Sebastian Inlet Report

05-31-12 THURSDAY: SHEEPSHEAD, SPOTS, SNOOK AND ONE BIG PERMIT! 

REMINDER: This is the last day of Snook season. The season closes at midnight tonight and will remain closed until September 1st.

It is a gorgeous morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the West-Northwest at 4 mph and the water is very calm. It looks like a great morning for offshore fishing or surf fishing! This morning fishing is on the slow side but we heard that a big Permit was landed off the north jetty; hopefully we'll have a photo for you tomorrow! A few Spots and Sheepshead are being landed this morning as well. This morning, Tony Swiderski of Sebastian landed a couple of undersized Snook which were returned to the water.

We received a report from Skip and Sean Stowers of Kissimmee on an adventure they had at the inlet last Thursday night. It was a relatively slow night for the usual fish, but Sharks were abundant. On a whim, they floated out a large Ladyfish with 100 lb monofilament line and 400 lb test cable leader. In seven and a half feet of water, Sean hooked up with a Shark that ran several hundred yards of 100 lb test mono on a Penn Senator # 14 reel and it never stopped the big fish. The huge, steel forged hook and a commercial Shark rig straightened right out and it was gone!