Wind, wind, go away, come again another day! Well, seven weeks later it was still blowing. Things finally started to settle down a week after Thanksgiving and the fishing has gotten back to normal for this time of year. Average winter temperatures along the Space and Treasure coasts will range from...

What a strange summer it has been along the Space and Treasure Coasts. For two months anglers have been boating flounder in the 4- to 5-pound class every trip out. These doormats have been found in the grassy shallows and around the spoil islands from Port Canaveral south to Fort Pierce. They were quite...

And finally, the rains came! Up until the arrival of Tropical Storm 16, our area of the state was experiencing an unprecedented drought. Both the Indian River Lagoon and the St. Johns River Marsh were low and sometimes hazardous to run before sunrise. The fall mullet run began about three weeks early...

Early summer fishing was a little tough for both inshore and offshore anglers along the southern Space and northern Treasure Coasts. As of the end of March, nighttime temps were still bottoming out in the mid 50s. Water temps were still dropping to the upper 50s at night and only climbed to the low to...

The stench of rotting fish has finally faded as the Indian River Lagoon licks its wounds and begins to recover. After Florida’s most devastating freeze since 1989, fish stocks may take years to recover. But, as soon as the temperatures warmed and the winds switched and came in from the south, the...

We're now paying the price here on the Space and Treasure Coasts. With no hurricanes or major rain events this past year, water levels are treacherously low and salinity levels are on the rise. October was one of the warmest and driest months on record. To top it off, it seems the wind blew for...

Capt Jeff Kraynik Nov-Dec 2009 4cast Palm Bay - Sebastian - Vero Beach What does silver mullet mean? Here on the Space and Treasure Coasts, it means southern-bound giant tarpon weighing over 100 pounds. Even though it will be over by the time you read this forecast, as long as the seas remain calm...