This Week in Local Lines Catching and Fishing Forecast **April 13, April 20 2015**

Weekly fishing Forecast by Local Lines Charters for April 21, 2015..  Well spring has sprung and the fishing is excellent.  Steady action was found all last week with artificial for a mixed bag of seatrout, ladyfish, and jacks.  All these fish are hard hitters and put up a good fight.  Most were focused on the large schools of minnows that have invaded our flats.  This is by far some of the most fun fishing you could ever do.  Most anything that moves will get smashed when coming though the active feeding schools.   Live bait out-fished everything this week, though a close second was held by the topwater plugs.   Bait is thick and the trout are going to look for some grub as we start to come towards the full moon on May, 3.  I still have some great late April dates open and it will be the lead up to peak spawn.  I got some low impact (single hook vs. treble) that has been working great on the big girls with significantly less damage.  Come help me test them!!

This week’s forecast:   

In-shore   Fish around the heavy bait schools early with topwater plugs.  A mixed bag of trout, redfish, ladyfish, and jacks will be willing to hammer your plug.  Winds look good (less Saturday) and afternoon storms are always a good chance this time on year, so pay attention to the sky.  The water is coming up with all these south winds and steady afternoon, but that also means that its getting off color on some shorelines..  Snook will be a good bet around all the lagoons outflows and moving water.   Slayer Inc. SST's are the bait of choice slow rolled.   Hit them hard and keep them coming your way. 

Near-Shore

Tarpon! Tarpon! Tarpon!  Maybe we will be rewarded with some amazing beach tarpon action to make up for the cobia season that wasn’t.  Good numbers of 100lb fish have showed up and the bait is here(ish)..   Some decent amounts have been around the mid –streets and spotty elsewhere..   Don’t overlook those 10inch mullet that are loaded in the port ..  Tarpon eat those too!   The first week of May is when I typically start booking Kayak and Skiff tarpon charters off the beach so we are on the upswing and looking solid..  Book Now!!  And lock your dates in; you don’t want to miss this!

Open Dates this week:  4-23(thurs.), and quite a few the last week of April.

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This Week in Local Lines Catching and Fishing Forecast **April 06, April 13 2015**

Weekly Fishing Forecast for Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral, Port Canaveral, Merritt Island, and surrounding waters by: Local Lines Charters...   Great fishing last week and a bit of the ick towards the end..lol   Yes, even fishing guides get sick!  Seatrout were hot and heavy along with slot reds or drum depending on what mangrove you put your bait under.  The late week wind and rain jumped water levels back up and they should steady out.  Some days held a solid morning bite while others were slow until the evening set in.  Both Kayak and skiff clients had good fun!

This week’s forecast:   

In-shore

Hello water!!   The south wind and rain at the end of last week made drastic changes on the BRL, IRL, M. Lagoon.  We got our water back.  Look for shorelines that were not fish-able to have plenty of water and fish in search of a meal.  This will be most apparent in areas with heavy fiddler crab and minnow populations.   Reds will look to get skinny and take advantage of the “new” hunting grounds.  Slayer Inc. SST’s work great in this situation as the land very soft and wont spook those shallow fish.  Rig it weedless and send it straight to the shore.  

Near-Shore

Wind and seas are starting to settle and a quick trip off the beach yesterday had us in plenty of weeds/debris.  Though the seas were a bit sporty for us to spend the time needed, the tripletail are here.  I would also be sure to have that cobia rod ready as they will also frequently be found in the same area.  5-10 from the south is what’s predicted for the rest of the week, so yaks or even skiffs should have some shots.  A solid flounder bite (typical) has settled into Port Canaveral.  Every spring those flat fish head back from their winter spawn on the continental shelf.  Typically not as heavy for the same (inches) size as the fall fish, but that’s why these guys are hungry.  Small live baits are best, but a bucktail and strip do wonders.

Open Dates this week:  4-16(thurs.), 4-19(sun.)

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LAST WEEKS CATCHES!

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This Week in Local Lines Catching and Fishing Forecast **March 30, April 06 2015**

3/30 to 4-06

What fun but challenging week at  Local Lines Charters.com Book Now!!   Lots of trout, black drum, redfish and a few missed opportunities on some stud snook.  The end of last week brought us our first full moon of the spring and signaled the start of our seatrout spawn.  Coming of the cold snap from the previous weekend and right into the full moon had fish moving and not wanting to settle.  Not to mention the north winds from that cool front slap dumped the water out of the lagoons.  Just about everywhere I’ve been that was completely grassless over winter (not normal; however new normal) has been showing good signs of growth.  Let’s hope for a good summer growing season to give those fish something they like (health seagrass). 

This week’s forecast:   

In-shore

Trout, Trout, and more TROUT…lol   But for real; we are on the back (waning) side of the full moon and those mama trout should be very hungry.  Please release all you trout over 24 inches!  Trout of that size or bigger are virtually all female and our breeding stock.  Topwwater plugs early and late, or a http://slayerinc.com/  (Slayer Inc.) SST.   Massive amounts of bait are on the flats and these fish are looking for a meal.  If you’re not as confident in your lure skills the just put out a few live mullet and let her rip.  Hardy and plentiful its (mullet) the easiest of our baits to use!  Tail hook with a 3/0 circle hook when your fishing stationary or “posted up”.  When poling or moving to your next spot lip hook one and drag it behind you.  That next big smash you hear at your 6 o’clock might be your bait!!

Near-Shore

With South East winds predicted of the rest of our week and coming off that full moon (spawning event) the tripletail of Canaveral and the adjacent beaches should be hungry.  Buoy fish will be present, but debris (my favorite) trips will be a good bet.  Look to the bight, as it acts like a giant catcher’s mitt for that debris.  The funky Cobia season might get a little kick with these winds also, so don’t be afraid to look.  Bait (pogies) has been increasing with some solid mixed bag fishing and the tarpon aren’t far off.  Summer will be on us quick.  For my blue water friends, that wind should mean some amazing Mahi fishing also!!

Open Dates this week:  none, few for next week so stayed tuned and get fishing

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THIS WEEKS CATCHES!

Special thanks:  http://kayaksbybo.com/ , http://slayerinc.com/ , http://www.kbboutfitters.com/ for all the help over the years.