New Years Day

[ontheedge5658]

Stayed at Melbourne Beach for New Years. Hit the surf at 7am with hopes of catching a mess of fish. High tide was 10:05 so the last of the incoming tide to fish. Must have caught 20+ Whiting with only 6 to keep. Also caught 2 Sheepshead 1 keeper 16" and girlfriend got 1 10 1/2" (too short) released. Got 1 10 1/2" Pompano too short as well .We fished until 1:30. Total tally 6 Whiting,1 Sheepshead and a beautiful News Years Day at the beach with my girl. Going to Playalinda on Sunday.Tight lines.

[johnD]

sounds like dinner ! good luck out there Sunday.

[fishboy]

Thanks for the report. The whiting are biting, because I got them at playalinda today too.

[ontheedge5658]

Good job fishboy. What lot were you at? What bait were you using?

[fishboy]

Peeled shrimp was the bait of choice. The live shrimp peeled caught the whiting and i noticed I caught a lot more blues on frozen peeled shrimp. The bigger whiting came on the rigs with no beads, and the beads also seemed to attract the blues. Fished on lot #3 And I heard the fishing was good on lOt #1-5 but at lot 9 a guy said he only caught blues and jacks the whole day. Good luck and tight lines!

[ontheedge5658]

Thanks fishboy

[fishboy]

No problem, will be out there Saturday too. Good luck!

[ontheedge5658]

fishboy it looks quite windy for Sat. http://www.windfinder.com/weatherfor...merritt_island