From Whites Tackle-Ft. Pierce

Now the inshore report, Capt. Scott Crippen fished for snook and redfish yesterday and hit a home run. He told me that the fishing was great! They had big snook and over sized redfish on the end of their line most of the day. He also said they lost a few monster snook, one in particular that was close in size to one he caught last year that weighed near thirty pounds! The fish ran off a hundred yards of line and pulled the hook. All of his fishing yesterday was done with live bait, and for the most part was done way down south in the river.

OPENING SUNDAY MAY 1st

Shallow water Grouper season opens Sunday (min 24" in Atlantic Ocean - 1 Per Person)                                
                            ******Thinking About Grouper Fingers******

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-29-11 FRIDAY: BLUES, BLACK DRUM, REDS, SNOOK AND SHEEPSHEAD 

TGIF Anglers! It's a beautiful morning at the inlet. The wind is blowing out of the West at 10 mph this morning and the water is calm. We have a real nice weekend forecasted, get out and do some fishing!
Fishing has been on the slow side this week although we've seen some real nice catches; they have been few and far between. Blues and Jacks have been most active during the daylight hours but an occasional Black Drum, Red Drum, Sheepshead, Pompano or Mangrove Snapper made an appearance. Night time anglers have been having good luck with Jacks, oversized Reds and C/R Snook. When photographing catch and release species please hold them with both hands, horizontally, while cradling their stomachs to help ensure their survival. Do not hold them vertically or by the gill covers. 
Shallow water Grouper season will reopen on Sunday, May 1st after a four month closure. The Federal water closure (beyond 9 miles from shore) will be extended at least until June (yet to be determined). Goliath Grouper are still a protected species and the open season does not apply to them. 

from Capt. Charlie-Fishing Center, Ft. Pierce

Inshore:

Finally, the windy months of March and April are almost behind us and we can look forward to the great fishing weather that May has to offer us on the Treasure  Coast.  Other than the usual windy days, it has been a pretty mild winter and spring has arrived. Look for warmer temperatures and a little  less blustery days. As the water temperatures climb, the fishing will steadily improve on the river. It will provide fantastic mornings for top water and lazy afternoons to drift the flats. May is one of my favorite month on the water!

This past week, we had another fun time out on the river. Anglers had a good morning catching trout.   fishing with a DOA glow shrimp can work better than live bait around the Indian River.    
Redfish will be a main target throughout the month of May. The past several years have bought us schools of slot sized redfish along the Indian River. Most of the fish we have caught have been in the 18 to 30 inch range. They have been sunning on the flats and May gets their blood pumping and turns on the feeding. I always have three lures ready during May…DOA shrimp, CAL jerk baits and top water lures.  Gold spoons will also be a great addition to the arsenal when fishing for redfish. As the fish school up, look for them around the edges of the flats. Most of the river here on the Treasure Coast has been holding redfish and you should be able to find some on your favorite flats. I tend to enjoy the east side of the river, but we have found many on the west side as well.
Snook fishing in the early mornings will bring some rod bending action as they head up on the flats for an early morning or late evening meal.  Top water lures, Bait Busters and DOA shrimp are all great lures to tempt a snook into biting. Docks will also hold snook lurking around for an easy meal. Live shrimp is also a great bait to drift around the docks. In the inlet areas, try around the seawalls and bridges with live bait, feather jigs or deep diving plugs. I love early morning for great snook fishing opportunities!
Trout will continue to feed on top water at first light and live shrimp on popping corks during the day. As the sun rises, they will head off the shallows to deeper water in the two to four foot range. We have had some nice gator trout of late and should see some still in the river in the early parts of May. I have had great success with CAL jerk baits and Deadly Combos this year in place of live shrimp. Both sides of the river have been productive in early mornings. Winter fishing for trout has been good this year and spring should continue to give you some great action.
Bridges will hold the usual Sheephead catch, while snapper will be moving into the river along with flounder. Jacks will be patrolling the areas and creating havoc all over the river. Beaches will produce whiting with still a few catches of Spanish mackerel and bluefish. Tarpon will begin their trek into the river and you can start looking for them in the St Lucie River, Big and Little Mud areas and into the channels of the river. May is a great month to fish the Treasure Coast….plan on a trip out on the river soon!

