Space Coast Surf Fishing Report

Surf fishing has slowed down, as it usually does this time of year for us here in Brevard County. Hot, humid and the never ending story of reapplying sunblock… We look forward to welcoming back the Fall/Winter months and targeting those beautiful Pompano! You can still expect to catch whiting, croakers, sheepshead and both species of drum around structure beaches. Fish bite strips in orange color Clam scent has been producing fish!

For now, many surf anglers are targeting the over slot snook in the surf as well as Tarpon! You can catch live baits in the first trough or catch these predators on artificial as well! Be patient, try different beaches and most importantly, look for the action happening! Search for bait pods, bait that’s getting slammed near shore, for tarpon rolling, or snook waking in the trough!

The man in the gray suit has been not far behind, so make sure you land your fish and safely revive any trophy catches as quickly as possible! We’d like to continue our beautiful fishery here on our Space Coast and continue to look forward to catching these trophies with the next generation!

spiny lobster season in FL

Once a year here in Florida, we get the opportunity of two days in July to dive for Spiny Lobster. Every year it’s the same dates. The last Wednesday & Thursday of July and then the following 2 weeks August 6th the regular season starts up again going all the way to March 31!

During “Mini Season” you’re allowed (12) lobster here in Brevard County and “Regular Season” you’re allowed (6) Spiny Lobster. Some guys will head out to 100ft Of water or 80ft diving ledges out of Sebastian, Melbourne and Port Canaveral looking for bugs. We have plenty of lobster off our coast — you just gotta jump in and find them! Unfortunately, here in Brevard County we don’t have reef right off our beaches like Indian River County and further south has… The reef along our shoreline starts just south of Sebastian Inlet. So taking a short road trip down to Vero or Ft. Pierce can be worth the fruits of the labor! With beautiful live reef thriving just a hundred yards from the beach it’s a very easy swim or paddle from kayak or paddle board. Most depths on the reef off the beach will go from 6ft-25ft.

I HIGHLY recommend taking a Free Diving Class or getting Dive Certified beforehand. There’s too many things that can go wrong even when just holding your breath! So please call my good friend Steve at Treasure Coast Dive Center (772) 571-5987 and he’ll point you in the right direction for all the gear and certifications you’ll need. Never dive alone and always tell someone your diving plans! You can also head into any local dive shop for further information. I hope everyone enjoyed Mini season 2018!