Florida and Biscayne Bay

Recently I had the good fortune to fish the Florida Bay for several days and found good all-around action. Although we had some weak tides, we still found snook, trout, tarpon, and redfish. Jacks, ladyfish, and sharks filled in the boring moments as we waited for a slow tide to turn. We used jigs and also the always reliable hook-up lures with live shrimp. Channel edges produced the best results for the trout and snook. Ladyfish and jacks bit well on grass flats, the one near First National Bank served us well. In the deeper channels of Cape Sable I did notice some anglers were getting some drum but as water warms expect that bite to slow down. In the area however; there is still lots of other species to target making it worthwhile to stop and check the bite. Just offshore there has been a decent run of spanish mackerel. Bring a chumbag and lots of spoons and jigs if you prefer to fish them with fakes. They are lots of fun and good eating. Plenty to go around.