10-31-12 THURSDAY: JACKS, BLACK DRUM, LADYFISH, BLUES, POMPANO AND REDS AND SNOOK
It's a cool but beautiful morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the West-Northwest at 5 mph and gusting to 8. Small craft should exercise caution for gusting winds and always check the coastal forecast prior to going offshore.
The north jetty is open except the last 100', which will remain closed until the lost grates are ordered and installed. The rest of the State Park is open as well. We received an update from Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach who fished the south beach yesterday where he caught a Pompano using frozen clams. Tony Swiderski also fished the south beach where he landed three Black Drum, one that was a keeper at 17". The duo moved to the north jetty when it re-opened around 10:00 a.m. The north jetty was full of action, but about 90% of the catches were Jacks. Three slot Reds were landed, one by Walton Malcolm that was 25", all were landed on live mojarra. A couple of C/R undersized Snook were landed and released and a couple of keepers came over the rails as well. Quite a few Ladyfish and Blues were landed on finger mullet, too. The finger mullet seem to be thinning out, but Snook are still in play.
Our first two photos today are courtesy of Demo Kotsonis of New Smyrna. Demo and his wife Sophia, fished the inlet when Demo landed the 40"+ Snook off the north jetty using live shrimp.
Photo two is of Sophia Kotsonis with a Fat Snook she landed the same night while fishing under the bridge. This Snook was 18" and released right after the photo.
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