Depends what you’re looking for really but there aren’t any Marriott hotels on Fort Myers Beach.Think the southern part of the island is much quieter with some nice restaurants but bare in mind that there is major construction on the island. Then just the top 10 anglers will compete for the win, fishing Sunday. The big bite is up around Palm Valley where the water temperature was 56 Thursday morning. They'll be fishing today (weather permitting) and only the top 50 anglers will go on to fish Saturday. If you have some extra time Sunday, you might want to drive over for the final weigh-in at 3 p.m. The FHSAA state tournaments for all three classifications will be held March 5 … Out in deeper water the sailfish bite slowed down this week while the wahoo bite picked up a little. Location: At the southern tip of Anastasia Island, at the Matanzas Inlet 7.5 miles south of St. Augustine Beach on Highway A1A.Map.. Facilities: Area offers vehicle access to the north only as of January 1, 2010, restrooms, off-beach parking, dune walkover, restrooms. The fishing continues to improve, with more specks pushing into the lily pads to spawn. The Canyon River Grill is the only restaurant in the Yakima Canyon offering local cuisine and beautiful views. Sheepshead fishing has been very good. Two sightings of a mother and calf: just offshore at the Matanzas Inlet. Joseph Washington was arrested Tuesday on felony charges of making written threats to kill, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post. But most of the guides have been catching them everywhere except the flats — which is opposite of what's been happening the past few weeks. Ate there last year, it was good, can't remember the name!! Surf fishing is historically crappy. The top four wrestlers in each district weight class advance to region tournaments, Feb. 26-27. (904) 377-3734. And it's not just a big salinity change. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Bass fishing is slow, mainly because of the lack of eel grass in the river. Big Lagoon State Park; Fort Pickens fishing pier & beaches; Johnson’s Beach at Gulf Islands National Seashore; Old 3 mile bridge fishing pier; Oriskany Artificial Reef (22.5 nautical miles southeast of Pensacola Pass) Palafox Pier The water is beautiful and the temperatures are great, but the fish are somewhere else. We've got another set of fronts moving across us over the next four days, with stiffer winds and plenty of rain with them. The local reefs and wrecks are slow other than fishing for yellowmouth trout or croakers that may be schooling up on some bottom structure. There a lot more coming our way in the next three days. It'll be more crowded this weekend on the St. Johns River and Crescent Lake because of the Bassmaster event going on out of Palatka this weekend. That started earlier in the lakes. The news of the week is a weird bite of pompano is occurring in Matanzas Inlet. But If you want to work the odds, you'll be way better off fishing north of the St. Augustine Inlet or south of the Matanzas Inlet. A few kingfish are being iced down out there as well. Florida is the only state in the continental United States with extensive shallow coral reef formations near its coasts. Here's your guide to Flagler Beach and Palm Coast beaches. Most of the planet's best bass anglers are competing. More: Travel-weary seal takes a rest on St. Johns County beach and becomes a social media star. It features a 560-foot fishing pier, showers, playground and a nature kiosk that will teach you more about the area. Some good catches are coming now off of bridge pilings as well. MATANZAS INLET, RIVER: Vickers said fishing in the Palm Coast area and canals has been steady, with reports of trout, sheepshead, mangrove snappers, reds, and a few flounder. But If you want to work the odds, you'll be way better off fishing north of the St. Augustine Inlet or south of the Matanzas Inlet. Florida Beaches and parks are listed geographically from north to south. Inshore Fishing. The blackfin tuna are still thick and most boats are limiting on them. Fuel Price Reports for Atlantic ICW - FL & St. Johns R. Note: If you already have a Waterway Guide account please choose, when prompted, to share your email … The speckled seatrout should be red hot but no one I've talked to has figured out where they are. More: Ancient City Game Fish Association holds record-setting junior angler tournament. Get your Weather Authority hour-by-hour forecast in your inbox every morning. Fishing Report: Bassmaster Elite in Palatka this weekend. And it's been horrible bottom fishing the ledge because of hard-running  currents. Ancient City Game Fish Association holds record-setting junior angler tournament, Travel-weary seal takes a rest on St. Johns County beach and becomes a social media star, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Coral reefs lay the foundation of a dynamic ecosystem There were a couple of reports of cobia out in 100 feet, so that's something. But just as often the bedding is more of an event — a primordial thing when Mother Nature flips some sort of switch that sends them all rushing to the pads for their version of a frat party (with apologies to those readers with freshman daughters in college). Located inside Red's Fly Shop and just feet from the Yakima River, The Canyon River Grill serves gourmet