Fishing Calendar


Fishing Palm Coast / Flagler Beach, FL in the Spring


Month Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo)
March 75° / 55°
April 80° / 60°
May 84° / 66°

While the spring brings warmer weather into the area, there will still be some colder weather early in the spring in this part of Florida.  Cold fronts can definitely affect the fishing negatively.  However, the warm fronts can bring some excellent fishing opportunities.  As the water warms up in the spring, the bite usually gets better for anglers targeting the inshore waters for redfish, sea trout, flounder and black drum.

Along the beaches, whiting and pompano are moving into the area in bigger numbers as water temperatures warm through the spring.  Bluefish, cobia, sharks, Spanish mackerel, snook and tarpon will eventually all be found in these waters as the spring progresses.  Offshore, anglers target snapper, grouper, triggerfish, kingfish, amberjack, barracuda and more.


Fishing Palm Coast / Flagler Beach, FL in the Summer


Month Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo)
June 88° / 72°
July 90° / 73°
August 90° / 74°

In the summer, you can catch so many different fish.  Inshore, expect to see the usual redfish, sea trout, flounder, black drum with some sheepshead to go along with bluefish, Spanish mackerel, tarpon, snook and sharks.  Some of the popular fish are amberjack, grouper, snapper, mahi mahi, cobia, wahoo, sharks, bluefish, Spanish mackerel and more.

The summer months provide good fishing, however, you have to deal with the hot air temperatures and a lot more rain.


Fishing Palm Coast / Flagler Beach, FL in the Fall


Month Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo)
September 87° / 72°
October 82° / 65°
November 74° / 58°

In the fall, the mullet run gets into full swing as these fish move down the United States’ eastern coastline and into Florida.  The bigger fish will follow these mullet along the beaches and into the Matanzas Inlet up north.  When the mullet show up, you can experience some of the best fishing of the year along the beaches, in the inlet and back into the inshore waters of the river.  From early to mid fall, you will see lots of migratory fish and resident fish gorging themselves on all of the bait that moves into the area.   As the water temperatures continue to drop later in the fall, you will find a lot less migratory fish, so if you are coming here later in the fall, the main species of inshore fish will be redfish, sea trout, flounder and sheepshead.  Offshore, the summer crowds are gone, however, there are still plenty of boats that head out of the Matanzas Inlet to target sailfish, swordfish, mahi mahi, marlin, tuna, grouper, snapper, triggerfish, porgy, sharks and more.


Fishing Palm Coast / Flagler Beach, FL in the Winter


Month Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo)
December 70° / 52°
January 67° / 48°
February 72° / 53°

The crowds are a lot smaller here in the winter.  The inshore waters provide good fishing for resident fish such as redfish, sea trout, flounder and sheepshead.  Anglers still do well fishing around Matanzas Inlet for a variety of fish.  There are a lot less boats heading offshore, but for the ones going out, they will be targeting a variety of fish including mahi mahi, swordfish, sailfish, tuna, grouper and snapper.