Hang on to your hats anglers; we have a blustery morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the Northwest at 23 mph and gusting to 28. There is a small craft advisory in effect through late this evening. Always check the NOAA forecast prior to going offshore. The NOAA forecast can be found under our first photo on the live web cam page. We are aware that the anemometer is not operating properly this morning and we are investigating the matter. It's a cool morning, but we still have at least 10 frost-proof, windproof people out fishing. When the bite gets good, there's no keeping them away.
We received an update from Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach who fished the north jetty yesterday morning. Mike arrived at 6:30 and reported a slow bite for the first few hours. Pompano started hitting around 9:00 a.m. on the high tide and close to shore. Quite a few anglers moved to the south beach where Black Drum, Whiting and Croakers were active as well. Mike reported between 18 - 20 slot sized Pompano came over the rails between 9:00 - 12:00. Anglers using live shrimp and clams were nicely rewarded. Mike landed three, but some anglers met their limit of 6. After the tide turned to outgoing, the Black Drum bite turned on and a lot of large to medium sized fish came over the rails. Chuck Fischer of Satellite Beach landed three, a 27", 23.5" and an 18". Tony Swiderski of Sebastian had three and was still fishing when Mike left. Clams and dead shrimp were working well for the Drum. I spent an hour on the north jetty from 2:30 - 3:30 and there was lot of activity going on. Black Drum were coming over the rails quite often, Sheepshead and Spanish Mackerel were all in play. Some anglers had been there all day and Glenn Jenkins of Orlando did well with Black Drum, Sheepshead and some large mullet. Glenn reported that large schools of mullet came through early in the morning. Others were landing Spanish Mackerel and a Margate or two. Yesterday was a pretty good day at the inlet.
Our first photo today features David Blanchette of Norfolk, VA with a good sized Black Drum he landed on the south beach. David was here visiting his parents for the weekend and landed two good sized Drum using frozen clams.
Our second photo is of Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach with three Pompano he landed off the north jetty yesterday morning.
Trudy Hopper, a one year resident of Sebastian landed this pretty little fish off the T-Dock and was unsure of what it was, so she sent it to us to identify. We initially thought it was a Green Wrasse, but we sent it to our go-to guy, SISP Ranger Ed Perry. Ed said it is a Halichoeres bivittatus, more commonly known as a Slippery Dick.
Glenn Jenkins of Orlando is featured in our fourth photo today. Glenn poses with two Sheepshead of many fish he landed yesterday off the north jetty.
Robert Pumarada sent in our last photo today of his friend Gherzon who had his first Shark encounter at the inlet. Robert, Gherzon and Gonz Sumayang were out Monday morning and reported a beautiful day, but the bite was slow. Gherzon landed and released this juvenile Shark, but we can't tell if it's a Bonnethead or a Hammerhead, nor could our go-to guy, due to the angle.
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