Not a bad week fishing inshore and nearshore off the beaches. Plenty of action inshore with trout, pompano, bluefish, mackerel, and jacks, plus a few small gag grouper mixed in when using live bait. Most of our trips have been using artificials, and as I’ve said before, the Rapala Crush City Mooch Minnow rigged on a 1/4-ounce jig head has been an excellent inshore bait for all of the inshore species. The slim profile and the material it’s made from give it great action, and the bait holds up really well—you can catch a ton of fish on it. The cold front this week will drop water temps into the low 60s and slow the inshore a little, but you should able to find some fish at the inlet, and if you can get off the beach you should find some action along the reefs with various reef species such as snapper, sheephead, weakfish, margate, and possibly some cobia. If the Mackerel are thick there will be plenty of Black Tip and Spinner Sharks to have some fun with as well.
