Coastal Angler Magazine | March 2026 Brevard County Edition

PREDICTING THE RUN

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By Will Schmidt

Tere were birds diving, porpoise rolling and he y yellow n tuna skyrocketing like Fourth of July reworks. Both on the water and in the boat, the energy was palatable. With one angler on the bow ready to cast a top water plug into the fray and me in the stern with ready to deploy live bait, the boat throttled back. !e plug went ying, meanwhile I simply dropped my bait behind the boat and started freelining. Almost instantly the plug was blasted in the air but not connecting. Meanwhile, I tossed a handful of baits o the back of the boat. By now the fray had subsided but the sh were clearly still looking for an easy meal. 50 feet behind me one of the chummers was blasted overhead by a 150 pound yellow n who was skyward bound a er it. Just below I could see my bait franticly swimming as another engulfed it, leading to a great battle before releasing the 100 pound class sh.

While top water shing for tuna is all the rave right now, it really makes sense to deploy multiple tactics to take advantage of these opportunities, as the school o en retreats as the boat nears. Our back up plan is very simple and almost always produces sh. As the boat gets into casting range of the school, we drop live bait o the stern and free line them. We always keep a couple ready to go. !is way, if the school disappears there are other baits ready for those who have been plugging.

For bait google eyes or blue runners, rigging them on a 10/0 circle hook is ideal. Bridling the bait and using a non-slip loop knot presents the most natural movement as the baits ee. Also, tossing a handful of chummers in, as the surface activity disperses, usually brings shing looking to pick up stragglers into the strike zone. Chumming really helps keep the sh around, so make sure you have plenty of bait. When you get hit, give it a ve count real tight and hang on!

I like to use a bit heavier tackle with the live bait, as we o en seem to nd bigger sh. My go to is Shimano Terez BW Roller Striper medium heavy with a Talica 25A. I use 80lb braid to 80lb mono. !is is a great set up that’s fun for sh from 40 to 140 and can handle the occasional really big one. the rod with a better ghting angle. It also helps to keep the line away from the gunnel as a spiraling sh ascends. !is is a great asset for many anglers on these tough sh.

Will Schmidt is a seasoned tournament angler who has been writing about shing for more than two decades. Follow Will on Instagram @saltynstrong.

Florida’s Spawn Transition: Where the Giants Get Caught

In Florida, we don’t wait on spring the way the rest of the country does. Our bass start thinking about the spawn early, and that in-between window when they’re moving from winter patterns to-ward the beds is one of the most exciting times to be on the water. It’s not full-blown bed fishing yet, and it’s not the deep winter grind either. It’s the transition. And if you hit it right, it’s when the biggest fish in the lake are at their absolute heaviest and most catchable.

During this phase, big females don’t just rush the shallows. They stage first. Think outside grass lines, ditch intersections, shell bars, canal mouths, and hard-bottom spots just off spawning flats. They want easy access to both worlds shallow enough to move up when conditions warm and deep enough to slide back if a cold front rolls through. Instead of randomly covering water, suc-cessful anglers focus on these “inbetween” areas where bass pause before committing.

The fun part about fishing the transition is that these fish are still in feeding mode. They’re fueling up before the hard work of spawning, which means reaction baits can shine. Swimbaits and

TYLER WOOLCOTT

lipless crankbaits are great for covering water along staging edges, especially around submerged vegeta-

tion. If they’re holding tighter to cover, slowing down with a Texas-rigged creature bait or a wacky-rigged stick worm can seal the deal. The key is not getting too shallow too fast; a lot of an-glers run straight to visible bedding areas and skip right past the best fish.

Florida weather adds another layer to the puzzle. A few warm, stable days can push fish forward in a hurry, while a stiff north wind can reposition them just as quickly. The calendar matters less than conditions. Watch water temperature trends, pay attention to wind direction, and look for areas that warm first, especially protected shorelines with darker bottoms. Transition bass adjust daily, some-times hourly, and the anglers who adjust with them are the ones holding up the heavy fish.

