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Capt. John Ellis in a mint green cap, sunglasses and a blue Reef Wrecker shirt holding up a big redfish on his boat beside an angler in a camouflage shirt and a colorful cap, with calm water and a tree line behind them

November Fishing Report: Red Hot Action as Cooler Water Rolls In

Capt. John Ellis expects red hot November fishing as cooler, cleaner water rolls in. Big redfish, snook, and tarpon are fired up inshore, with sailfish, snapper, and grouper heating up offshore.

An angler in a cap, sunglasses and an orange shirt sitting on a boat holding a redfish, with a trolling motor, another boat and puffy white clouds behind him

Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: November 2024

Bull redfish and big snook keep the fall bite hot at Ponce Inlet in November. Capt. Jamie Thrappas shares his live blue crab rig for reds and his night dock light tactics for snook.

An angler in a black cap, sunglasses and a long sleeve fishing shirt fighting a fish with a bent rod from the bow of a boat, with a shrimp boat and a blue sky behind him

October Fishing Report: Snook, Tarpon and Reds on the Mullet Run

Capt. Jeff Patterson says October brings some of the year's most consistent fishing. With the mullet run in full swing, he is targeting snook, tarpon, redfish and even permit around the inlet.

A smiling angler in a red cap, blue mirrored sunglasses and a light blue shirt sitting on a boat holding a big redfish, with an outboard motor and open water behind him

Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: October 2024

Capt. Jamie Thrappas calls October his favorite month at Ponce Inlet. He shares his live bait rig for redfish and snook, the tide swings to fish, and the tactics producing big tarpon hookups.

Capt. Marshall Wallot in a black cap and a plaid flannel shirt holding up a big tripletail with a fish grip, with calm water and an orange sunset sky behind him

Intracoastal Forecast: September 2024

Big schools of mullet are drawing tarpon, snook and redfish in the Intracoastal. Capt. Marshall Wallot explains when to fish the tide, how to rig a freelined mullet, and which lures to throw.

A smiling boy in a gray cap sitting on a boat and holding a redfish with both hands, with the Ponce Inlet jetty and lighthouse in the distance behind him

Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: September 2024

The fall mullet run turns on the fishing at Ponce Inlet in September. Capt. Jamie Thrappas shares the tides, hooks and live baits he uses for tarpon, snook and slot or oversized redfish.