Sebastian Inlet Report

10-30-12 TUESDAY: NORTH JETTY WILL BE PARTIALLY OPEN WED. AFTERNOON 

It's a real pretty morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the West-Northwest at 7 mph and gusting to 13. The water remains choppy and there is a small craft advisory through this evening. With this little cold snap, don't be surprised to see fishing really pick up, particularly Flounder!

We received an update from Sebastian Inlet State Park Manager Terry Coulliette who reported the north jetty has been cleared of debris, but the beach adjacent to the jetty will be a mess for a few more days. The Park will move around some of the grates to fill in the missing slots and try to open up as much of the north jetty as possible by Wednesday afternoon. The larger grates on the end will have to be specially ordered, shipped and installed, and will take more time. The end of the north jetty will remained closed until those grates are installed. The District is in touch with the State Park regularly and will keep you all apprised of the situation. 

During Ranger Coulliette's surveying of the State Park yesterday, he witnessed a true sportsman in action. Kenneth Lopez was fishing west of the north jetty and hooked up with a tremendous Redfish and had brought it in close for release. The Red got tangled in the rocks and Kenneth climbed down the 6' wall out onto the rocks, got the fish into deeper water and carefully released it, where it swam away healthy and happy, while the water was swirling around Kenneth!