For me, this window is one of the most exciting times of the year. You’re not just sight-fishing beds, you’re hunting moving giants that are feeding and positioning with purpose. They’re thick, strong, and aggressive enough to commit. When you connect with one during the spawn transition, it’s not just another bite it’s often the bite that defines the season. And in Florida, that fish can show up on any cast.

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January 2020

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Mtime. The water is warming back up to the 70-degree mark. Free-swimming cobia are the most fun to target in my opinion. A few things must come together though. One being sunny skies, you must be able to see into the water a little bit and two, try to get as high as possible.

choice is a buck tail with a whole squid hooked on it. This gives a natural look and smell. There are many different types of baits and lures people use.

cobia go nuts trying to eat a livey. Sometimes there are days that you will see 30 fish and maybe only 2 actually eat or get Fired Up on a jig. I haven’t had many cobes turn down a live fish. Some say they will never turn down a live choice shrimp or their magic swim bait etc. Fishing is just what it says, fishing. Some days they’re on fire others they swim away from whatever you throw at em.

and enough backbone to stick the hook. Line is 40lb braid and a 50lb leader. If I’m using live bait, I use an 8/0 circle hook and I hook the live fish through the back of the head and cast forward and past the fish.

will do the trick.

INDIAN RIVER, MOSQUITO LAGOON & NEARSHORE

FORECAST

March is traditionally one of the windiest months on the Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon systems, but if this year follows the pattern of last season, the fishing should continue to improve as the month progresses. Last year was phenomenal for sight-fishing, with consistent opportunities on both large schools and single redfish, and conditions are shaping up similarly.

While low water isn’t typically my favorite condition, the fishing has remained very strong. The biggest challenge with low water comes on windy days, which can make fishing more difficult. High water allows anglers to access more areas and fish more effectively. Hopefully, March brings a slight rise in water levels, which should only improve the bite.

to improve as spring approaches. Target trout around schools of baitfish such as mullet, along drop-offs, sandy holes on the flats, and in slightly dirty water stirred up by bait. Topwater lures work very well this time of year, and the same tackle setup used for redfish is effective for trout.

Black drum fishing has been steady, and March is traditionally a strong month for them. A simple setup of a 1/8 oz. jig head tipped with half a shrimp or Gulp shrimp works well.

Nearshore action is also productive this month. Tripletail can be found on buoys, free-swimming, and along weed lines, while cobia often follow rays along the shoreline. Sight-casting opportunities for both species are excellent in March.

Most redfish are currently holding in large schools and should remain that way throughout March. These schools are commonly found on drop-offs and along the edges of flats, often out in open water where there is no structure or debris for fish to cut you off. For redfish, I typically use a 1/8 oz jig head with Gulp shrimp or live/ dead shrimp, a 20 lb mono leader, and 10 lb braided main line.

Seatrout fishing has been slower, but it is expected

Tip of the Month: Only keep what you plan to eat for the day or week—release the rest to help preserve the fishery for future generations.

CAPT. TROY PEREZ

Troy Perez Fishing facebook.com/captaintroyfl capt.troyperez@gmail.com (321) 607-2033

SPACE COAST SURF FISHING FORECAST

Marching into the spring surf fishing scene equates to amazing catches combined with phenomenal weather. There’s nothing like surf fishing on the Space Coast in the month of March.

This month typically marks a period of time where water temperatures activate multiple species along the Brevard county coast. For example, shark fishing will be at it’s peak season with the spring migration of black tip sharks and spinner sharks. We target catch and release with sharks by way of specific shark fishing equipment. Fresh chunked bait will be the key to enticing these predatory species to bite. Once you’ve hooked up, be sure to apply maximum drag pressure to expedite the battle and ensure a quick healthy release.