Quick Note

I was fishing the Boynton Inlet the other night, the south jetty is OPEN, BUT a lot of people and NO lights I moved down to  a little spot that I have fished in the past and BINGO a 18" Dog Tooth Snapper. Thats not the first time I've caught them there, using live shrimp (Perks Bait &Tackle), open to about 8pm. I also jumped a few small tarpon.... Word is the north jetty might open the end of this month, lets hope !!!!!!! I know there are lots of fish there 

From Henry @ Snook Nook-Jensen Beach

Surf anglers are catching, a lots of species not a lot of one species. We had an angler come in with two or three, Croaker, Whiting, Pompano and Spanish macs a sea food buffet in two buckets. Lots of fish just not a lot of one species, clams were the favored bait but pieces of shrimp did get a lot of attention.

River anglers if you want a work out launch you boat off Pt St Lucie blvd and go north, big Jacks, lots of big Jacks and then if that is not enough go further north to Prima Vista, lots of fifty pound Tarpon these fish will make your muscles sore. But if you are old like me, plenty of Trout in the Indian river. Check out the new boat ramp on the north side of Indian River Side Park and start fishing form there south to the Dolphin grill, lots of nice Trout. From Little Mud Creek to Blind Creek starting early with top water then after sun up a jig you work slowly across the bottom till it stops then set the hook. Lots of Drum from the bridges and still a few Pompano and yes Snook season is closed, release them quickly.

My Photo Of The Week

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From White's Tackle - Ft Pierce

Inshore, we are have received reports of jacks roaming the inlet and turning basin. When it comes to catching a jack crevalle not to much in the lagoon will give you a tussle better than a jack. They are a very aggressive bully that will hit just about anything you throw at them. The water in the inlet is very clear due to the drought conditions and with that,it usually brings the salinity levels up. Higher salinity levels can be a double edge sword as some species prefer a more brackish mix. The drought condition has been the norm for years in our spring time and it is a good idea to keep a log that you can refer back to for different conditions and what you caught on that trip.This is a good time of year to try and gig flounder if you can find a spot out of the wind. The northern part of St. Lucie county has been producing some good flounder, trout, snook and redfish. The eastern side of the lagoon will provide some shelter from the wind. Bluefish are still around the south side of the inlet and should hang around until our water temperatures warm up some.

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-27-11 WEDNESDAY: BLUES, SNOOK REDS AND JACKS It's another breezy day at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the Southwest at 15 mph and there is a moderate chop on the water. Yesterday the morning hours were not very productive even with a good deal of mullet in the water. We had multiple catches of Catfish and Puffers (blowfish) come over the rails and the lucky ones landed a couple of Blues. That was it for the morning session. The afternoon wasn't much better. A couple anglers hooked up with what seemed like big fish but they broke off fairly hefty line and weren't identified. The evening hours have been better for catch and release oversized Reds and Snook. A 41", 24 lb Redfish, a 20 lb Snook, a 12 - 15 lb Snook, a 3- 4 lb Trout, several huge Jacks, a big Stingray, Ladyfish, Bluefish and the usual Catfish.

Talking To Todd and Looking Around

I saw Todd today at Juno Bait & Tackle, he said fishing at the pier was good lots of fish being caught ,so I went to take a look. A few pompano today but there was a                              

          

               **  B I G   MAC**  Attack .    

Some giant macs (5-8lb) there  feeding on baits and there were a lot of big baits. In the mix, bonita and 6 cobia caught 4-5 keeper. I haven’t been talking about Juno a lot ,my home pier, I’ve been fishing more north, but I think I will start hanging around there more, and I was told a few of my favorite where caught in the last few days  *****SNAPPER**** Will keep everyone posted  Tony

From White's Tackle - Ft Pierce

Inshore,we received reports of some excellent trout and redfish catches in northern St Lucie county from Sunday afternoon and yesterday morning. With the wind blowing as it is, you just have to find a spoil island you can tuck behind or a sheltered shore line you can fish. Snook fishing in the inlet and around the south jetty has been good at times. There are a few tarpon showing in our area as the spring time migration is beginning with some warmer water temperatures arriving. Reports of trout yesterday, one was 8#-9#.

