pompano bust on the treasure coast....

[fishbait]

Its not been a good year, and it looks like its about over for the pompano hunters here. A few here and there....Nothing like last year....Even the fish market guy I know hasn't been getting any from the commerical guys...Everybody has an opinion on why...The state biologists should be looking into this....The weird thing is we were catching a lot of shorts early in the year...It may be they didn't move this far south due to a mild winter in the Carolinas....I was ready for them this year, baits and gear...oh well, maybe next year...

[fishnfool73]

The last few seasons have really been feast or famine with much more famine

[fishbait]

Had a decent last year...This year was really bad.....People come down from the north just to fish for these guys...Its not been good....Well, we still have some whiting in the surf, better then nothing

[Bi0tic]

My opinion is the water temps. Still 70s in the Carolinas http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/sem.html

As long as there is food, and not too much predation pressure, they have no reason to move.

[Username28]

My opinion is the water temps. Still 70s in the Carolinas http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/sem.html

As long as there is food, and not too much predation pressure, they have no reason to move.

[fishbait]

thats what I think too, I don't think they were pushed south in the usual numbers we were use too....There has been some big catches on different beaches at different times this winter but it very spotty....I was wondering if anybody in the Carolinas has tried winter fishing for them, they may be there, if so, their missing out on some good fishing....