We’re in April folks, but for the past week or so you wouldn’t know it if you get up out of the house before 7 am – it’s been in the 50’s the past 5 mornings in Melbourne at day break, but since the rain we got on Thursday we’ve had 3 straight days of bluebird skies and the barometric pressure has been way up.

The black drum bite has continued to be very good. Tarpon are starting to show up in the inlet and the big news of the day is cobia along the beach.

This past week has been a little on the breezy side making it a little challenging on the sight fishing but challenge excepted.

Just when I thought the fronts were finished here in the Central Florida area, there seems to be another traveling across the south this week. It doesn’t look like the temps are going to drop drastically, but it will bring some gusty conditions for a couple of days.

The weather was downright horrible for much of the first portion of the week with strong north winds and even some rain passing through on Thursday. The bite however was really good which was a complete opposite from the not so good weather conditions.

Another super rough and windy week for us. Fishing was pretty good though. Plenty of small snook inshore and some trout as well all on DOA paddle tails and jerk baits.

On the Fort Pierce fishing scene, things have been pretty good. Even though the snook bite has been a bit sluggish, likely due to our cool-ish water temps (70 degrees), other species are plenty active.

With this past week’s warm weather, the spring pattern is starting to emerge and the topwater bite for trout is where it’s at. Redfish schools are starting to break up and cruise shorelines looking for food as well so you can target both effectively.