Sebastian Inlet Report

Winds are blowing out of the Northeast at 12 mph this morning and the water is choppy. Inlet regular Mike of Vero Beach spent six hours out on the north jetty yesterday morning and reported that fishing was on the slow side. Blues, Whiting and Jacks came over the rails sporadically; one Mangrove Snapper and Pompano were caught as well.

From White's Tackle - Ft Pierce

Inshore, the reports indicate some decent action can be found in the lagoon this weekend. Trout are in abundance in the lagoon. Reports are coming in from Jaycee Park and Bear Point. The area around the end of the Citrus ave.overpass has been good for trout as well. The trout have been hitting Exude and Gulp jerk baits. Snook have been reported along the docks on the west side down to Savannah road. Topwater and live bait are working well for the snook. Yesterday we did hear of some tarpon in the inlet, live bait and jigs are working well there.

From Capt. Charlie @Fishing Center-Fort Pierce

Trout have been a staple this month.  Most flats have held good numbers of trout and lots of them have been good sized fish.  CAL jerk baits, DOA shrimp and live shrimp have all caught good numbers of fish for us lately.  Redfish have been in shallow water.  Most were caught in two feet on low tide and were just sitting on the flats.  CAL jerk baits, DOA shrimp and live shrimp have continued to work well for our redfish bite.  We have found snook hanging under many of the docks to the south of Fort Pierce.  It's always a challenge to hook one and get it out from under the docks and we have had some exciting fun this past week on the docks.

Mackerel, jacks and bluefish have been around the inlet and jetties.  Sheephead and snapper have been the main focus on the docks and bridges of the river.  The surf has provided anglers with pompano, whiting and bluefish this week.  It's been a great week out there! 

From White's Tackle - Ft Pierce

Inshore, everyone is talking about the trout fishing. There is an abundance of trout both large and small trout in the lagoon right now. We are getting plenty of reports of some excellent snook catch and release action, both in the lagoon and the inlet. A few snapper have been reported a long the channel edges as well as some black margate.

Sebastian Inlet Report

It is very beautiful out at the Inlet today. Wind is only about 5mph and the webcam shows the north jetty packed with Anglers.
Fishing has been 'fair' throughout the week, with catches including Pompano, Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead, and lots of Bluefish.
Yesterday afternoon the Jacks were chasing bait and ended up with a feeding frenzy in the Tide Pool! The slashing and splashing scared some children playing in the newly dredged Tide Pool, but no worries kids!

From Mike @ Native Tackle Supply-Sebastian

The Sebastian Inlet remains consistent with a variety of fish with snook and reds being the best bet for those fishing early morning and early evening bites at the jetty.  Live pinfish and select size shrimp as always is the live bait of choice with blue and white bucktails catching snook a plenty once the sun goes down.  There has also been a little bit of a surge in flounder activity with quite a few customers coming into the shop reporting nice sized flounder being caught mainly on a dead finger mullet.  Try split tailing the mullet and using a 2 oz egg sinker if fishing from the "L" Dock.  Besides the above the usual suspects of spanish mackeral, bluefish, black drum, whiting, and pompano have all been caught in good numbers which is why this is one of the best times of the year to fish the Sebastian Inlet!

INSHORE

Last weeks inshore report remains the same with the river in our area still belonging to sea trout.  The trout bite has remained steady for the past few weeks and continues to do so. Use a topwater plug in a bone color for a fun early morning bite.  As the weather and water continues to warm so does the snook bite.  Snook have been regular catches on our trips as of late and a good sign has been the number of nursery sized snook.  Fish the usual places for snook....docks and mangroves pitching a nice sized live shrimp or leave the bucket behind and fish a DOA Shrimp in gold glitter.  

Back in the Sebastian River the Tarpon have moved in pretty thick.  Early morning or late afternoon bites have been the best with a lot of 15#-50# fish rolling.  Use a DOA Terroreyz in a bone variety and hit them on the nose with it.