Pompano will be another species to target in the spring surf. The best methods for catching pompano will be the use of traditional pompano rigs. Rigs using a variant of floats and beads will be the ticket to success. For example, using bright colors like chartreuse or pink help these fish find the baits with their keen eyesight. Furthermore, the baits of choice will consist of sand fleas, fresh shrimp, clams and crab knuckles. The key to targeting pompano in the surf will be to find clean water. Identifying shades of green and blue water make it more probable for pompano to be in the area. This is a result of pompano’s preference to hunt for food in the areas that contain the clear water. Meaning, if you see brown dirty water then your best bet is to check other beaches for more prominent shades of clarity.

Hands down, some of the best whiting fishing occurs in March as well. Whiting are, by far, one of the most under-appreciated species that roams the surf. Possibly because they lack the size of other fish, but I’ll be the first to say that they’re an absolute blast to catch—and even better to eat. Their slender body structure makes them easy to filet and the white flakey meat pairs with any dish its accompanied by.

Using the same methods for pompano as mentioned above will lead to successful outings targeting pompano. But, with that being said, make sure to cast rigs close to shore and beyond the sandbar to find where whiting are feeding. Sometimes they may be feeding right at the shoreline where the crustaceans are being pulled off the beach. Get out there and enjoy the epic fishing in March!

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Fishing with Capt. Shane Trottier of Whatever Turns U On Fishing Charters, Ceean Hill caught this beautiful 35” snook fishing at Sebastian Inlet using a live pigfish.

Cannon Martin liftin’ up his 27-inch, 10.2 lb. largemouth.

Miles caught this 15-inch pompano south of the Jetty in Sebastian Inlet throwing a gold spoon in between hundreds of bluefish.

Douglas Bier, 8, with his first catfish (caught with a hot dog) and he’s hooked. Every Saturday he has to fish now!

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SEBASTIAN INLET TO EAU GALLIE CAUSEWAY

Through early February, we experienced some of the coldest temperatures in the past 20 years. We’ve lost some snook, along with some trout, tarpon and baitfish, but most of the fish survived in the south end of the county and around the inlet where the water temps stayed warm due to the inlet. Despite the cold conditions, the fishing has remained fairly good. Water temperatures should begin rising in March, which should improve fishing in both the lagoon and the inlet. A dredging project has also begun in the inlet to remove sand from the channel, which will stir up the water and should help keep the bite active.

Inshore fishing should stay productive as the spring mullet run gets underway and the water temps rise. When schools of mullet fill the lagoon and the creeks from Sebastian to Palm Bay and Melbourne, snook, redfish, jacks and trout will be right behind them. I like fishing Rapala’s Skitter Walk topwater baits and their Twitchin’ Minnow suspending baits early in the morning around bait pods, then moving deeper with a Rapala Crush CIty Mooch Minnow, jerkbait or paddletail as the sun rises. Live bait will also be effective around the bait pods, since predatory fish are usually holding beneath them.

Warmer weather will also push bait along the beaches, with the opportunity to catch sharks, tarpon, and large jack crevalle following close behind. There are also plenty of bluefish and mackerel along the beaches when conditions

allow for ocean fishing. Throw large topwater plugs for jacks and sharks, and scale down your lures for bluefish. For tarpon and big jacks, the Rapala Long Cast 14, Hogy Protail Eels, and D.O.A. Baitbusters have all produced consistent success.

The snook and redfish bite in the inlet will be solid, with artificials working best at night and live bait producing during the day, and it should only improve as temperatures rise. Live shrimp and threadfins are the top choices during daylight hours. At night, artificials are very effective— Rapala X-Rap 14 and Long Cast 14 are great options from the jetties and the rocks along the west side of the bridge, while Hogy Protail 2-

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FORECAST ST. JOHNS RIVER

Look for schools of live bait getting crushed by sunshine bass and schooling largemouth bass at the mouths of the lakes and in the deep river bends at first light or late evening. Topwater is the name of the game! Nothing beats that explosive topwater strike. These hungry fish will destroy a Heddon Spook Jr. in bone color, or you can also try your favorite saltwater topwater baits if they are small sized. Second best are rattling crank baits— Rat-L-Traps and their look-alikes (no rattle works great too). If the bass are finicky, tie on a white jerk bait; first try unweighted and use a walk- the-dogstyle retrieve just beneath the surface to get you some fish. Carolina rigged lizards working a bass on the bed: lizards eat eggs, momma bass cannot tolerate.

