From the water
Field notes
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Apr 10, 2026
Canyon yellowfin bite is on
Long run to the canyon edge paid off today. Found a hard temp break with scattered bait and picked through a mixed class of yellowfin on chunks and jigs.
yellowfin tuna Poor Man's Canyon
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Mar 22, 2026
Redfish tailing on the flats
Low tide this morning lined up with a calm wind and clear water — we had tails up within fifteen minutes of poling onto the flat.
redfish Indian River Inlet jetty
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Feb 18, 2026
Mahi mania on the weedlines
Found a long sargassum line about 45 miles out and it was loaded. Bailed mahi for two hours on live peanut bunker and pitch rods.
mahi-mahi Jackspot Reef
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Jan 30, 2026
Wahoo speedsters off the edge
High-speed trolling session over the shelf today with the planers down and the black-and-purple baits running fast. Three smoker runs and two boated — both in…
wahoo
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Dec 14, 2025
Topwater trout at first light
Nothing beats a walking topwater at gray light when the trout are schooled. Client landed his personal best at 28 inches and we released her to swim another…
speckled trout
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Nov 28, 2025
Beach run stripers
Walked the beach before sunrise with pencil poppers and got into a blitz of 24- to 30-inch fish inside the second bar. Called this one in from the sand — no…
striped bass
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Nov 7, 2025
Jetty tog on the rockpile
Shore-based tog trip at the jetty today with green crabs and sand fleas. Slow pick but quality fish — three in the 5-pound class, one pushing 8.
blackfish Indian River Inlet jetty
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Oct 19, 2025
Reef seabass on a calm day
Mate ran this one while Mike was at a tournament. Flat seas and a cooperative seabass bite at 80 feet — steady action for the whole party.
black sea bass Jackspot Reef
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Oct 4, 2025
Kayak flounder in the back creeks
Off-the-clock report from a kayak trip in the back creeks. Mixed bag of flounder and a couple of surprise weakfish on small bucktails tipped with Gulp.
flounder weakfish
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Oct 1, 2025
Surf blues on the morning tide
Reader report from a client who fished the beach on his own with a metal lip swimmer. Got into a school of slammer blues inside the bar.
bluefish