10-29-13 TUESDAY: FISHING IS GOOD, GET OUT AND WET A LINE!
We have a breezy morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the Northeast at 15 mph and gusting to 19. There is a moderate chop on the water.
Fall fishing is here and there are a good variety of species being landed. The big attraction is Reds, oversized and slot fish. Live shrimp, greenies, mojarra and finger mullet work well and topwater plugs are a good choice for artificial bait. Snook have been scarce and slot Snook have been nearly impossible to find. Live bait works well for Snook but night time anglers will find that bucktails will work as well. We've seen some real big Jacks, good sized Spanish Mackerel, Margate, Lookdowns, a few Snapper are still in play and smaller Flounder on the flats. Please remember proper handling for catch and release species if you are photographing. Hold the fish horizontally, evenly distributing the weight. The internal structure of the fish can be damaged if it is held vertically. If you can, place the C/R fish in a net to lower it off the north jetty, it's a long drop. If no net is available, release the fish head first. We have the FWC guidelines on handling C/R fish posted at the top of this page along with guidelines for size restrictions and bag limits AND fishing etiquette. When the jetty starts getting crowded, it's a good time to look over those links.
Our first photo today features inlet regular Bill Hillman of Kissimmee. Bill landed this beautiful oversized 35" C/R Snook off the north jetty. Bill was free-lining live shrimp to land this beauty!
Photo two features Luis Melara with a big Jack he landed off the north jetty. Luis and friends fish the inlet almost every weekend and reported the Jacks were hitting very well and they also landed a 24" Spanish Mackerel.
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