BIG SHRIMP

March means trophy bass in the St. Johns River. Large wild shiners are the best bait if you can find some. For giant largemouth, remember these female fish are the breeders for the future; lift them out of the water supporting their belly and hold them out of the water only as long as you can hold your breath. Avoid holding large bass by the lower jaw. Take measurements of length and girth, and take pictures to save and share the memory. Practicing catch and release for trophy bass is honorable.

Panfish will readily eat minnows. They love red worms, night crawlers and crickets. Look for bedding areas in shallow waters. Bluegill and shellcrackers will take over beds used earlier by bass and crappie. Look in those same areas and concentrate efforts where there is a shell bottom near drop-offs and nearby cover (lily pads). Crappie will be found in the pads during full and new moons; other times try longline trolling or spider rigging the drop-offs along the river.

NEW SPOTTED SEATROUT REGS TAKE EFFECT APRIL 1

At its February meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved new management regions and regulations for spotted seatrout shing in the State of Florida. e rule changes establish nine management regions for spotted seatrout as well as regional regulations for recreational and commercial shing.

ese new regulations will go into e ect on April 1, 2026:

OPEN/CLOSED SEASONS

Recreational

» Panhandle: Open March 1–Jan. 31; Closed February.

» Big Band, Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast: Open year-round.

» Indian River Lagoon: Open Jan.1–Oct. 31; Closed Nov. 1-Dec. 31.

Commercial

» Panhandle, Big Bend, Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Southwest, Southeast: Open Jun. 1–Oct. 31; Closed Nov. 1–May 31.

» Indian River Lagoon: Open May 1–Sept. 30; Closed Oct. 1-Apr. 30.

» Northeast: Open June 1–Nov. 30; closed Dec. 1–May 31

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Recreational

» Big Band: Five (5) sh per person.

» Panhandle, Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast: Four (3) sh per person.

» Indian River Lagoon: Two (2) sh per person.

Commercial

» 50 sh (1 SPL);100 (≥2 SPLs) in all regions.

SLOT LIMITS

» Recreational - 15-19 inches

» Commercial - 15-24 inches

OVERSLOT ALLOWANCE

Recreational

» All Regions: None. is regional management strategy has been implemented for some of Florida’s most popular inshore species, including red sh and snook, and now spotted seatrout. ese regions and regulations are part of the FWC’s holistic management is approach takes a more holistic view of the shery by evaluating multiple metrics, including shing, stakeholder experiences and environmental factors, at a smaller regional scale. It improves our understanding of regional di erences in environmental conditions and stakeholder experiences and provides greater exibility to address localized concerns.

» Panhandle, Big Bend, Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Southwest, Southeast: One (1) sh over-slot allowed per vessel or per person if shing from shore

» Indian River Lagoon, Northeast: None

Commercial

For the full FWC commission meeting agenda and links to background reports, go to myfwc.com/about/commission/commissionmeetings/. For current spotted seatrout annual reviews, visit MyFWC.com/Marine and click on “Recreational Regulations” and “Spotted Seatrout.” ese documents provide a summary of the management metrics in each new management region.

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PREDICTING THE RUN

By Capt. Jim Ross

s a charter captain, as well as a regular contributor to the Brevard County, Florida edition of Coastal Angler Magazine, every year there are certain events that happen that I try to predict in advance so that clients and readers can catch more !sh. However, there are many times that even we so called “professionals” don’t get it exactly right. Obviously, my crystal ball isn’t 100 percent correct all of the time...maybe it needs a tune up. LOL!

ings like the giant black drum schooling up, spring cobia run, June tarpon run, fall mullet run, and winter pompano run aren’t things you can pin down to a certain day of the month, but most of the time we can at least predict the month. Hopefully, I can achieve at least a 90 percent e ciency rating a er doing this report for the past 25 years.

