bent. Also, be on the lookout for cobia. We have been getting a few every trip.
This is a good month for wreck fishing as well. Here’s a few ways you can do it. Make sure you get as much live bait as your live well will hold. Get to a wreck. Any local wreck will work, it doesn’t have to be some top secret one. (Use the Top Spot map). Being the first one will help, the fish can turn off rather quickly if several boats pull up on it. Throw a bunch of pogies out. See what starts to swim up. Keep an eye on your machine as well. I start out using a buck tail with a pogie on it. Anything there will eat it. I also free line a few. Believe it or not the Red snapper, amberjack and anything else that swims off the structure will feed from the top.
Another way to do it is if you anchor up on it. You can get a few bags of chum and get a slick going (like yellowtail fishing in the keys). Send out some chunks in the slick with a light fluorocarbon line and you may get yourself some mangos.
Between beach fishing and wreck fishing this month, you should do pretty well. Good luck!
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