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October Fishing Report: Big Fish and Less Pressure

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Sol Fishing With the Captain & Kids: October 2026

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Kayak: Working the Grass for October Bass

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A young angler holding a sheepshead in front of the mangroves

Edgewater Backcountry Forecast: June 2026

Summer break is the time to teach kids to fish the Indian and Halifax Rivers. Snook season is closed through August, and live pigfish are a favorite bait for seatrout, redfish, and tarpon.

Two young children holding a pompano on the beach

Freak on the Beach by Marco: June 2026

Once the sargassum cleared, Marco found run outs and coquina shells on the beach, and he and his friend Nicky caught limits of pompano on blue crab knuckles and sand fleas.

Kayak angler holding a big largemouth bass

Kayak: Why the Spinnerbait Is Still a Bass Staple

Devin Holbrook finished second in a local kayak tournament throwing a white War Eagle spinnerbait around stumps, and shares the rod, reel, and line he fishes it on.

Smiling angler holding a redfish on a boat

Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: May 2026

Capt. Jamie Thrappas fishes the jetty in May for slot snook, redfish, and mangrove snapper, and shares the baits, circle hooks, and dead sticking setup that work.

Angler in a camo cap and sunglasses holding a redfish

Edgewater Backcountry Forecast: May 2026

May brings summer patterns to the backcountry: topwaters at first light, tarpon and bull redfish back in the Intracoastal, and dock light fishing for trout, snook, and redfish at night.

Two anglers on the beach with a catch of pompano, black drum, sheepshead, and whiting

Freak on the Beach by Marco: May 2026

Pompano season is on in Wilbur By the Sea. Marco waits out the weeds with a Pennsylvania charter, then lands a surf grand slam: pompano, black drum, sheepshead, and whiting.

Two anglers holding a big cobia on the deck of a boat

Offshore Fishing Report: April 2026

Cobia are moving toward shore over structure in 70 to 90 feet, and steady spring weather has temperature breaks setting up nicely for offshore trollers.

An angler releasing a tarpon beside his kayak

Kayak: Quiet Water, Close Connection

Cristopher Blanco on why a kayak is his favorite way to fish inshore, from quiet access to unpressured redfish, snook, and tarpon to slipping through skinny mangrove creeks.