(904) 377-3734. The warm weather pushed big females onto beds early in the week. And we do have beautiful water all around the inlets this week. Popular Fishing Locations: Escambia. Everything is outside at the Palatka City Docks. Black drum are biting hard. Most are reporting that it's a desert inside the ledge because of some kind of temperature inversion. Jan. 17. The news of the week is a weird bite of pompano is occurring in Matanzas Inlet. The local reefs and wrecks are slow other than fishing for yellowmouth trout or croakers that may be schooling up on some bottom structure. But most of the guides have been catching them everywhere except the flats — which is opposite of what's been happening the past few weeks. But If you want to work the odds, you'll be way better off fishing north of the St. Augustine Inlet or south of the Matanzas Inlet. More: Ancient City Game Fish Association holds record-setting junior angler tournament. Ate there last year, it was good, can't remember the name!! MATANZAS INLET, RIVER: Vickers said fishing in the Palm Coast area and canals has been steady, with reports of trout, sheepshead, mangrove snappers, reds, and a few flounder. We've got another set of fronts moving across us over the next four days, with stiffer winds and plenty of rain with them. Trolling out there has slowed as well. This includes ones important to fishing like spiny lobster, snapper, and grouper. That started earlier in the lakes. Surf fishing has finely improved a little, with reports of whiting coming in. For more information Florida's R3 Fishing Action Plan and Florida's R3 Hunting and Shooting Sports Action Plan Things have been generally tough in the ICW this week due to the dark runoff from recent rains, and it's going to get worse before it gets better. The park, located on a barrier island, was created on January 3, 1975, by an act of Congress. Coral reefs lay the foundation of a dynamic ecosystem Out in deeper water the sailfish bite slowed down this week while the wahoo bite picked up a little. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Fishing Information for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties: Includes Escambia Bay. What this means is fishing will definitely be a hunt-and-peck kind of thing, but staying close to the two inlets will give you the better clarity and salinity, as clean water flushes in on incoming tides. An 18-year-old high school student in Florida has been arrested after recording a song in which he threatened to kill a school administrator following a suspension, sheriff's officials said. The speckled seatrout should be red hot but no one I've talked to has figured out where they are. Jan. 20 The big bite is up around Palm Valley where the water temperature was 56 Thursday morning. They'll be fishing today (weather permitting) and only the top 50 anglers will go on to fish Saturday. Then just the top 10 anglers will compete for the win, fishing Sunday. Get your Weather Authority hour-by-hour forecast in your inbox every morning. Matanzas Bay and the Guana and Tolomato Rivers are among the most fertile estuarine waters in the state of Florida, which is saying a lot. I will never understand how we can be covered up with little rat reds one week and slot fish the next, but that's what's happening. The FHSAA state tournaments for all three classifications will be held March 5 … It'll be more crowded this weekend on the St. Johns River and Crescent Lake because of the Bassmaster event going on out of Palatka this weekend. The four-day event was held off for several hours Thursday because of the fog. Jim writes a weekly fishing report for The Record. It's Northeast winds Saturday at 10 to 15 knots with seas at 3 to 4 feet. The Canaveral National Seashore (CANA) is a National Seashore located between New Smyrna Beach and Titusville, Florida, in Volusia and Brevard Counties. Most of the planet's best bass anglers are competing. Big Lagoon State Park; Fort Pickens fishing pier & beaches; Johnson’s Beach at Gulf Islands National Seashore; Old 3 mile bridge fishing pier; Oriskany Artificial Reef (22.5 nautical miles southeast of Pensacola Pass) Palafox Pier The recent rains allowed the Rodman Dam to reopen. The top four wrestlers in each district weight class advance to region tournaments, Feb. 26-27. Two sightings of a mother and calf: just offshore at the Matanzas Inlet. Fishing Report: Bassmaster Elite in Palatka this weekend. This is when the really big females are pestered to distraction by anglers tossing plastic eels at their beds until they can't take the intrusion anymore and strike to kill the interloper. Sunday winds swing in from the east with seas, again, at 3 to 4 feet. Contact him with reports, photos or quasi-believable fishing stories at creekratstaug@gmail.com. Thankfully the vast majority of bass anglers release these big girls. And it's been horrible bottom fishing the ledge because of hard-running currents. And they, in turn, generally go back to their nursery or open up a new one. And it's not just a big salinity change. Surf fishing is historically crappy. Canaveral National Seashore celebrated its 25th birthday on January 3, 2000; however, the concept for the park actually originated 44 years earlier. This time of year, it's tough to find anyone fishing for anything other than speckled perch — or crappie as they're called north of the Panhandle. Fuel Price Reports for Atlantic ICW - FL & St. Johns R. Note: If you already have a Waterway Guide account please choose, when prompted, to share your email … Sheepshead fishing has been very good. Florida Beaches and parks are listed geographically from north to south. Fort Matanzas National Monument Beach. Here's your guide to Flagler Beach and Palm Coast beaches. Jan. 19. The tournament is an event and an important one for the economy over there. Dunn's Creek is still experiencing that huge bite of warmouth. The county pier is having good and bad days and that may be simply that the fish are stopping for a while because of structure. There have been some good catches of whiting there this week. They relate to structure prior to bedding. Florida is the only state in the continental United States with extensive shallow coral reef formations near its coasts. ... Visit his website and blog here for some great information on fishing in general as well as the daily fishing report for St. Augustine. There a lot more coming our way in the next three days. Mother and calf just offshore at South Ponte Vedra Beach. But If you