National Fishing and Boating Week, a national celebration of fishing and boating, take places the first week of June ever year. This year it’s June 6-14, 2015. It highlights the importance of recreational boating and fishing in enhancing peoples’ quality of life and preserving our country’s natural beauty.Treasure CoastJun 9th, 2015
Sea Tow Services International, Inc. offers the following 15 tips from its experienced Coast Guard-licensed Captains on how boaters can prepare for the upcoming hurricane season.Treasure CoastJun 9th, 2015
We must take action for the future of Florida’s ocean and coastal environments. Here are 8 things we MUST DO NOW: (1) Florida must stop all discharges of polluting freshwater from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie River Estuary, Indian River Lagoon and Caloosahatchee River Estuary. These discharges cause lesions on fish, kill oyster reefs and seagrass habitat, cause diseases on sea turtles and bottlenose dolphin and bring harmful toxic algal blooms to the estuaries causing the Health Department to post warnings for “No Human Contact” to our coastal waters!Florida Oceanographic SocietyJun 1st, 2015
Capt. Billy Black, fishing out of Old Bahama Bay, West End, reports lots of dolphin, late season wahoo, and some yellowfin tuna. He said the dolphin migration should soon begin, blackfin tuna and skipjack tuna are showing up, and right behind them, there will be the blue marlin that feed on them. Treasure CoastJun 1st, 2015
Large grouper and snapper will await anglers this month among the wrecks and reefs in 60 to 180 feet of water. Grouper season will be in full swing, as anglers dial in gag, black, scamp, and red grouper on the naturally occurring Eight Mile Reef in depths of 11 to 180 feet.Capt. Rocky CarbiaJun 1st, 2015
Tarpon will be rolling along the beaches and inlets. Best time and places to try are the inlets at night. Cast net some mullet, free line them in the current, and wait for that big thump, count to five, set the hook and hold on.Capt. Chris SharpJun 1st, 2015
Dolphin fishing should continue to be pretty productive this month, with lots of smaller fish around grass lines and flotsam, and the occasional gaffer or two intermittently mixed in.Capt. Scott FawcettJun 1st, 2015
The inlet rocks are holding some very impressive mangrove snapper and can be caught using pilchard plugs or cut mullet on a knocker rig. Cobia are still hanging around the inshore wrecks and reefs with a lot of pressure fishing for them. Best offering is live bait or big chunk mullet or squid.Capt. John YoungJun 1st, 2015
Avid night divers know lobster are nocturnal and although spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) season is closed this time year, many divers are surprised to find out other species of lobster are still fare game. Spotted lobster (Panulirus guttatus), slipper lobster and shovel-nose lobster are unregulated and therefore have no closed season or bag limit on the east coast of Florida. Steve WoodMay 29th, 2015
Inshore will provide lots of redfish, snook and trout action on the flats. Get those top water lures cleaned up and plan an early morning to get some of that explosive action in the shallows. The redfish population this year has been outstanding and they have been growing all spring. Snook will provide plenty of action around the bridges and jetties this month.Capt. Charlie ConnerMay 29th, 2015
