Banana River Weather Forecast

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Rio Sirju

Rio Sirju
Satellite Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

What's going on anglers! The beginning of March Beach bite has been relatively slow, we're mostly picking away at smaller whiting and more fish like jacks and ladyfish out of the surf. This is a promising sign of spring bait showing up as we transition into the spring weather pattern....
Rio Sirju
Rio Sirju Satellite Beach, Florida Reported: 2 years ago
What's going on anglers! The beginning of March Beach bite has been relatively slow, we're mostly picking away at smaller whiting and more fish like jacks and ladyfish out of the surf. This is a promising sign of spring bait showing up as we transition into the spring weather pattern. Daylight savings will change the fish activity minutely, which helps us target fish from the surf earlier and later in the day.
With our conditions lately I have been staying busy fishing the river with mullet, in spring the fish that went deep out into the ICW or Ocean return to their tributaries to rest and spawn. Tarpon and snook will be moving into the rivers and will become a prominent target from land. Here is a slot snook & tarpon both caught on live mullet 2/0 circle hook and 30# leader. Tight lines!
Tarpon Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Tarpon Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
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Greg Barrow
Melbourne, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Snook bite has been hot! Lots of big and keeper slot size snook.
Greg Barrow
Greg Barrow Melbourne, Florida Reported: 2 years ago
Snook bite has been hot! Lots of big and keeper slot size snook.
Snook Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Snook Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Snook Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Snook Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
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Neal Goodrich

Neal Goodrich
Oak Hill, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

On and off, Up and down, hot and cold, all opposites, all antonyms, all ways to describe the way fishing has been for the last several weeks. There have been good days with some catches of trout and reds and there have been some great days of reeling in some...
Neal Goodrich
Neal Goodrich Oak Hill, Florida Reported: 2 years ago
On and off, Up and down, hot and cold, all opposites, all antonyms, all ways to describe the way fishing has been for the last several weeks. There have been good days with some catches of trout and reds and there have been some great days of reeling in some 30-40 lb. Drum. But there have also been some days where I wished I would have stayed home. All in all the tide is turning and there's going to be some better days ahead. The live bait is changing and the fish will be jumping.
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
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Hunter Bach
Oak Hill, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

We have a very consistent trout bite with the current size ranging from 15"-21" along with a few kicker fish over 24". The snook have come out of the freeze pretty strong and we are catching good numbers of 18"-25" snook in creeks and canals where the water is warmer....
Hunter Bach
Hunter Bach Oak Hill, Florida Reported: 2 years ago
We have a very consistent trout bite with the current size ranging from 15"-21" along with a few kicker fish over 24". The snook have come out of the freeze pretty strong and we are catching good numbers of 18"-25" snook in creeks and canals where the water is warmer. Out on the flats we are having a fantastic season for redfish. My clients can expect 20 shots in a half day of fishing but the fish are challenging! The shallow winter pattern combined with crystal clear water will test any anglers abilities who targets them. They're a great warm up for bone fishing! We are getting shots at singles and schools of up to 50 fish. The average size for the redfish is getting better as well with most fish over 24" and some of the reds on the flats are over 30". They're a fly fisherman's dream!
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
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Michael Pisciottano

Michael Pisciottano
Port Canaveral, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Tilapia are starting to spawn in the shallows of our freshwater lakes here in central Florida along with many other fish to shoot such as Florida gar suckers and much more!
Michael Pisciottano
Michael Pisciottano Port Canaveral, Florida Reported: 2 years ago
Tilapia are starting to spawn in the shallows of our freshwater lakes here in central Florida along with many other fish to shoot such as Florida gar suckers and much more!
Tilapia Fishing in Port Canaveral, Florida, USA
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Matt Burr
Melbourne Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

pompano bite has been insane if the treasure coast of south east Florida limits almost every trip ... flounder live baiting off the jetties for some nice doormats .. and snook season opened last night and we killed it
Matt Burr
Matt Burr Melbourne Beach, Florida Reported: 2 years ago
pompano bite has been insane if the treasure coast of south east Florida limits almost every trip ... flounder live baiting off the jetties for some nice doormats .. and snook season opened last night and we killed it
Florida Pompano Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Florida Pompano Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Florida Pompano Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Florida Pompano Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Florida Pompano Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
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Owen Whitehead
Melbourne, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Trout and drum biting on the inshore side. Live shrimp and popping corks have been productive
Owen Whitehead
Owen Whitehead Melbourne, Florida Reported: 2 years ago
Trout and drum biting on the inshore side. Live shrimp and popping corks have been productive
Black Drum Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Black Drum Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Black Drum Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Black Drum Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
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Hunter Bach
Oak Hill, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

The fishing the rest of this winter and spring is going to be one for the books. We are consistently getting 20+ shots in a half day. Quite of few of these shots are at schools of 10-30 redfish or black drum. The water is crystal clear and the fish...
Hunter Bach
Hunter Bach Oak Hill, Florida Reported: 2 years ago
The fishing the rest of this winter and spring is going to be one for the books. We are consistently getting 20+ shots in a half day. Quite of few of these shots are at schools of 10-30 redfish or black drum. The water is crystal clear and the fish are feeding great on artificials and flies. We are commonly catching "lagoon slams" of trout, black drum, and redfish on fly and spin. The best times to book are the days leading up to a full moon to witness the most schooling activity but the fishing has been good all throughout the lunar cycles.
Redfish Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
Redfish Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
Redfish Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
Redfish Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
Redfish Fishing in Oak Hill, Florida
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