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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.
December Fishing Report: Trophy Reds, Sheepshead, and Pompano
Capt. Austin Ferguson says December brings schools of snook, redfish, and black drum to Volusia's inland waters, while sheepshead and pompano on light tackle can fill the cooler for a holiday fish fry.
Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: December 2025
Capt. Jamie Thrappas switches to black drum and sheepshead in December, fishing docks, jetties, and causeway bridges with blue crab, fiddler crabs, and sand fleas on Carolina rigs and jig heads.
Edgewater Backcountry Forecast: December 2025
December's clear, cold water in the Edgewater backcountry brings sheepshead to the pilings, black drum to deep holes, and spooky redfish and trout to sunny flats. Fish slow, light, and stealthy.
November Fishing Report: Bull Reds and Tarpon at the Inlet
Capt. Jeff Patterson drifts live blue crabs, pinfish, and pigfish for bull reds and tarpon south of the inlet in New Smyrna Beach, and works live shrimp on mangrove points for redfish and snook.
Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: November 2025
Capt. Jamie Thrappas switches to cut bait and halved blue crab for the bull redfish at the inlet, drifts select shrimp for snook, and targets sheepshead and black drum as winter fishing starts.
Edgewater Backcountry Forecast: November 2025
November starts the seasonal transition in the Edgewater backcountry. Capt. Michael Savedow covers topwater mornings, the bull redfish spawn at Ponce Inlet, snook season, surf pompano, and nearshore Spanish mackerel and bluefish.
October Fishing Report: Stand Out From the Mullet Schools
The mullet run fills the Intracoastal from Flagler Beach to Edgewater in October. Capt. Marshall Wallot on tarpon, snook, redfish, and jacks, and why a lure that stands out can beat matching the hatch.Read the Current Issue
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