food and wine and a feeling of intimacy and adventure. I heard of several 8-pounders, a 10-, an 11- and a 12-pound, 8-ounce fish out of Lake George. The redfish bite has been excellent and these are generally slot-size or over-slot fish. Captain Leon Dana reported the water temperatures of 67 degrees Wednesday — up from the low 50s earlier in the week. Otherwise the speckled perch fishing has taken a real turn for the better, with females moving into the pads to bed in many areas of the river. Things have been generally tough in the ICW this week due to the dark runoff from recent rains, and it's going to get worse before it gets better. But as soon as we get a few days of warmer weather, they should also be moving onto beds. Fort Matanzas National Monument Beach. It's Northeast winds Saturday at 10 to 15 knots with seas at 3 to 4 feet. The warm weather pushed big females onto beds early in the week. There's plenty of space so it will be less dangerous in terms of COVID. The vast majority of the fish are down around New Smyrna Beach, but a radical faction has apparently decided to break off from the pack. Fishing Information for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties: Includes Escambia Bay. But the big event has yet to happen. A few dolphin and sailfish were caught. There have been some good catches of whiting there this week. The recent rains allowed the Rodman Dam to reopen. The spawn will improve through February and early March. It's worth the drive. Contact him with reports, photos or quasi-believable fishing stories at creekratstaug@gmail.com. The four-day event was held off for several hours Thursday because of the fog. What this means is fishing will definitely be a hunt-and-peck kind of thing, but staying close to the two inlets will give you the better clarity and salinity, as clean water flushes in on incoming tides. Jim writes a fishing report for The Record weekly. The park, located on a barrier island, was created on January 3, 1975, by an act of Congress. Matanzas Bay and the Guana and Tolomato Rivers are among the most fertile estuarine waters in the state of Florida, which is saying a lot. And they, in turn, generally go back to their nursery or open up a new one. Mother and calf just offshore at South Ponte Vedra Beach. The FWC and its partners are working to increase and diversify participation in hunting and fishing throughout Florida in an effort known as R3 or recruitment, retention, and reactivation. The Flagler Pier has been much better all week with catches of straggler pompano, bull whiting, seatrout, sheepshead and black drum. It's especially bad the farther north you go. The weather looks horrible and most of the anglers are trying to figure out how to fish without the eel grass — which has disappeared due to several issues, predominantly the high, darker water over the past 18 months which has filtered out too much sunlight for the grasses to thrive — or simply to grow. The Canaveral National Seashore (CANA) is a National Seashore located between New Smyrna Beach and Titusville, Florida, in Volusia and Brevard Counties. Bluefish are scattered all over the ICW and should keep you from falling asleep out there and keep the bait shops in business — at least for live shrimp. Lifeguards are seasonal. Canaveral National Seashore celebrated its 25th birthday on January 3, 2000; however, the concept for the park actually originated 44 years earlier. Surf fishing has finely improved a little, with reports of whiting coming in. And high-speed trollers put a couple of wahoo on ice as well. It's a spectacle for sure with day-glow boats that run faster than a Fiat. Everything is outside at the Palatka City Docks. This includes ones important to fishing like spiny lobster, snapper, and grouper. Thanks This is when the really big females are pestered to distraction by anglers tossing plastic eels at their beds until they can't take the intrusion anymore and strike to kill the interloper. The local reefs and wrecks are giving up all the red snapper you don't want to catch. Meanwhile those trolling or drifting in the deeper water are picking up good numbers — a few at a time because they're scattered. Jan. 17. Santa Fe, Dexter, Newnan's and Sampson are red-hot right now. Black drum are biting hard. The fish are there, but the water's so clear they're boat-shy. Matanzas Pass Preserve Overlooking Estero Bay, this preserve features more than 56 acres of unspoiled sabal palm and live oak hammock, as well as, 4,000 feet of mangrove shoreline. They relate to structure prior to bedding. Palm Coast, Florida beaches with this symbol have beach wheelchairs available, either provided as a courtesy, or available for (prearranged) rental and delivery from private companies. Popular Fishing Locations: Escambia. Otherwise the panfish bite is good and that big push by buttercats is still going strong. Jim writes a weekly fishing report for The Record. Sunday winds swing in from the east with seas, again, at 3 to 4 feet. And if that's to happen the most likely time will be next week when the full moon rises on the 28th. Otherwise there are some good reports of yellowmouth trout stacking up on scattered pieces of bottom. This time of year, it's tough to find anyone fishing for anything other than speckled perch — or crappie as they're called north of the Panhandle.