I was just telling my clients one day last week, a er catching a bunch of small trout and a couple of lady!sh, that the big uglies were probably going to show up in a few weeks and if they had a chance to come back out with me then that they may have a shot at catching some much larger !sh than the ones we had landed that morning. Just !ve minutes a er saying this I spotted something unusual about 500 yards up the at. It was exactly what I had just been talking about- a 300 !sh school of 30 to 50-pound black drum.

e !sh in this big school were happy-tailing and waking as they pushed their way down the at. We eased up to them, cast our shrimp in their direction, and as you !gured, the battles were on. All three anglers were hooked up to huge drum that had absolutely no respect for them. Drags screamed, rods doubled over, and dozens of yards of line dumped o their reels. Grunts and groans were heard between laughter and smiles as they worked to tire these beasts. e boat deck looked like a country bar dance oor as anglers shu ed and two-stepped under and over each other in an e ort not to lose their prized catches.

We ended up extending the trip from a 3/4 day to a full day outing because each !sh took 15 to 25-minutes to land.

e moral of the story? Don’t ever count on !sh to be there and don’t ever think that it’s not quite the right time to catch them. e bottom line is just go !shing every chance you get. at is the only way that you can be sure to catch your next memory.

Capt. Jim Ross is owner/operator of Fineline Fishing Charters on Florida’s Space Coast and host of “Catch a Memory Outdoors” live radio show and podcast. www. neline shingcharters.com • www.catchamemoryoutdoors.com

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Top 3 Mistakes

So many anglers have a “go-to” color lure that they swear by. What they do not understand is that the color of your lure barely makes the top three most important factors for catching tons of !sh.

Mistake #1 - e number one mistake anglers make is ignoring the importance of the size and pro!le of the lures they use. When snook, tarpon, red!sh, speckled trout or ounder are feeding, they o en become laser focused on that particular forage species. In other words, if they are feeding on a 6-inch mullet your 3-inch paddletail or shrimp lure will probably be ignored.

PRO TIP: Have a few of your rods rigged up with various sizes and pro!les of lures on them. I like to have a 3-inch paddletail, an arti!cial shrimp and a 4- to 5.5-inch jerk bait ( uke) rigged up when I can’t determine what bait is around. Try all three sizes and pro!les of lures until you !gure out what the !sh in the area are feeding upon.

Mistake #2 - e number two mistake most anglers make is thinking one retrieve style works best for all of the !sh all of the time. ere are so many di erent factors to consider when retrieving your lures. Here are a few to consider:

• Is the water cold or hot? Fish are cold blooded and move more slowly in cold water. is means that you have to slow down your retrieve when the water is cold. Conversely, you want to move your lure faster when the water is hot.

• What species are you targeting? Di erent !sh species like di erent retrieves. For instance, the best retrieve for a red!sh is slowly bouncing your lure o of the bottom. A tarpon likes a low and steady retrieve. A ounder likes a very slow bounce/dragging retrieve no higher than 12 inches from the bottom. A speckled trout likes a vertical jig and will usually hit the lure as it falls through the water column. Snook like a fast and erratic retrieve most of the time.

• Is the water clear or murky? Low light, cloudy skies and murky water scenarios makes it harder to get a !sh’s attention. Use a retrieve or lure that creates vibrations and ashes in the water. You also want to fan cast the area keeping your lure placement close together because they are less apt to seek out your lure. When it is sunny and the water is clear it is easier to get the !sh’s attention. You can make your casts further apart and make the !sh come to your lure.

Mistake #3 - e third biggest mistake is thinking !sh care about lure colors. A saltwater tackle box with white lures and something dark like root beer or purple is all that you need to catch any !sh. PERIOD. e bottom line is that if you want to catch more !sh, switch up your sizes and pro!les and vary your retrieves for di erent species and conditions. I GUARANTEE that you will catch more !sh.

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