Grouper and ballista bitten these polling day fishermen aboard Fired Up Fishing Charters at Blue Marina in the city of Port Canaveral.(Photo: PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY CHRIS CAMERON)

Mosquito Lagoon: If you put the clocks up for an hour, vote and see the sun heading towards the horizon at 5 pm This does not give the impression of falling into these regions, so the action of the redfish in the Mosquito lagoon will certainly do it. The rockfish benches can be seen by the keen eye fishermen and it is there that the pleasures have been the most fun. Carry spinach, mullet and shrimp in case the reds are fussy and do not take soft-edged jigs like the Bounty Hunter Slayer Inc. SST XL. Big jacks, black drum and occasional trout are also at the rendezvous. Be careful when using the shallows. Fall tides are misleading for anglers who lack local knowledge.

Offshore: Offshore fishing has been quite good in three arenas: trolling, deep-sea fishing and baiting around coastal wrecks. The dolphin is in full migration from autumn to south. Over the next three months, green mah mahi mahogany go from Cape Hatteras to Isla Mujeres and fishermen will find them this week along the current Gulf Stream shorelines and eddies. The ledges give up grouper gag and amberjack, as well as red snapper. Closer to the beaches, there were cobia outbreaks and the bite of kingfish is rather stable.

Surf: Caleb Couture from Pompano Riggs from Couture and Tradewinds Surf Fishing Charters with Caleb Couture said the waves had been a little less spectacular in recent days, partly because of algae and wind. Will the northeasterly winds help clean up the waters and bring in more seasonal groceries of pompano, whiting, bluefish, blue snakes, jacks and mackerel? May be. He said some guys caught a nice license here and there, mostly in the south of the region. The pompano that was caught after the rising of the red tide was a little on the short side. Maybe this weekend will be the first law school, so get ready, he said.

Indian River Lagoon: Fishing at high tide has been an adventure because fish like to take root in areas where they do not feed normally. If you are fishing along a mangrove coastline or around the deck of a spoil island, remember that and throw yourself to places where trout, redfish, black drum and the plaice are not normally found. They can be there on these tides to eat the acorns, as some of the elders say. Black drums and oversized reds are taken around the bridges of Merritt Island.

Sebastian Inlet: Captain Glyn Austin of the Going Coastal fishing company said the coastal operations around Sebastian Inlet this week have been quite productive. His fishermen caught pompano, trout, jacks and ladybugs with mixed redfish and lime. Austin said the symptoms of the red tide persisted near the coast, which meant the fishery was better, further away from the creek. The baitbeds dispersed and moved a bit, but Austin said the fish was still in the mullet and that he was feeding well on Storm 360GT Coastal soft plastic lures, as well as live shrimps and mullets. Offshore, cobia on the reefs was a nice surprise. Amberjacks are in 100 feet of water.

Fresh water: Some of the fishermen who ventured onto Headwaters Lake in Fellsmere said the dry conditions of October and September had caused a slight drop in water levels. Hydrilla makes navigation a bit trickier. The open areas are therefore the areas where a fisherman wants to look for fish. The fall of all lakes and the St. Johns River is typical of the fall. Look for bedding before the full and new moon phases.

Ed Killer is an outdoor columnist for the USA Today network based on the Treasure Coast. Link him on Facebook to Ed Killer, follow him on Twitter or Instagram at @tcpalmekiller, send him an email at [email protected] or contact him by phone at 772-221-4201.