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       Weekly fishing Forecast by Local Lines Charters.com for May 4th, 2015.. Last week was an interesting one.  I did a little traveling for family, did a bit of protesting (Port Cargo Rail earthen causeway), and managed to crank out some great charters.  The bait is super thick so we spent a lot of time with live mullet in the water.  Lots of smaller trout, and a few missed solid ones. Plenty of aggressive reds to fill the time though! The front that pushed through late week made for a bit later of a bite on sat.

This week’s forecast:   

In-shore   Every lagoon predator is going bonkers for the bait right now, so fish accordingly.  Topwaters, Slayer Inc. SST’s, and mullet imitating hard baits will get you the hits.  Live mullet freelined are also paying well for anglers willing to sit in a “fishy” location.  A 3/0 circle hook in the tail of your mullet will usher it to swim away.  The night trout bite on topwater will be epic as we are on the days just past the full moon.  They should have spawned hard even with the funky little front we had this weekend and be very hungry.  I like to practice catch and release on all trout over 20 inches year round, but highly recommend it during the spawning months.  Let them big girls make more.  The redfish will get really aggressive when large amounts of bait are present.  Though it looks to be windy in the beginning of the week the weekend seems to subside. That moon will be big at night through the weekend.

Near-Shore

Wind, wind, wind..   as soon as the sea’s cooperate the tripletail show be chewing.  This weekend looks to be your best bet.  Look for fish on the buoys, floatsam, and weeds.  Though we didn't have much of a cobia season this year you never know when one will pop up.  Some solid tarpon action was just beginning to heat up before the blow, so they should be ready for us too!  Check out the Kayak Shark Fishing Video we put out HERE.

Open Dates this week:  5-06(Wed.), 5-9(Sat.) Plus have plenty of evening openings.

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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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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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3/23-3/30

Thanks for checking out this weekly blog brought to you by http://www.locallinescharters.com/ ..  Clients, Tourneys, wind, and weather!   What a crazy week it was.  The late week front put a hurting on the fish, and that’s typically what a late front will do to the space coast.  Heavy north winds dropped water levels quick.  Though the water temps didn’t get much cooler the fishes attitudes sure did.  All will be back to normal though!  Local Lines entertained a great group of Kayak anglers with the help of a few great guides (Alan Ryland and Pepi Vidal); fish were caught and fun was had.  Got a large group? We do personal tourneys, and can accommodate your needs.  Logan and I fished the IFA tourney on Sunday, and boy it was some tough going!  But as I always say; you must learn every time you touch the water.  We left (smallish) fish to find bigger.  The kicker was!  We didn’t take the time to get a few.  Come to find out.  We could have walked with checks; no question.  As a guide you never leave fish to find fish until you have a few.  In a catch photo release (CPR) tourney you should do the same.  The contingency prize of a day with Logan on the water, raffle won reel (sweet), and a great snook made it a fun tourney for sure.  Never forget “stick, stay, and make it pay”…..

This week’s forecast:   

In-shore

Top water time is now!!  The bait has become so thick and fish are getting aggressive.  Get those plugs out in the mornings and evenings for some explosive strikes.  Some of my favorite fishing on the lagoons for sure!   The drop offs and deeper edges will be holding solid numbers of school sized trout with ladyfish and jacks mixed in..  weather looks great for sight fishing and some areas are super clear(banana river, and areas of the north lagoon,)…  don’t forget some shrimp for those present but dwindling black drum schools..

Near-Shore

Loads of bait and some nice tripletail should be present all week.  Free swimmers and buoy fish are both showing well.  The water temps dipped back down and it’s looking right for cobia from the shoals south.  We saw tons of rays today, but few fish.  Look for the wrecks and reefs to start producing cobia also.  Signs of the super fun Bonita summer fishery are showing and I can’t wait for that light tackle madness!

Open Dates this week:  4/3, 4/4

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This week in Local Lines catching, and Forecast!

Thanks for checking out the new(ish) way http://www.locallinescharters.com/ brings you the most up-to-date fishing info on Florida’s beautiful Space Coast.  What a great week of fishing our clients have had.  We are seeing spring come in at an amazing pace!  Flats have filled with bait of all sizes, and we even have some large schools of open water glass minnows.  Those glass minnows shouldn't be as thick as they are for a while, but we’ll take it.  These minnow schools are a blast for fast fishing, and can be a great way to introduce kids into your fishy ways. 

This week’s forecast:   

In-shore

    Look for the seatrout bite to increase as the moon fills back out.  This coming full moon will have our areas gator trout feeling frisky for what should be their first spawn of the year.  The black drum we have all enjoyed in such great numbers will start to leave the flats to deeper water..  get them while you can, and we’re see good numbers of solid fish in the NMZ still.  Your smaller “eating” size fish are also still abundant, and will stay up shallow longer than the big ones..  Always carry live/fresh dead shrimp and be ready.  Calm mornings will have their tails flying high.  Some winds are expected towards the middle of the week, and again on Saturday.  So you might want to work around them..  Also the expected rain tomorrow (Monday) might get those poons that have started to show happy.  And we all love some Juvi poons.  Our redfish have enjoyed the influx of bait and are chasing schools of mullet all over the flats.  Its time for that topwater bite , so brush up on your dog walking. 

Near-Shore

    Cobia are being found but in small numbers on rays outside of Port Canaveral.  Plenty of manta rays, but not a ton of fish!  The water temps are right on the entire Brevard coast.  Its certainly worth a try!  Lots of floating grass and debris is out there, so have your Tripletial rod ready.  Reports of tarpon just a few miles south of our section have me amp'd for the slightly warmer waters and silver kings. 

Open Dates this week:  3/26,3/27

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