10-25-12 THURSDAY: SPANISH MACKEREL, REDS, BLUES, JACKS AND REDS
This morning winds are blowing out of the East at 19 mph with gusts to 28 and the water is rough. We have a Tropical Storm Warning in effect. It looks as if Hurricane Sandy will impact our conditions the next few days as she is supposed to parallel the coast of Florida. She is predicted to be near or over the Bahamas tonight and moving north tomorrow. Currently, Sandy is a category 2 Hurricane. Take rain gear if you head to the inlet.
We received an update from Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach who had decided to stay home yesterday because of the high winds, but when he got word of a great Spanish Mackerel bite, he just couldn't help but pack up the car and head to the north jetty. Mike arrived about 11:00 a.m. and the bite was still good. He netted some greenies before heading out onto the jetty and he was ready. A couple of inlet regulars had 10 - 15 Mackerel in their cooler when Mike arrived. Macks were taking greenies and finger mullet but the Northeast wind made it difficult getting the line out (free lining, no weight), but it was fun to watch the action when those large Makerel grabbed your bait and took off! The Macks are treacherous, and if you land one out of five hits, you're extremely lucky. Mike went home with five Mackerel but also saw a few Reds landed.
Our first photo features Tony Swiderski of Sebastian with a beautiful 27" Spanish Mackerel he landed on finger mullet yesterday morning.
Photo two is of Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach with a 26 1/4" Red he landed using live finger mullet.
Photo three features Chuck Greller of Stuart with a 26.5" Red he landed using live mullet.
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