Last year February 13th 2022 the water temperature at Ponce Inlet was 60° this year the water temperature is 67°. I have been seeing a lot of fish caught so far this year at New Smyrna and Daytona Beach. It won’t be long now before the spring pompano run. I have seen plenty of blues and pompano caught in the surf recently. It’s time to get out and scout your areas for the upcoming spring run. Don’t forget to maintain all your fishing gear and stock up on rigs, bait sinkers etc. One of the local tournaments coming up on May 31st and April 1st is the surf fishing challenge in New Smyrna Beach. The turnout is normally 150 to 200 fishermen all finding that perfect spot along the beaches of St. John’s, Flagler, Volusia and Brevard counties. It is an awesome event that is hosted by Roy’s Surf Fishing Challenge, check it out at surffishingchallenge.com. Another great tournament South of here is the Third annual Indian River Keeper Sand Spike shootout March 18th and 19th at Jensen Beach. This is an on foot surf fishing tournament for pompano and whiting you can get all the details at the indianriverkeeper.org. This coming weekend is going to be a good weekend to get out to the beach, the weather looks good for fishing. The pompano have been biting on naked double drop rigs with some frozen sand fleas or fish gum green has been a good color so far for me. Have a great week and keep on fishing!
