How's the surf fishing?

polopoloBeach Comber34 postsJoined Jul 15, '08View profile MessageBeach Comber

Oct 24, '10 · 8:28 AM1,853

Quit fishing off the shore earlier this summer due to all the June grass and hoopla with the oil spill. I'd like to get a few more days in before the weather turns and the water is too cold. Can anyone give an update on conditions? Thanks.

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Kurt

KurtAdminSoWal2,474 postsJoined Oct 15, '04View profile MessageAdmin

Oct 24, '10 · 11:09 AM#2

Fishing has been good in clear spots but the surf is kicking up a little right now although it's not too rough yet.

polopoloBeach Comber34 postsJoined Jul 15, '08View profile MessageBeach ComberAuthor

Nov 26, '10 · 4:27 AM#3

Thanksgiving weekend and I have some time free.... forget the Black Friday sales, I want to do some fishing. Looking for any good bite either in the surf or the bay. Recommendations?

polopoloBeach Comber34 postsJoined Jul 15, '08View profile MessageBeach ComberAuthor

Feb 21, '11 · 11:31 AM#4

Anyone fishing off the beach yet?

If anyone's fishing off the beach yet, how's the bite? Is the water still too cold for pompano? If yes, what else is hitting and on what? Thanks for the update.

ASH

ASHBeach FanaticRoosevelt, MN2,153 postsJoined Feb 4, '08View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Feb 21, '11 · 11:38 AM#5

Surface temp is about 57 degrees right now. Haven't been going myself yet. Spoke with a local this weekend who's always out whether there's a bite or not and he hasn't caught a fish in quite a while.

Did see bait balls last Friday and so am hopeful it won't be long. I'll be posting when the bite does start.

I just wish I could have some kind of confidence that I might be able to eat what I catch. Thanks BP for screwing up my appetite! :bang:

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BeachSteelersBeach FanaticSeagrove473 postsJoined Feb 18, '06View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Feb 23, '11 · 9:34 AM#6

Wish I had the confidence to stand in the water and fish. Reports of 17 dead bay dolphins washing ashore in MS and AL.

polopoloBeach Comber34 postsJoined Jul 15, '08View profile MessageBeach ComberAuthor

Mar 12, '11 · 7:57 AM#7

Thanks. Any update?

Surface temp is about 57 degrees right now. Haven't been going myself yet. Spoke with a local this weekend who's always out whether there's a bite or not and he hasn't caught a fish in quite a while.

Did see bait balls last Friday and so am hopeful it won't be long. I'll be posting when the bite does start.

I just wish I could have some kind of confidence that I might be able to eat what I catch. Thanks BP for screwing up my appetite! :bang:

Thanks, Ash. Any updates on what's biting? As for the oil spill and food safety, the FDA has declared Gulf seafood safe to eat. I don't suspect there are any more chemicals/contamination in fish caught off our shores than there is in all the rest of the genetically engineered and artificially feed meat and poultry we find in our markets today.