Florida fishing: Will mullet run begin with next full moon Aug. 30?

The full moon is coming Aug. 30. Are you ready?

The full moon that is coming is a blue moon — the second full moon in a month — and is going to be the biggest supermoon of the year. If that doesn't get the mullet moving, nothing will.

It's that time of year when any day now the Facebook posts around Sebastian Inlet are going to start showing showers of bait being chased by all the predators that swim in the Indian River Lagoon and ocean nearby. Until then, there's plenty of snapper, tarpon and snook being caught. You know we have to wait until Sept. 1 for those snook to come home for dinner.

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Offshore: The seas have been turning over a little bit with the arrival of the easterly winds this weekend. They are still fishable, however, and the snapper bite is still pretty steady. Also, look for improved conditions for trolling soon as dolphin, blackfin tuna and wahoo begin making their way back south again, probably by mid-September or early October.

Inshore: Fishing for spotted seatrout, snook, redfish and tarpon is slow in the lagoon, however, there are schools of mullet in Spratt's Creek along Jungle Trail in Wabasso. The best time to target any action is from an hour before sunset to sunset with small mullet-patterned topwater lures.

Freshwater: With the heat and water levels both high, the fishing has been on the slow side on area waterways like Blue Cypress Lake, Headwaters and Stick Marsh. Work deeper spots to catch bass with worms and lipped crank baits.

Offshore: Trolling can yield a few dolphin and blackfin tuna, bonito and sharks. There have been amberjacks and kingfish caught on the reefs in 60-70 feet of water. Kingfish are also in 40-50 feet of water. Snapper are being caught in 70-90 feet of water.

Inshore: Tarpon have been caught and released in the Turning Basin during the end of the incoming tide. Jigs will hook big snook and goliath grouper, both which are catch and release. Snook season will open Sept. 1. There are snook being caught at the jetty at Fort Pierce, too.

Surf: There still is not much action in the surf. Typically, there used to be a run of anchovies (minnows) in August along the beaches that preceded the mullet run in September, but that is not happening this year as reports are saying the minnows are way to the north and the tarpon are with them.

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Offshore: Mutton snapper and mangrove snapper can still be caught on the Six Mile Reef and along the Loran Tower Ledge in 70 feet of water, but the fishing has slowed quite a bit. A few kingfish in the 15-18 pound range can be caught in 25 to 40 feet of water. After providing plenty of action during the early and mid-summer, sailfish seemed to have moved away for now.

Inshore: Tarpon have been around in the St. Lucie Inlet, back to the Crossroads and in the ICW channel. Catch and release snook fishing, which is usually pretty steady, continues to hold up around the bridges, along the docks and at the inlet jetties. Live pilchards are best. Use a circle hook for easy release.

The lake is still on the high side so the bass have pushed up into 1-2 feet of water in spots where they don't normally feed during the year. Use topwater frogs, spinnerbaits and worms to get bites. Bluegill and shellcracker are taking red worms and live crickets near Sportsman's Channel, Pearce Canal and around Horse Island.

Ed Killer is the outdoors writer for TCPalm. Email him at [email protected].