Surf: Pompano bite 'on fire' BJ Taylor (Southern Bred charter) checks back in to tell us the early-morning pompano bite “is on fire.” ...

“I’ve been on fire with the pompano,” Roy says of one day this past week. “We limited out in 47 minutes.” Roy's Surf Fishing Guide Service has seen a happy clientele this past week.

I recommend baitrunner reels for surf-fishing.” Hook, line & sinker: You can buy a “pompano rig” in any bait shop, or you can make your own. Roy likes one called the Pompano Banana Rig.

The fish that we are targeting with these baits are whiting and pompano and their mouths are relatively small. That is why I recommend using a smaller amount of bait while targeting these fish.

Surf: Beach anglers have a legitimate shot at catching Spanish mackerel, pompano, croaker, jacks, blue runners, bluefish and sharks when casting from the shore.

Such a fish is the Florida pompano or simply "pompano" to most anglers who cast lines from the surf or ocean fishing piers. Anyone who has tasted a pompano knows why the catch is so highly prized.

The surf fishing for pompano, bull whiting and black drum has been on fire when the conditions are right, and the creek and inlet bite is good, too. Jetties and the main river Need a break?

Sheepshead fishing was on fire over the weekend and should remain that way, and surf fishing for pompano and whiting was reported to be excellent.

Pompano migrate with the cold fronts and can be caught in the Indian River Lagoon and along Treasure Coast beaches.

Surf This zone has been the hot one this week as anglers are reporting catching pompano, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, jacks, blue runners, snook, sharks and more.

So a pompano run is imminent. The problem here is the vast amount of weeds in the surf now. They make fishing difficult — but not impossible.