want to work the odds, you'll be way better off fishing north of the St. Augustine Inlet or south of the Matanzas Inlet. And high-speed trollers put a couple of wahoo on ice as well. Inshore Fishing. There's current under it now, and the bait's pouring into the Ocklawaha side and staking up shellcracker, bluegills and, to a lesser degree, speckled perch under the dam. Matanzas Pass Preserve Overlooking Estero Bay, this preserve features more than 56 acres of unspoiled sabal palm and live oak hammock, as well as, 4,000 feet of mangrove shoreline. A few kingfish are being iced down out there as well. Answer 1 of 3: Can anybody tell me the name of a restaurant that is right near Nervous Nellie's also on the water? The news of the week is a weird bite of pompano is occurring in Matanzas Inlet. Some good catches are coming now off of bridge pilings as well. Located inside Red's Fly Shop and just feet from the Yakima River, The Canyon River Grill serves gourmet food and wine and a feeling of intimacy and adventure. Bass fishing is slow, mainly because of the lack of eel grass in the river. Depends what you’re looking for really but there aren’t any Marriott hotels on Fort Myers Beach.Think the southern part of the island is much quieter with some nice restaurants but bare in mind that there is major construction on the island. Santa Fe, Dexter, Newnan's and Sampson are red-hot right now. The blackfin tuna are still thick and most boats are limiting on them. Palm Coast, Florida beaches with this symbol have beach wheelchairs available, either provided as a courtesy, or available for (prearranged) rental and delivery from private companies. Larry Finch, also known as the pompano-whisperer (and for good reason), has been slaying the pompano and big bull whiting down around Daytona and Ormond Beach. Meanwhile those trolling or drifting in the deeper water are picking up good numbers — a few at a time because they're scattered. The water is beautiful and the temperatures are great, but the fish are somewhere else. There's plenty of space so it will be less dangerous in terms of COVID. The spawn will improve through February and early March. Coral reefs create specialized habitats that provide shelter, food, and breeding sites for numerous plants and animals. Otherwise the speckled perch fishing has taken a real turn for the better, with females moving into the pads to bed in many areas of the river. Otherwise the panfish bite is good and that big push by buttercats is still going strong. The fishing continues to improve, with more specks pushing into the lily pads to spawn. The fishing offshore has taken a turn for the worse. It's especially bad the farther north you go. Contact him with photo, reports or near-believable stories at creekratstaug@gmail.com. The fish are there, but the water's so clear they're boat-shy. More: Travel-weary seal takes a rest on St. Johns County beach and becomes a social media star. There were a couple of reports of cobia out in 100 feet, so that's something. The Canyon River Grill is the only restaurant in the Yakima Canyon offering local cuisine and beautiful views. But the big event has yet to happen. The redfish bite has been excellent and these are generally slot-size or over-slot fish. And sometimes it's never a big event — with females dropping eggs at random and the effort spread out over as much as six weeks. Captain Leon Dana reported the water temperatures of 67 degrees Wednesday — up from the low 50s earlier in the week. The Flagler Pier has been much better all week with catches of straggler pompano, bull whiting, seatrout, sheepshead and black drum. Three sightings of a mother and calf: one just offshore near the Matanzas Inlet, one east of St. Augustine Beach, one off Ponte Vedra Beach. Jim writes a fishing report for The Record weekly. A few pompano were caught this week on the Flagler Pier. It's a spectacle for sure with day-glow boats that run faster than a Fiat. I heard of several 8-pounders, a 10-, an 11- and a 12-pound, 8-ounce fish out of Lake George. It's worth the drive. Thanks Joseph Washington was arrested Tuesday on felony charges of making written threats to kill, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post. Bluefish are scattered all over the ICW and should keep you from falling asleep out there and keep the bait shops in business — at least for live shrimp. Ancient City Game Fish Association holds record-setting junior angler tournament, Travel-weary seal takes a rest on St. Johns County beach and becomes a social media star, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. even the blackfin tuna are thinning out. And if that's to happen the most likely time will be next week when the full moon rises on the 28th. A few dolphin and sailfish were caught. The weather looks horrible and most of the anglers are trying to figure out how to fish without the eel grass — which has disappeared due to several issues, predominantly the high, darker water over the past 18 months which has filtered out too much sunlight for the grasses to thrive — or simply to grow. It features a 560-foot fishing pier, showers, playground and a nature kiosk that will teach you more about the area. But just as often the bedding is more of an event — a primordial thing when Mother Nature flips some sort of switch that sends them all rushing to the pads for their version of a frat party (with apologies to those readers with freshman daughters in college). The local reefs and wrecks are giving up all the red snapper you don't want to catch. The vast majority of the fish are down around New Smyrna Beach, but a radical faction has apparently decided to break off from the pack. Lifeguards are seasonal. Otherwise there are some good reports of yellowmouth trout stacking up on scattered pieces of bottom. The FWC and its partners are working to increase and diversify participation in hunting and fishing throughout Florida in an effort known as R3 or recruitment, retention, and reactivation. Location: At the southern tip of Anastasia Island, at the Matanzas Inlet 7.5 miles south of St. Augustine Beach on Highway A1A.Map.. Facilities: Area offers vehicle access to the north only as of January 1, 2010, restrooms, off-beach parking, dune walkover, restrooms. But as soon as we get a few days of warmer weather, they should also be moving onto beds. Will it be rain or shine? If you have some extra time Sunday, you might want to drive over for the final weigh-in at 3 p.m.
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