IT IS NOW MID-MARCH AND A NUMBER OF SPECIES ARE MOVING IN. WE ARE GETTING NUMEROUS REPORTS OF POMPANO, MANY UP TO 20″, AS WELL AS SHEEPSHEAD IN THE SAME SIZE RANGE. IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, MACKERAL HAVE STARTED MOVING IN AS WELL.
WE ARE ALSO GETTING REPORTS OF MANY REDFISH BEING CAUGHT, MOSTLY SMALLER IN SIZE. THESE ARE MOST PROBABLY THE RAISED REDFISH RELEASED IN THE LOCAL WATERS BY FWC.
OFFSHORE, KINGFISH AND COBIA ARE STARTING TO SHOW AS THE WATERS ARE WARMING UP. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED A LARGE BLACKFIN TUNA WAS CAUGHT LESS THAN 10 MILES OFFSHORE. WE ARE STILL RECEIVING REPORTS OF LARGE MANGROVE SNAPPER, SHEEPSHEAD, GRUNTS, AND PORGIES BEING CAUGHT ON OFFSHORE WRECKS.