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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.

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Freak on the Beach by Marco: November 2024

The dirty water is gone and the pompano run is starting at Wilbur by the Sea. Marco and his wife Sophie land the season's first scouts, then grill them whole with chili crisp.

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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.

Wendy Biles in a cap, sunglasses and a tournament jersey holding a 3rd Place banner from the September 7, 2024 kayak bass tournament on Lake Toho, with other anglers behind her

Kayak Fishing: Getting Ready for Tournament Season

Kayak bass clubs kick off their tournament seasons in September. Wendy Biles shares the four things she handles well in advance: learning the rules, budgeting, organizing her tackle, and packing the required gear.

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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.

Marco Pompano in sunglasses and a red vest holding a wooden board lined with trout beside a grill, with a white dog looking up at him and trees behind

Freak on the Beach by Marco: October 2024

Five days of surf fishing with great bait have brought Marco only throwbacks. He talks redfish during the mullet run while he waits on cooler water and the start of pompano season.

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.

Whole rainbow trout lined up on a gas grill beside ears of corn on the cob

Freak on the Beach by Marco: September 2024

A cold upwelling drops the water from 90 to 80 degrees overnight, but the pompano still bite at Wilbur by the Sea. Then Marco heads to Quebec to troll glacier lakes for trout.