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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 smiling woman beside a cleaning table full of freshly caught pompano

Freak on the Beach by Marco: March 2026

Marco and his charter client Tim got skunked, then came back ahead of a cold front and caught a slot redfish, pompano, and whiting before Marco limited out on pompano.

Two anglers holding a big wahoo on a boat offshore

February Fishing Report: Wahoo and Golden Tilefish Offshore

Wahoo on high speed trolling and live bait in 100 to 145 feet, golden tilefish in 550 to 1,000 feet, and steady snapper and cobia action when February weather windows line up.

Devin Holbrook holding a big largemouth bass on his kayak

Kayak: Punching Heavy Cover for Big Bass

Devin Holbrook on flipping and punching floating mats and hydrilla from a kayak, the rod, reel, braid, and weights he uses, and the 8.4 pound bass that won him a new kayak.

An angler in a white sun hat holding a big sheepshead on a boat

Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: February 2026

Capt. Jamie Thrappas on February sheepshead: sand fleas and fiddler crabs tipped with Fishbites, a 1/0 J hook on a knocker or Carolina rig, and redfish and black drum in the creeks.

An angler in a blue sun hat holding a jack crevalle in front of the mangroves

Edgewater Backcountry Forecast: February 2026

Snook season reopens February 1 with a 28 to 32 inch slot, and an early spring could bring back jack crevalle, bluefish, pompano, and Spanish mackerel alongside winter redfish, seatrout, and sheepshead.

Marco Pompano holding a big sheepshead on the beach

Freak on the Beach by Marco: February 2026

Marco Pompano tries giant quahog clams from Massachusetts as surf bait and lands a slot redfish on the clam, then a big sheepshead on crab knuckles, as the pompano head south.

An angler in a cap and striped shirt holding a redfish on a boat

January Fishing Report: Tilefish Offshore, Redfish Inshore

Capt. Tim Russell says golden tilefish season opens January 1 offshore, while winter cold fronts get redfish schooling on the flats and push sheepshead, black drum, and pompano to jetties, docks, and bridges.

A woman and two young children holding a sheepshead on a boat near the jetty rocks

Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: January 2026

Capt. Jamie Thrappas calls January through April the best sheepshead fishing of the year and targets big spawning females on structure with fiddler crabs, sand fleas, and short leaders.