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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.
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.
Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: April 2026
April means running the beach for cobia, big jacks that rip drag, and schools of slot fish at the Ponce jetty. Capt. Jamie Thrappas shares the tackle and baits he uses.
Edgewater Backcountry Forecast: April 2026
Sight fish schooling redfish and black drum on the lagoon flats, drift shrimp through dock lights as the water warms, and look for flounder at the Ponce Inlet jetties this spring.
Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: March 2026
Capt. Jamie Thrappas says the Ponce Inlet sheepshead bite peaks in early March, big black drum are around, and Spanish mackerel show up with the bluefish.
Edgewater Backcountry Forecast: March 2026
Rising water temperatures start the spring migration: schools of jacks, bluefish, and ladyfish run the ICW, dock lights heat up at night, and every inshore fish eats shrimp.
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.
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.
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.
Edgewater Backcountry Forecast: January 2026
Cold January water runs clear in the Edgewater backcountry. Fish live bait or small jigs slowly in deep holes, target bluefish and sheepshead, and look for reds and trout on sunny afternoon flats.Read the Current Issue
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