12-21-12 FRIDAY: POMPANO, SHEEPSHEAD, BLUES, AND FLOUNDER
We have cool, Northwest winds blowing at 17 mph, gusting to 23 and an occasional gale force gust. There is a moderate chop on the water and there is a small craft advisory in effect through Saturday night, which may continue through the weekend. Always check the coastal forecast prior to venturing offshore.
Vero Beach resident Mike Ricciardi fished the north jetty yesterday morning and reported the bite slowed down quite a bit, and could have been because crabs were everywhere stealing bait! As soon as the bait hit the bottom, they would sneak up and they couldn't be felt taking the bait, but sure enough, they did! Mike reported that early in the morning 4 Pompano were landed, he landed two at 13" and 16" and one Sheepshead was landed by another angler. After 8:00 a.m., things got very slow.
Larry Olmsted of Vero Beach reported that he fished the catwalk for Flounder, but only saw about 8 of the flatties landed all day. Larry thinks some cold weather would help. We'll find out over the next couple of days!
Our first four photos were sent in by SISP Ranger Ed Perry who spent two weeks of vacation fishing the Sebastian Inlet. While Ed was at the fish cleaning table, he saw Andre Delgado land the 7 lb. Tripletail off the T-Dock, in our first photo today.
Photo two is of A.J., who hooked up with a Jack Crevalle that was about 10 lbs. Using a small rod and live finger mullet, A.J. was quite a trooper and played the fish well using drag, etc. This big Jack put up quite a fight, but A.J. prevailed in the end.
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