Our fishing in July and August has been very interesting this year. We have had some very good days and also some very slow days. This isn’t what I would consider to be the normal pattern for these two months. For some reason this year we have had unusually high ocean water temperatures along the Space Coast which has pushed much of our summertime baitfish out of the area. In fact, it seems that most of our usual baitfish schools are spending the summer up along the coast of Georgia and south Carolina according to some of my contacts in those areas.
Because of this lack of bait and predators along the near-coastal waters, captain Justin and I are targeting fish in our lagoons. We have had many families with young children out for a fun morning before they returned to school for the fall. They’ve experienced some ‘ve really good action in these waters, especially over the last week after Hurricane Deby passed by the west coast of Florida. Redfish, tripletail, speckled trout, mangrove snapper, and snook are all in play right now as we fish these protected waters in the Indian and Banana River lagoons.
For our big game hunters looking to test their arms and backs, we’ve had some incredible jack crevalle action. These huge muscular fish are apex predators that grow to 20 or 25-pounds giving them the name “Hour jacks”. Because it seems like you’re pulling on them for that long before they tier. These things will pull harder pound-for-pound than just about any other fish that swims. Jusitn and I target them with large topwater plugs or cobia sized jigs. When you cast one of these into the jack schools you get an immediate response which is usually a crushing strike that feels like they’re going to rip the rod out of your hands. On many days when we find the ack schools we also encounter 40 to 100-pound class tarpon. These silver kings are usually out on the near-coastal waters, but this year they are staying inside of the lagoons feeding on the pogies and greenies in those waters. Throw in the possibility of catching some 50 to 150-pound class bull sharks on these trips, and you have the makings of your own Jurassic Park video.
Snook season opens September 1st! The inlet snook action remains good through the summer months. The snook season opens in two weeks and we should continue to have great action on this species. Plus, the fall mullet run will start right around the first two weeks of September, so now is the time to get yourself locked in to a day or two to go out and experience this amazing phenomenon. Book directly on our website at (put link to reservation page here) Or give Captain Justin or myself a call at 321-505-8217 to get included in this years fall time fishing action.
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