One thing different from last week has been the reports of flounder both in the inlet and surrounding flats.  H & H Sparkle Beetles on a 1/4 oz jig head have been a hot bait for both flounder and trout. 

Those looking to really bend a rod, there have been a bunch of bull and spinner sharks in the Sebastian River feeding on mullet and a tarpon or two.  Best bet would be to fish late afternoon and early evening with a dead mullet on the bottom.  

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-20-11 WEDNESDAY: REDS, SNOOK, BLUERUNNERS AND SHEEPSHEAD 

This morning winds are blowing out of the West at 6 mph and the water is calm. There is a small swell at first peak for the surfers this morning. We may see a few clouds today but there is very little chance of rain. It looks like it will be another nice day.

Yesterday morning was good for catch and release    Snook and oversized Reds. All were caught while free lining live shrimp. Pompano came over the rails at the tide change and a few Bluerunners were landed. Other than that, it was pretty quiet.  A few Sheepshead were landed in the afternoon hours.

 

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-19-11 TUESDAY: FISHNG HAS BEEN ON THE SLOW SIDE It's going to be another gorgeous day at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the Southwest at 5mph and there is a light chop on the water. Yesterday fishing was on the slow side. An oversized Red and a couple of catch and release Snook were landed in the morning hours. A big school of Jacks came through on the incoming tide and a couple of them were caught by anglers throwing lures. The evening hours were a little more productive with some more big Reds and C/R Snook. Ladyfish and Blues were active as well.  The duo were drifting a live shrimp on the incoming tide, off the south side of the north jetty last night when this 31 lb, 45" Black Drum took the bait. With no net in sight and nobody around, they kept the big Drum on the 15 lb braided line for about 20 minutes before getting it over the rails! Nice catch guys! Reminder: Black Drum must be between 14" - 24" with a limit of 5 per day. You may keep one Black Drum over 24".

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-18-11 MONDAY: BLUES, SPANISH MACKEREL, REDS, BLACK DRUM, WHITING AND POMPANO 

It's real nice at the inlet this morning. Winds are blowing out of the South at 13 mph and there is a moderate chop on the water. 

Over the weekend we had a fair amount of Blues and Spanish Mackerel landed and a couple of good sized Black Drum, a few Pompano, Flounder. Whiting and Reds come over the rails of the jetties. Although it wasn't a spectacular weekend for fishing, it was a great weekend to be outdoors.

From White's Tackle - Ft Pierce

Inshore, the same holds true with the light of the full moon. One angler reported a catch of an 8# flounder on a DOA CAL minnow, north in the lagoon in skinny water around Harbor Branch. We also received reports of some good trout fishing on topwater lures early in the a.m. There are still some bluefish around the south side of the inlet. Reports that they were like feeding piranhas as they moved around. 

from Capt. Charlie-Fishing Center, Ft. Pierce

Mother Nature provided us with wonderful weather this week and it looks like it will continue for a while.  I think that the winds have finally lost their grip and summer has arrived on the Treasure Coast.

We had some very good days out on the water this week fishing for redfish, trout and snook. Battling with some nice sized reds up to 29", trout fishing with a fat 26" and snook at the docks. We had a lot of fun out there on the the Indian River.  Trout have been a staple this month.  Most flats have held good numbers of trout and lots of them have been good sized fish.  CAL jerk baits, DOA shrimp and live shrimp have all caught good numbers of fish for us lately.  Redfish have been in shallow water.  Most were caught in two feet on low tide and were just sitting on the flats.  CAL jerk baits, DOA shrimp and live shrimp have continued to work well for our redfish bite.  We have found snook hanging under many of the docks to the south of Fort Pierce.  It's always a challenge to hook one and get it out from under the docks and we have had some exciting fun this past week on the docks.

Mackerel, jacks and bluefish have been around the inlet and jetties.  Sheepshead and snapper have been the main focus on the docks and bridges of the river.  The surf has provided anglers with pompano, whiting and bluefish this week.  It's been a great week out there! 

