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Pompano may well be the tastiest and pound-for-pound strongest fighting fish Southwest Florida has to offer. They also may be hardest to successfully target, but chances are rarely better than indicated by recent reports.

Fishing reports for the past week all begin with the caveat, "Other than the wind . . ." Happily, forecasts for the weekend are for moderate breezes.

The winds of change have arrived on the Southwest Florida fishing scene.

The cool breezes associated with fall cold fronts are a double-edged sword, slicing good and not so much. Cooling water temperatures inspire pelagic species to move south along the Gulf Coast.