Captain Lee Noga
Breaking news! The shrimp are still bombing through Central Florida despite the rising water temperatures. The amount of boaters are reduced and the ramps are not filling up quickly. But, the lure of a “full bucket” continue to drive the hardcore angler into the sea of noseums and mosquito’s. The winds, the rain, the threat of a front does not keep the locals off the river. The pressure on the rivers have dropped due to the snow birds returning home. It is no longer about concerns will anglers get shrimp but rather can we do it under 2 hours in Oak Hill & Edgewater. This season has re-defined this sport on so many technical & strategic levels. The bait fish, cat fish and dirty waters have forced many to adapt their light deployment strategies to survive the adversities. Highly recommend, anglers go to Edgewater, Oak Hill and S. Oak Hill (Lopez area, CM -7-9a) this month. The abundance of shrimp allows us to let the dinks swim by and swoop the 4 inch and larger. Shrimp right by the ramp, near the peach color house if your UN-familiar with the area. Chase the outgoing tides and try to go 3 days before and 2 days after a new moon (24th) or full moon (9th). North Brevard (Haulover and Railroad Bridge) may be done this month and you just have to go to know. These places are dependent on fronts and the wind changes they bring (especially Haulover Canal). All interest will be shifting to S. Brevard in the Melbourne Causeways (prefer North and South winds). The two most popular are Mather’s Bridge (#1 choice), Eau Gallie Causeway, Bennet SR 528, SR 192, Pineda Causeway SR 404 (East relief bridge is popular). S. Brevard have had pockets of success going back to March and have had a run of many days with only a handful of large shrimp. These places get busy, and we recommend you go observe and learn as much as you from the locals. Scalloping opens early in Dixie & Taylor Counties (early opening June 16th – Steinhatchee, Keaton etc.) and 95% of the gulf July 1st (Crystal River, Homosassa etc.) 2016-2017 shrimping season has produced an increasing amount of Asian Tiger shrimp pulled from the local waters. The Asian tiger shrimp were accidentally released from a farm into the Caribbean Sea off the Dominican Republic in2005 after a hurricane. The first shrimp in New Smyrna Beach was reported in 2008. They are invasive and and continue to spread through out the South East. Intel changes like weather, for up to the moment reports on summer cast netting, winter dip netting, scalloping, lobster – visit our Facebook group (13k+ members state wide) Florida Shrimping Academy – Tips & Tricks”.
Captain Lee Noga
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