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A smiling couple on a boat in the river, the man holding up two snook, with mangroves behind them

June Fishing Report: Ponce Inlet Heats Up Inshore and Offshore

June heats up the bite around Ponce Inlet. Capt. Nick Siciliano of Beast Coast Fishing Charters covers trout, redfish, snook, and tarpon inshore, plus mahi, amberjack, cobia, and kingfish offshore.
A smiling angler in a cap and sunglasses holding a redfish aboard a boat, with a rock jetty and the inlet behind him

Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: June 2025

The heat is on at Ponce Inlet. Capt. Jamie Thrappas on rigs for inlet redfish and flounder, snook on the outgoing tide, and paddle tails and jerk baits for early summer tarpon.
A smiling young angler in a floral sun hat and pink sunglasses holding a small black drum with a green fish gripper

Edgewater Backcountry Forecast: June 2025

School's out, so take the kids fishing. Capt. Michael Savedow on panfish for young anglers, the closed snook season, live pigfish and croakers in the lagoon and backcountry, and summer tarpon.
Marco Pompano crouching on the beach holding a pompano, with more pompano laid out on the sand and his red fat tire bike behind him

Freak on the Beach by Marco: June 2025

Surf fishing has been sporadic, but the pompano have finally arrived. Marco's calico crab knuckles put a visiting family from Prince Edward Island on fish, including an 18 inch pompano.
Capt. Scott Housel in sunglasses holding up a big mahi on his boat offshore, with blue water behind him

May Fishing Report: Mahi in Full Swing as Grouper Season Opens

Mahi are in full swing and grouper season opens May 1. Capt. Scott Housel on working weed lines in the Gulf Stream and the depths, weights, and leaders he uses for grouper.
Wendy Biles in an Old Town Sportsman cap and life vest holding up a largemouth bass by the lip

Kayak Fishing: Husband vs. Wife at the Gambler Lures Kayak Tournament

Wendy Biles signs her husband Mike up for his first kayak tournament, the free Gambler Lures event on Lake Toho. He leads early, but her late 6-pounder takes first place.
An angler in a hooded sun shirt and blue mirrored sunglasses holding a redfish on a boat, with open water behind him

Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: May 2025

Capt. Jamie Thrappas on redfish and snook at Ponce Inlet on tide switches, tarpon behind the shrimp boats and along the beaches, and bottom fishing the close reefs as the water warms.
Capt. Barry Englehardt in a cap and vest holding up a tarpon on his boat, with a tree-lined river behind him

Tomoka Forecast: May 2025

Snook feed up before their June spawn and tarpon follow the bait upriver. Capt. Barry Englehardt fishes popping corks before first light and topwater for shallow trout and reds on the Tomoka.
Marco Pompano in sunglasses holding up a black drum on the beach, with beachfront homes behind him

Freak on the Beach by Marco: May 2025

The sea is angry, but Marco fishes through the spring wind anyway. A big black drum rolls onto the beach, then two pompano hit as the water warms to 70 degrees.
Five anglers standing on a boat at the dock behind a big spread of snapper and other bottom fish laid out on the dock

April Fishing Report: Snapper on the Bottom and Cobia in the Mix

Capt. Tim Russell expects productive April bottom fishing for vermilion, mangrove and lane snapper and triggerfish, with cobia lurking on the same spots and white butterflies signaling time to troll for mahi.

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