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-15-11 FRIDAY: POMPANO, BLUES, SHEEPSHEAD, BLACK DRUM, SPANISH MACKEREL, MANGROVE SNAPPER AND REDS 

It's breezy at the inlet this morning, but very nice and those conditions are predicted to continue through the weekend. Sunny with a good breeze, it will be a great weekend to get out and enjoy the beautiful outdoors.

Fishing hasn't been fantastic this week but it's been fair. Some of the fish that have been landed have been real nice and it's been worth the wait for those that have been lucky enough to land something for the table. Some real good sized Pompano have been coming over the rails although not in huge numbers. Sporadic Black Drum, Whiting, Spanish Mackerel, Flounder, Blue or Sheepshead have been landed by inlet anglers this week. Reds have been more active during the evening hours, we've seen mostly oversized with a few keepers.








Mangrove Snapper have started to show up west of the bridge.
  

From Mike @ Native Tackle Supply-Sebastian

This is one of the best times of year to fish the jetty at the Sebastian Inlet just for the variety of fish that can be caught.  Big Redfish continue to be in full force with most slot and overslot reds being caught on a live pinfish.  Early morning anglers are being rewarded with a slow but steady Pompano catch on clams or shrimp.  Fish a Doc's Goofy Jig tipped with Fish Bites strip if you want to cover more water.  Black Drum and sheepshead are also around and being caught on shrimp tipped jigheads or fiddler crabs. A few anglers fishing for pleasure earlier this week  came across a nice school of spanish mackeral inside the inlet and was able to take a few home for dinner using Gotcha plugs

 

INSHORE

The river in our area still belongs to sea trout.  The trout bite has remained steady for the past few weeks and continues to do so.  Use a topwater plug in a bone color for a fun early morning bite.  As the weather and water continues to warm so does the snook bite.  Snook have been regular catches on our trips as of late and a good sign has been the number of nursery sized snook.  Fish the usual places for snook....docks and mangroves pitching a nice sized live shrimp or leave the bucket behind and fish a DOA Shrimp in gold glitter.  Back in the Sebastian River the Tarpon have moved in pretty thick.  Early morning or late afternoon bites have been the best with a lot of 15#-50# fish rolling.  Use a DOA Terroreyz in a bone variety and hit them on the nose with it.

Overall this is why we love the Spring in Florida.  There is such a great variety of fishing both inshore and offshore.  The weather is hot but not too hot with the mornings and evenings still being cool.  It is a great time of year to get out there and enjoy your waters.  

At the shop we are pleased to carry Bionic Baits and we continually increase our selection to better serve our customers.  We are now carrying unrigged horse ballyhoo, large sword squids, and prerigged trolling squids, in addition to our current selection which can be found here.  

Looking Around

I talked to Todd from Juno Bait today about whats going on in that area. The pompano are starting to show up at Juno Pier. Skippy said its a strong bite early morning and late evening, with good size fish. 

Cobia are still around, one caught today about 36” to fork, caught on a jig. 

Also a run of blue fish and macs and a big jack on the deck also and a few anglers spotted permit,

But the thing that caught my eye was a few schools of good sized baits ( pilchards). There also has been a strong Pompano and whiting bite off the beaches - (Mc Author Park area)

From Whites Tackle-Ft. Pierce

Inshore, anglers are reporting good catches of trout and ladyfish around the waters near Jaycee Park. Flounder fishing and gigging have been productive in the lagoon and around the south jetty. Snook fishing for some great catch and release action has been good in the inlet. We have also received a few reports of redfish around the Moorings at the south end of Vero.

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-14-11 THURSDAY: BLUES, BLUERUNNERS, POMPANO, WHITING, BLACK DRUM AND REDS 

It's a beautiful morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the Southeast at 12 mph and there is a light chop on the water. 
About a dozen Pompano came over the rails, clams and shrimp were the best baits for that species. A few Whiting were caught at first light and Blues and Bluerunners were out there. An oversized Red was landed as well. The overnight the Redfish bite was strong.
Sheepshead off the north catwalk this morning and reported a few Black Drum off the north jetty. 
Also a 5 lb, 19 3/4" Flounder using shrimp from the north jetty. 

