Florida's highly anticipated 39-day Atlantic Red Snapper season ended before it ever began... The court ordered injunction was granted mere hours before the event's highly anticipated kickoff sending shochkwaves of disbelief confusion and frustration through the recreational fishing community. Now the lengthy process of litigation begins potential...

Florida's highly anticipated 39-day Atlantic Red Snapper season ended before it ever began... The court ordered injunction was granted mere hours before the event's highly anticipated kickoff sending shochkwaves of disbelief confusion and frustration through the recreational fishing community. Now the lengthy process of litigation begins potential...

In this week's forecast we've got an excellent writeup on targeting juvenile tarpon in the lagoon from Knox Robinson -- plus if you're looking for adventure or just in need of a new pair of boots now is the time to apply for 2026 gator season tags. Get those details and more in this week's forecast! The post Weekly Forecast (5.19.26 – 5.25.26) app...

In this week's forecast we've got an excellent writeup on targeting juvenile tarpon in the lagoon from Knox Robinson -- plus if you're looking for adventure or just in need of a new pair of boots now is the time to apply for 2026 gator season tags. Get those details and more in this week's forecast! The post Weekly Forecast (5.12.26 – 5.18.26) app...

In this week's forecast we've got official word on the 2026 Red Snapper Season -- plus a new spinning combo giveaway from Strike-Zone Fishing; signup for your chance to win! The post Weekly Forecast (5.5.26 – 5.11.26) appeared first on SpaceFish.

Wind will be coming from every which way this week but the consistent weather patterns of summer are on the horizon! It couldn't come any sooner at the Inlet where the south Jetty has just been given the green light for public access and the park's long-vacant bait shop is officially back in business -- shoutout to the the Salty Cowboys that put i...

It's hard to beat the fishing conditions -- and the corresponding production -- that we experienced over this past weekend but winds are picking up where they left off last week and summer just can't get here soon enough. We can't control the weather or move the hands of time but we do have some goodies in this week's forecast including an awesome...

We've got a couple BIG tournaments slated for this Saturday April 11th including the St. Patty's Day themed SKA Pot O' Gold out of Port Canaveral which was rescheduled due to inclement weather on its original date in March. It's never a bad time to celebrate St. Patty's Day but judging by the wind in the weather forecast we're gonna require the lu...

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We've got a couple BIG tournaments slated for this Saturday April 11th including the St. Patty's Day themed SKA Pot O' Gold out of Port Canaveral which was rescheduled due to inclement weather on its original date in March. It's never a bad time to celebrate St. Patty's Day but judging by the wind in the weather forecast we're gonna require the lu...

We all feel it at the pump—and most people understand tariffs are driving up the cost of just about everything—but what does that actually mean for fishing? Knox Robinson breaks down the real impact hitting anglers and the industry—and isn’t just talking about it he’s taking it straight to Congress! Don't miss the full story in this week's forecas...

We all feel it at the pump—and most people understand tariffs are driving up the cost of just about everything—but what does that actually mean for fishing? Knox Robinson breaks down the real impact hitting anglers and the industry—and isn’t just talking about it he’s taking it straight to Congress! Don't miss the full story in this week's forecas...

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Last week Knox Robinson wrote about the philosophical cost of seeing everything (read Part I here). This week Knox followed up with a more practical analysis in examining how forward-facing sonar is already changing competitive fishing pressuring fisheries and forcing anglers to ask where this all leads. Don’t miss Forward-Facing Sonar and the Cos...

Everyone can agree that technological innovation is a good thing. In fishing and the wider world of sports it has enhanced the experience of competitors and spectators alike in countless ways. Nonetheless sporting institutions typically move at a snail's pace in adoption of new technology even in cases where it's pretty clear to literally everyone...

We had some really excellent fishing production across the Space Coast to wrap up the month of February. Now the transition into Spring officially begins. Everybody knows that April Showers Brings May Flowers but its oft forgotten that these words are actually preceeded by "March Winds and..." in the idiom's full expression. We who fish in Florida...

Before the front rolled in absolutely gorgeous conditions on the beach were well met with an active productive bite in the surf. Anglers that were able to get out there and enjoy it won big — even those that weren’t able to plate baked pompano for supper! The post Weekly Forecast (2.24.26 – 2.30.26) appeared first on SpaceFish.

Luck favors the bold… but on March 21 it favors the biggest king. Lines hit the water for the Pot O' Gold Classic this St. Patty's Day weekend and the scales at Gators Dockside will determine who struck gold! If you’ve got the speed the spread and a little Irish nerve this is your shot to turn silver sides into solid gold. The post Weekly Forecast...

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Glenn Adams of Boat Max Worldwide came into possession of a unique relic of fishing history -- a rod that has crossed more water than most fishermen will ever dream of -- having traveled from the hands of Ernest Hemingway through a Navy radio man into decades of hard fishing blimp patrols marriages losses and friendships. Read the fascinating stor...