Central East Region

Inshore Fishing: September arrived with the usual active hurricane systems out in the ocean. Sitting here being thankful that none seems to be heading this direction and hoping that the rest of the eastern coast remains safe this season. The winds have been blowing most of the week and offshore swells have kept anglers at bay as well. I did manage a trip this week that ended up with several good ...full report

September is always an exciting month to fish along the Treasure Coast. Anglers eagerly await the arrival of the annual fall Mullet run. The beaches and rivers will be filled with Mullet and you can find lots of predators following the bait this month. Look for Tarpon, Snook, Jacks, Bluefish and many other species feeding on the Mullet this month. Top water and suspending lures work fantastic in September. ...full report

With one of the hottest summers on record here in Florida and water levels down a few weeks ago, now back on the rise, salinity levels returning to acceptable conditions, and last but not least, it is not cold out, the fishing here on the Mosquito Lagoon has been steady to great. The weather for sight fishing in Florida is by far perfect! Extremely hot days call for early starts to beat the heat along ...full report

Great weather make for a Great Fishing Day......Just not as good as a catching day. Warm water below and above must have had an impact on the overall bite. Though some have still found action, most have noticed the slowdown. We headed for 125' of water where we had been getting AJs regularly, and more recently Vermillion Snapper, along with the usual abundance of Red Snapper. This trip we found ...full report

The summer fishing continues to be outstanding here in central Florida. Redfish have been providing the most consistent action with large schools being encountered on most days. These fish have been biting well and will chase down lures fished on the surface providing some explosive bites. There are a few Tarpon around but they have yet to appear inshore in significant numbers. During the first ...full report

Fished a tourney with the central florida bassmasters on Sunday. Not a bad day, every angler but one had a limit. All the members talked of 15-30 Bass but unfortunately there was no size, most were 13-15 inches with the biggest at just shy of two pounds. Seemed like fish were caught on all sorts of baits from flukes to rattle traps to trick worms. The key for me was something with red in it. Most of ...full report

Doing really, really well on White Fish with store bought frozen shrimp with a bottom rig, 6" from the sinker and a top rig 12" from the first rig. Went there Easter Sunday and within an hour filled my box. I only keep what I eat. Was having a blast with Snapper Blues. After breaking twenty pound test with an unknown fish I realized I am going to upgrade my surf rods with 30 pound test and ...full report

Well, there I was working on the bosses boat and couldn't help but notice the activity of the bass. The water is definitely warming up as that activity I mentioned sucked the boat off-land and I found that the lake is running between 60 degrees and 64 degrees in waters 3-6 feet. The biggest temp change seemed to be beyond the six feet mark where the temperature dropped to a definite 58-61 degrees. ...full report

Now that your muscles are strong from shoveling snow, it's time to come to central FL and start slinging lipless crankbaits. Had a fun day yesterday at Okahumpka in 6 hours catching 8 quality Bass and and numerous dinks. And as much as I've complained about the wind, it seems the best days I've had has been when the wind has been 10-20 +. And you've all heard that the big ones get away. ...full report

On Wednesday afternoon, after a bit of searching, I found Trout that were more than willing. I landed 15 or so, switching to lures when all my shrimp were eaten. When it warms up again the Trout will be feeding on the flats. ...full report