From Whites Tackle-Ft. Pierce

Inshore,  reported a nice catch of margates and sheepshead in the turning basin on live bait also a good catch of trout and redfish yesterday on DOA Cal jigs. Reports from the south jetty are indicating some good catch and release action for snook on jigs and live shrimp. 

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-13-11 WEDNESDAY: POMPANO, REDS, BLUES, BLUERUNNERS AND CATFISH 

The wind has picked up, it's blowing out of the East at 18 mph and there is a moderate chop on the water. 

Fishing has been on the slow side but sporadic catches of some real nice fish come along and keep anglers encouraged enough to sit out on the jetties or beaches and wait for "the one". You could think of worse ways to spend a day, the weather has been absolutely beautiful so get out and try your luck!
North jetty  reported Bluerunners taking shrimp and clam baits and a few Catfish before daylight. The first Pompano was landed around 8:30 a.m. A total of six Pomps between 14" - 18" came over the rails during  on the jetty, using clams and dead shrimp. One 22" Black Drum was caught  A few oversized Reds were caught and released from the north catwalk. Word has it that there have been a few Mangrove Snapper starting to make an appearances. 

 

My Photo Of The Week

One of the hog snapper caught fishing Long Key Bridge

From Whites Tackle-Ft. Pierce

Off the beach south of the inlet has produced a number of cobia in the last few days. From Fort Pierce to Stuart there have been reports of anglers capturing fish from under sized to fifty or sixty pounds. Most have been on the smaller size, however the big ones are around! They have been caught on live bait as well as jigs.

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-12-11 TUESDAY: BLUES, POMPANO, SPANISH MACKEREL AND REDS 

The winds are blowing out of the West at 12 mph this morning and there is a chop on the water. There is a slight chance of rain this afternoon so if you head to the inlet, go prepared. 

Blues remain thick at the inlet, late yesterday, there was a strong Pompano bite, the Spanish Mackerel are starting to get thicker and this morning Reds are biting.
 A few nice Sheepshead  landed  off the north jetty using clams. Fishing the north catwalk there was a 23" & 26 3/4" Red and Flounder using pilchards, pogies and finger mullet. Also sheepshead off the north catwalk . 

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-11-11 MONDAY: BLUES, SPANISH MACKEREL, POMPANO, BLACK DRUM, REDS AND SNOOK 

This morning winds are blowing out of the West at 7 mph and there is a little chop on the water. What a gorgeous weekend we had! It was perfect for getting out and enjoying the inlet. Although the fishing wasn't spectacular, we had a nice variety caught. There were a lot of Bluefish, everything else was sporadic. Black Drum, Reds. a few real nice Pompano, Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead and Flounder are all out there. Baitfish are starting to come in and they have some nice species following the food chain.
 The catch of the weekend was a gorgeous 26" Permit  which was landed using dead shrimp. 

From White's Tackle - Ft Pierce

The inshore water are starting to fill up with snook and big trout. Scott had a charter yesterday and captured several nice snook on live bait in the river. He told me that most of the places he looked at had fish on them. He also saw a kingfish sky out on the incoming tide yesterday! maybe that's a sign that the water cleaning up in the river and it will be a great summer. We can only hope.

From Mike @ Native Tackle Supply-Sebastian

SURF 

Pompano, Whiting, Spanish Mackeral, and Bluefish have all been on the beaches with the Pompano and Whiting bite being the best using clams or shrimp.  Windy conditions the past few days that have made the surf fishing a little difficult have finally calmed down and this weekend looks to bring ideal conditions and light SE winds.  Clams, Shrimp, and Doc's Goofy Jigs have been the best best with a lot of guys coming in and buying Fish Bites E-Z baits in either clam or shrimp to tip their jigs and hooks with. 

INLET

Another week of a steady Pompano bite with nice sized fish in good numbers being brought over the rails at the jetty.  Best bet is clams or Doc's Goofy Jigs.  Bluefish, Black Drum, Sheepshead, and Spanish Mackeral have also been a steady.  At night it has been all about the slob Redfish and Snook.  Use 1-1/2 oz to 2 oz buck tail jigs for the snook and live select shrimp or pins for the Reds.  This is a great time of year to fish the inlet day and night for a large variety of species.

