Surf Guru Florida Fishing RSS Yes, I know it’s January. Yes, it’s supposed to be cold. Yes, the fish are biting like crazy. No, I won’t make babies with you this afternoon. These are the questions and I’ve been asked lately, and I’m glad. I too, am in disbelief at how amazing the weather has been for our “winter” season. As of writing this report, we’ve had two weeks of near-flat seas and calm winds which has every fisherman and fisherwoman amped up on ...]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT December is usually a month to shine in inshore fishing. The water clears up and the temperatures drop. Also, Fish are moving because of the cooler weather. This December was even better than usual. The trout bite was amazing. I'm not talking about a bunch of schoolies either, I'm talking big gators. As December moved along, the fishing only got better. We caught a bunch of trout over 20". I had clients get tired from battling trout after trout! We had some great fishing in ...]]> Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Run for your lives! The end is near! That’s apparently what the mayor of Mullet-Land is telling his fellow citizens. There’s a serious mullet migration happening right now on the Space Coast, and Judgment Day is upon them. In the surf, the mullet are being plagued by an onslaught of tarpon, snook, jacks, sharks and mega-ladyfish. If you want to hook up, get out there bright and early and be ready for all-out madness. I like using live mullet, but sometimes it’s better to ...]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT What’s going on my fellow Guru gurus? Hope ya’ll have been fishing and surfing and not staying inside watching the Casey Anthony trial. They don’t even mention the fishing rod she had in the car with her! What’s up with that? I know it’s a sensitive subject, but they could have at least told us what color jerk shads she was using to catch the Central Florida bass we all know she’s guilty of targeting… Anyhow, June is here and it’s getting ...]]> Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT As I sip my coffee and type this, the Winds of April are blowing steadily out my window. The seas are too rough to fish offshore, a bit too gusty to fish in the lagoon. The air temps are cool and comfortable each morning, we’re starting to get some life-giving rainfall and…Whoa! Please excuse me—this coffee is running right through me! Ah that’s better. Anyway, before I left for my little “office” visit a moment ago, I was describing how great springtime ...]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Welcome back to a wonderful winter of SurfGuru fishing! One day it’s hotter than two possums fightin’ in a sack, the next day it’s colder than a witch’s tit. We can’t never win down here. But that’s okay. My momma always said variety is the spice of life. Actually, all she ever said was ‘get that damn fish outta my house!’ She would then proceed to beat me with a wire grill brush which explains my peculiar obsession with propane accessories. ...]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT It’s Thanksgiving, I just drank a couple of Blue Moon Winter Abbey Ales, pan-fried a fresh-caught pompano and I’ll admit, I’m feeling pretty sentimental. I’ll start out by saying how thankful I am—and we all should be—for living here in Central Florida. I know this is usually saved for the New Year, but I’d like to reflect on some of the good things that happened for me this year. IT WAS ALL PRETTY GOOD! I’d also like to say how ...]]> Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Hello people of the sea! Isn’t summer freaking great? The water is clear, there are waves every so often, and  when there are no waves, the fishing is unreal!  August is important for one reason: my birthday on the 1st. Okay, there are more important things going on. For starters lobster season starts this month—on the 6th. A week after—yep, you guessed it, my birthday! Wooo! Last week’s mini-season already saw some insanely good numbers of lobster caught ...]]> Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Damn that was a cold winter!! It was so cold I could barely move my fingers to type up any decent fishing reports! But the ice has finally melted across Florida and it’s time to do some fishing, boys and girls. And since we’re on the topic of boys and girls, how ‘bout I talk about some ways you boys and girls, men and women, muchachos and muchachas can all fish together?!   I don’t mean to be sexist, but fishing is originally a man’s sport. Face it, we ...]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT If I could describe this winter in a single word it would have to be “shrinkage.” Our supply of fish in East central Florida sure has shrunk down and populations are suffering due to the cold. What? You thought I meant what? Dude, get your mind out of the gutter! I was just trying to say that fishing has been tough lately because a lot of fish have died off and the ones left are basically hibernating. Jeeze. Well, enough BS. Fishing is tough, no doubt, but there’s definitely ...]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Excuse me waiter, I’ll have the mechanically separated, previously frozen, hormone-infused chicken breast, please. That’s what we’ll be ordering at our favorite restaurants one day if our fishery management groups stay on the path they’re currently on. Beginning in January, offshore anglers will no longer be able to harvest red snapper or grouper from the Atlantic’s federal waters. And the worst part? Recreational and commercial anglers’ objections to ...]]> Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Surfing, fishing. Surfing, fishing. That’s how it’s been going for Central Florida’s people of the sea lately. One weekend we’ve got beautiful glassy the surf, the next week its flat and great conditions for flats fishing or going offshore. Hey, I’m not complaining though--nothing wrong with a little instability every once in awhile. Since we’re talking instability, you know who leads an unstable, chaotic life? Britney Spears, yes, but I was thinking about ...]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT