Peter Deeks of Native Son fishing charters out of Merritt Island steered clients to catches and releases of oversized jack crevalle and tarpon early this week. 1, but the FWC will still review redfish until further notice, keeping them all release. Catch and release snook and redfish can be caught from the end of the jetties on live croaker and pilchards. Watch out if hooking fish from north jetty. Catwalks are closed so the best snapper fishing is from either jetty on cut mojarra. Mangrove snapper has been the best bite going. Best beach include Melbourne Beach, Ponce De Leon and Spessard Holland.

Fish the beginning of the outgoing tide to get a few whiting for dinner and possible blue runners, jacks and bonnethead sharks. Whiting are the main target in this zone. Dolphin and blackfin tuna have been back along the currents of the Gulf Stream. Even though the full moon was earlier in the week, look for wahoo by trolling in 200 to 300 feet of water with large ballyhoo rigged behind a red and black Ilander lure. Mangrove snapper, mutton snapper, cobia, kingfish and amberjacks can be caught in 70 to 100 feet. Topwater plugs are more effective fished early in the morning as the sun is coming over the eastern shoreline. Bass: Bass at Headwaters Lake will soon become all catch-and-release.įor complete fishing regulations in Florida go to .īlack drum, redfish, speckled trout and jacks can be caught around the spoil islands and along the shorelines on the east side of the lagoon.

These fishing regulations began on May 1, 2022, for state waters. Captain and crew may not be included in limit. Dolphin: Bag limit is 5 fish per day per angler.Redfish: Harvest of redfish has been banned in the Indian River Lagoon and Mosquito Lagoon since Sept.Cobia: New bag and size limits for state waters.Includes gag grouper, red grouper, black grouper, scamp, yellowfin grouper, yellowmouth, coney, graysby, red hind and rock hind. Spotted seatrout: Harvest closes November and December in Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St.Golden tilefish: Harvest closed July 17.One fish bag limit, 28-32 inches, snook stamp required. Florida fishing regulations and fishing season opening and closing dates:

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