Local anglers had a pretty good run until Thursday's blast of winter. Next should be more good fishing for pompano, crappie ...

It's one of those times when good weather combines with hungry fish and, hey, you can have fish for Christmas dinner. Seriously, it's allowed.

If you are walking the pier, make sure to keep an eye out for fishing lines and hooks flying through the air as people cast.

The fishing, most concur ... “It should also push some pompano and whiting along with it,” add Capt. Billy (RedfishTails.com). Look for sandbars and anywhere with harder bottom, he says.

Ike Leary, who operates the Granada Pier bait shop in Ormond Beach, says folks have been pulling them to the planks of his fishing pier ... and south of Ponce Inlet. Pompano, whiting, blues ...