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Marco Pompano holding a pompano on the beach next to a smiling woman

Freak on the Beach by Marco: October 2025

The pompano show up in force at Ponce Inlet. Marco pairs fish gum with sand fleas and crab knuckles, helps his buddy Nick fill a limit, and lands a couple of big scouts.
A smiling woman holding a smoked fish on a wooden board as a shaggy dog sniffs it

Freak on the Beach by Marco: September 2025

It's hot, so Marco hits the beach early with sand fleas and crab knuckles and lands a pair of sheepshead and a pompano bound for the smoker.
Marco Pompano holding up a pompano in each hand on the beach, with more pompano piled on a cooler in front of him

Freak on the Beach by Marco: August 2025

Surf fishers from around the world join Marco at Wilbur by the Sea as the pompano season winds down. An upwelling chills the water, and one of his students lands a 15-inch pompano.
Marco Pompano in sunglasses and a red vest holding up a pompano by the tail on the beach

Freak on the Beach by Marco: July 2025

With the water at 76 degrees, Marco sets up four poles, lands his biggest pompano of the year on crab knuckles, and explains how he cuts blue crab for bait.
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.
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.
Marco Pompano in sunglasses and a gray vest holding up a redfish on the beach, with a red bike and beachfront homes behind him

Freak on the Beach by Marco: April 2025

Marco tries a ghost shrimp bait soak and tracks down hard-to-find fish gum while he waits for the pompano to come back. Then a 25-inch slot redfish makes it red fish cakes tonight.
Marco Pompano in sunglasses and a gray and orange jacket holding a tray of five pompano, with a big shaggy gray dog beside him

Freak on the Beach by Marco: March 2025

Record cold hits Wilbur By the Sea, but Marco bundles up and fishes anyway. Between a big stingray and a hot whiting bite, he tells the story of Jacob Wilbur's little seaside town.
Marco Pompano in sunglasses and a gray and orange jacket holding up a big pompano in each hand on the beach, with a red bicycle beside him

Freak on the Beach by Marco: February 2025

Big pompano are here at Wilbur by the Sea. Marco hides behind the sea walls from the northwest wind and lands slabs on sand fleas, fish gum, and giant quahog clams from Massachusetts.
Marco Pompano in sunglasses and an orange jacket holding a pompano on the beach, with the ocean behind him

Freak on the Beach by Marco: January 2025

Pompano have arrived at Wilbur by the Sea. Marco fishes fresh sand fleas and crab early at low tide, shares his pompano facts, and lands a 20-inch black drum for the smoker.

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