INSHORE  

 The Seatrout bite continues to be red hot with trout holding on just about any grass flat in the river.  Either artificials or live bait will produce a nice catch with many fish over 18".  One of our favorite artificials is the DOA CAL shad in Red / Gold Glitter #408.  Your best live bait option remains a live shrimp under a popping float.  The warmer water temps have also brought some good snook action at the usual places, docks and mangroves.  This is also the time of year that the Tarpon fishing will start up back in the Sebastian River.  Looks for rolling fish at first light and throw your favorite top water or subsurface lure. 

From Henry @ Snook Nook -Jensen Beach

Beach fishing has been hit or miss. Anglers fishing the Ft. Pierce Jetty are still finding a few pompano throwing jigs or using clams. Whiting and Croaker have been in the trough, pieces of shrimp will fill up a 5 gallon bucket for dinner. Bluefish and mackerel are on the move, some being reported, but most seem to have made a push to the north. Silver spoon will find them if they are there. Hopefully start looking for some big jacks to make a push on the beach soon. Big top water plugs will have you running up the beach chasing these 15 – 50lb beasts, and they fight hard.

Fishing in the river has continued to be good, shifting winds have made both sides of the river fishable, and unfishable. Had a nice Snook caught at Walton road by one of our wading anglers, fish measured 38’’ and was released. Caught it on a live pinfish under a dock. Lots of redfish and trout eating top waters, mirrodines, and DOA shrimp. Little mud creek, middle cove, and bear point on the east side of the river, all great locations. Also had a 61lb black drum caught here at the Jensen Causeway on a live shrimp yesterday.

So South Florida fishing fans get out the sunscreen and flip flops because summers on its way, and the fishing will only get better….

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-08-11 FRIDAY: BLUES, BLACK DRUM, POMPANO, SPANISH MACKEREL, REDS AND SNOOK

We have a beautiful day and another gorgeous weekend ahead of us. This morning winds are blowing out of the Southwest at 2 mph and the water is calm. It looks like a great day to get out and do some surf fishing or head offshore. Early mornings and evenings have been more productive than the afternoon hours off the jetties; the afternoons have been on the slow side. Black Drum are hitting clams, we have had some nice Pompano landed on clams as well, Blues and Sheepshead have been sporadic and catch and release Reds and Snook have been active during the evening hours. A lot of bait fish have been present which is always a good sign.

My Photo Of The Week

The Back Dock Of Snook-Nook (Ft. Pierce)

Sebastian Inlet Report

BLUES, SPANISH MACKEREL, POMPANO, JACKS, SHEEPSHEAD, FLOUNDER, REDS AND SNOOK 

A real pretty day ahead of us. Winds are blowing at 7 mph out of the Southeast this morning and may pick up a little this afternoon, but overall we should have a real nice day with lots of sunshine.

Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Pompano, Jacks, Black Drum, Sheepshead, Flounder, Reds and Snook have been keeping our inlet anglers busy and happy. This is a great time of year to get out and do some fishing, the weather isn't too hot, the water is warming up and there are lots of species out there right now.

From White's Tackle - Ft Pierce

Snook, trout, and redfish have been the talk around the shop the last couple days, and it is definitely the time for them to start biting. The snook have been caught more on live bait recently, however the waters warm enough for them to bite a big topwater early in the morning. Topwaters like an Excalibur Super Spook, or a MirrOlure He Dog or Top Dog will give you the big profile the snook are looking for. The same holds true for the big Trout that show up to feed this time of year. They also like to eat large jerk bait in the 5.5"- 6" range. As for the redfish they have been eating all the same old baits. Copper spoons, Berkley Gulp, and Exude Darts are the top three baits for the spring redfish although there are many other baits that work just as well.

