As I have been advising you the cold water upwelling is now here in full bloom. It extends well offshore all the way to turtle mound. This upwelling will make some fish lie virtually motionless like in a hypnotic state while other fish will move to warmer waters.
A lot of mullet are reportedly in the surf. Anglers fishing the surf and piers have been catching bluefish, whiting, black drum, flounder and sharks (particularly bonnet-heads). Around the inlet there are a lot of barracuda, In the creeks and lagoons, redfish (some of significant size) and trout are being caught.
Some tarpon are also being caught sporadically. There have also been a lot of catches of non-edible lizardfish (poor taste and bony – thought to be a nuisance fish). Fishermen in the Halifax River are reporting catches of sheepshead, gray snapper, redfish, trout. and flounder. In the Tomoka basin there is some fish action but nothing to brag about, However, in the Tomoka River, there has been great redfish action with some fish in the 30-inch range.
The redfish are feeding on fingerling mullet but will gladly take a juicy shrimp if you toss one to them. Flounder are also active.
Campfires allowed again in managed areas
Because recent rains improved dry conditions across the state, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in cooperation with the Florida Division of Forestry, has rescinded an executive order issued last month that prohibited campfires in wildlife management areas, wildlife and environmental areas and all other lands it manages. Campfires are again allowed in designated areas.
While the campfires are allowed, the FWC wants to remind everyone how important it is to properly manage any campfire to ensure it is under control and completely extinguished when done.
Capt. Budd's PostScript
It has been written “The joys of fishing are not confined to the hours on the water”. So whether you charter, ride a head boat, run your own vessel, stay in the river, surf fish, or fish from shore or a bridge, there are fish to be caught. Fishing is not a matter of life or death, it is so much important than that.
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