Peacock bass have been going off in the morning and evenings according to Chris Hunter at Worldwide Sportsman in Miami. The fish are deep, but catchable during the middle of the day. Topwater baits are working great both early and late.
Anglers are catching snook and tarpon in the cuts with the best action coming at night. Drifting a live crab is almost a sure thing for tarpon. Pompano and snook are making up most of the catch on the beaches.
Offshore, the snapper are going off with the new moon. Anglers are heading deep for marlin and wahoo out of the Keys. Dolphin fishing is good with an occasional stray kingfish in the mix.
Check back every Wednesday for a new report and make sure to listen to Chris Hunter on the Florida Sportsman radio show on 1080 AM Saturday mornings at 7.
Fish have been concentrating on the ocean side of Elliott Key or on the east side of Biscayne Bay in areas that have lots of ocean current moving through according to Captain Rich Smith. The reason for this is heavy rains over the past few months have been draining into the bay which has lowered the salinity content on the western side. The best way to spot this is looking at the clarity of the water. The majority of fish don't like this fresh water so they head saltier grounds on the ocean side. Good numbers of Bonefish and Permit are working the flats during the first part of the incoming tides.
In the everglades, Snook and Redfish are still all over the Florida Bay area during the morning and evening hours. The middle of the day becomes a little tougher due to extremely warm water. Tarpon actually turn on during these hours. Over the last few weeks rich has been consistently finding big numbers of Tarpon in the 50 Pound range eagerly eating surface to sub-surface baits. The Rapala Sub-Walk and the Rapala Twitching rap have been the two most consistent baits for these acrobatic fish.
