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Bite reports

Dated, honest reports from across South Florida. Every entry is written after time on the water — conditions, what's working, and what to skip.

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Oct 13, 2026 Lake Ida Bite: 4/5 Sample

Peacock bass chewing ahead of the front

Conditions: Overcast, falling pressure ahead of midweek storms. Water 81°F with a slight stain from weekend rain. Light east wind early, building by mid-morning.
What's working: Live shiners under popping corks, tight to dock pilings and seawall corners on the north end. Topwater (small prop baits) produced for the first hour, then died as the wind picked up. Best fish: a fat 4-pounder off a shaded piling.
What's not: Slow-rolled swimbaits got follows but no commits. Midday bite shut off once the sun broke through and the wind went flat.
The takeaway: Fish the pre-front window early. When the pressure's dropping, peacocks feed aggressively in low light — be on your first spot at first light and work the shade lines.

Oct 12, 2026 Delray Canals Bite: 3/5 Sample

Clown knifefish: a night-bite game

Conditions: Evening into night. Warm, humid, light wind. Canal water slightly stained; spillway running after weekend rain.
What's working: Live shad on a Carolina rig, fished in the spillway basin under the lights after dark. Let it sit — knife fish found it within 20 minutes. Two fish landed, 8 and 12 lbs, both powerful runs into the current. First light the next morning produced one more on the same rig near a bridge shadow line.
What's not: Daytime was dead. They were buried in the deep holes and wouldn't move for anything. Don't burn daylight hours chasing them midday.
The takeaway: Clown knifefish are nocturnal feeders. Fish the lights at spillways and bridges after dark, use live bait, and be patient — when one eats, hold on.

Oct 11, 2026 Coast / Inlets Bite: 5/5 Sample

Fall mullet run: tarpon behind the pods

Conditions: First light, clean surf, light northeast breeze. Big pods of mullet moving south along the beach troughs; rolling tarpon behind them. Outgoing tide at the inlet.
What's working: Live mullet freelined through the rollers — three hookups before 8am. DOA Bait Buster in mullet color drew strikes when the live bait ran out. Focus on the edges of the bait pods, not the middle; the tarpon hang on the outside picking off stragglers.
What's not: Once the sun got high and the wind picked up, the pods pushed deeper and the bite faded. This is a dawn window.
The takeaway: The fall mullet run is the best tarpon show of the year in South Florida. Be at the inlet or the beach troughs at first light with live mullet, and watch for rolling fish — where the bait goes, the tarpon follow.