Last week was cold and windy, and this week the sun heated things back up, but here we are again, and it's cold and windy. I've been able to sneak out a few times, and when we were able to get out on the water the fishing was great. We boated some big Spanish mackerel and few big specks.
The big story is Red Snapper season, which opened up on April 15th in state waters, and will open up on April 21st in federal waters. Check with FWC to see what the new limits are on Red Snapper, as they have undergone some new management with NMF and FWC.
The sheepshead bite is still going strong in the pass and along the rock jetties. Up in Santa Rosa Sound we are catching good numbers of slot Reds and the speck bite has really started to pick up, too.
Pompano are showing up in the bay along with big schools of Spanish mackerel. Reports of King Mackerel being caught of the Pensacola pier, and I've even seen a few sky on bait pods in the bay and pass.
The cobia run is still going strong and should be good until the end of April, and then it will slack off. They are calling for calmer winds the week of the 15th through 22nd, so the fishing should be better. Spring is back, and the fishing should be coming on big time!
Till next time, bent rods and screaming drags!
Capt. John