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-06-11 WEDNESDAY: BLUES, SPANISH MACKEREL, POMPANO, REDS AND SNOOK 


Winds are blowing out of the East Southeast at 15 mph this morning and the water is choppy. 
The Bluefish bite has slowed but they are definitely still out there, you can see them busting through schools of baitfish just out of casting range. Yesterday morning the Pompano were hitting clams and one large Spanish Mackerel was landed on a shrimp. Last night the oversized Reds and catch and release Snook were particularly active, there were some keeper Reds landed as well. In the early evening hours the Reds were active between 5:00 - 6:30 too. They were chasing large schools of silver mullet.
 A huge 25 lb Black Drum landed off the north jetty on Friday. What a catch.
 Using fresh clams on the outgoing tide, a nice 18" to the fork Pompano, also reported the anglers at the tip of the jetty pulled in 6 - 10 Black Drum, all over 20". 

Sebastian Inlet Report

This morning winds are blowing out of the South Southwest at 18 mph and the water is choppy. There is a small craft advisory in effect until 7:00 p.m. and there is also a severe thunderstorm watch until 2:00 p.m. today. We have some heavy rain coming our way!

Blues, Black Drum, Pompano, Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead, Snook and Reds are all making appearances at the inlet. This is a great time of year for a variety of species that we love to catch and devour! 
Redfish on live shrimp off north jetty, nice pompano also off the north jetty using a combination of clams and shrimp.  Good sized Spanish Mackerel on Gotcha plugs off both  jetties. Reported that there were lots of Macks busting bait on the West side of the tide pool but they  couldn't get them to hit. The macks really put up a fight on a light action rod! Also at the inlet  reports that Jacks in the 2 - 3 lb range were thick and fun to catch on light line. The West side of the tide pool, Blues had finger mullet stacked up and were busting through them like crazy! 

Sebastian Inlet Report

This morning winds are blowing out of the East at 7 mph. The Bluefish bite slowed over the weekend. The Blues are still biting but it's more sporadic instead of one right after another. The weekend was beautiful and brought us a good variety of fish. Black Drum, Sheepshead, Pompano, Spanish Mackerel, Reds and Snook are all in play but the bite has been better during the morning and evening hours. The afternoon bite has been on the slow side.

From White's Tackle - Ft Pierce

Inshore, typical spring time fishing is occurring now in the lagoon as the water temperature warms. Trout, snook and redfish have been in the shallow water of the lagoon. Top water plugs have been working well as are Exude and Berkley Gulp jerk baits. The surf has been giving up pompano, spanish mackerel and bluefish. The south jetty has been producing catches of flounder, bluefish and spanish mackerel.

From Mike @ Native Tackle Supply-Sebastian

Mackeral have been all over our beaches this week with reports of really nice sized Cero and Spanish Macks south of Disney Vero Resort.  Even a few nice sized Kings have been reported in 20' of water.  Besides the mackeral, Pompano bite has remained strong with quantity of fish better than quality this week.  Clams are a best bet, and it is always a good idea to brine them the night before so they stay on the hook a little better. 

INLET 

During the day the Pompano bite has been real good with some nice sized fish in good numbers being brought over the rails at the jetty.  Best bet is clams or Doc's Goofy Jigs.  Black Drum, Sheepshead, and Spanish Mackeral have also been a steady bite.  At night it has been all about the slob Redfish and Snook.  Use 1-1/2 oz to 2 oz buck tail jigs for the snook and live select shrimp or pins for the Reds. 

INSHORE  

Snook are making the move back into the river.  Water temps are high enough that you will start seeing linesiders underneath docks and in the mangroves.  One angler landed a 30" Snook fishing docks in the river on a DOA Arkansas Glow shad tail.  The trout bite remains hot as there are legal size trout on just about any grass flat.  Rapala Skitterwalk in Bone has been a hot plug with the topwater bite lasting well into the afternoon.

Sebastian Inlet Report

 It's a little cool out on the jetties this morning but what a gorgeous day and weekend we have ahead of us, no rain to speak of in the forecast and lots of sunshine (no fooling)! Always check the coastal forecast prior to going offshore and be sure to have the proper safety equipment, the weather can change very quickly. This morning winds are blowing out of the East-Northeast at 14 mph and there is a light chop on the water. 
 The fish are biting, We saw Spanish Mackerel, Blues, Sheepshead, Pompano and Black Drum all come over the rails. The big Reds and catch and release Snook have been active, particularly in the evening hours.