01-22-14 COLD DAY AND THE BITE IS SLOW!
Bundle up if you head to the inlet today. The temperature is in the mid 40's this morning and will only make into the mid 50's. Winds are blowing out of the North-Northwest at 10 mph and gusting to 14. The water is choppy and there is a small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon. Even with the cold weather, we have a dozen people out fishing the north jetty this morning. Hopefully, the bite picked up and it will be worth it!
The bite has been on the slow side the past few days. A few Black Drum, Sheepshead, Pompano, small Flounder and Blues have been landed, but they've been few and far between. The patient anglers have been landing one or two fish during a morning or afternoon session. Some fish will go to deeper water for warmth when it's cold, or to sunny, shallow flats. Fish slow down when the weather and water get cooler; present your baits slowly and methodically.
Our first photo today features Mike Kane of W. Melbourne. Mike and his wife recently moved here from Alaska (he's probably one of the folks out on the jetty this morning; you won't find any native Floridians)! Mike fished the north jetty and landed his first Black Drum. on sand fleas, he also landed a Spanish Mackerel.
We received an update from Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach who fished the north jetty again yesterday. Mike won the "fishing lottery" yesterday morning. He fished from 6:30 - 11:00 and landed the only legal sized, edible fish!
Photo three features Justin Mitchell of Kissimmee who landed and released a Sheepshead using live shrimp. Nice catch Justin!
Fred Bartleson fished the north jetty yesterday several hours without a bite and reported that on his way off the jetty, he saw a Pompano rig baited with clams that somebody had left just lying there. As he approached, a Least Tern got to it first, trying to get to the clams and got hooked through the tongue and wing with a 3 oz. sinker attached. The bird flew away furiously trying to dislodge the hooks but the sinker was exhausting him. Fred followed the bird down the beach past third peak, where the other birds were starting to pick on him. Fred captured the bird and took it to the Bait and Tackle Shop where SISP Rangers came with wire cutters and removed the hooks. They took the Tern to their "bird house" to recuperate. PLEASE be careful with your fishing gear, particularly baited hooks, our wildlife is a precious resource! Fred, you're the man, awesome job!
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