Sebastian Inlet Report

           

01-24-14 FRIDAY: BLUSTERY AND COLD AT THE INLET THIS MORNING 

Conditions are less than desirable today, to put it nicely. Winds are cranking out of the North at 26 mph and gusting to 32 and there is a moderate to heavy chop on the water. A small craft advisory remains in effect through this evening and will probably continue. Always check the NOAA forecast prior to venturing offshore. The NOAA forecast can be found on our web site page below our first photo. There is only one person on each jetty this morning, so not much to report except a recap of the week. Monday was slow, but not awful, Tuesday and Wednesday the bite was pretty much non-existent but picked up Thursday, but not many fish were considered table fare. A few Black Drum were about the only thing that was worth taking home. 

Our first photo today features Mark Moen who landed the large Black Drum using live shrimp. Mark released the Drum unharmed right after the photo. 
Heidi Scott of Sebastian sent in our third photo of her grandson Liam Scott of Cornwall, NY. Liam was in town visiting over the holidays and as usual, fished the inlet. He has become a non-resident regular at the inlet! Liam is featured with a juvenile Grouper which he released right after the photo. While pulling alongside the Tide Pool for more bait, a raccoon paid them a visit in our fourth photo. Very nice Liam!

Our 2nd photo features Ilene Dyess with a 20" Black Drum.They arrived on the south catwalk around 8:00 p.m. and before long, it got too cold for them so they headed down to Coconut Point. As they arrived, a few men were leaving with a bucket full of Black Drum: they saw this as a very good sign! Before long, the couple started landing keeper Drum and ended up with a total of nine! 
Photo 3 is Melinda Colon who landed her 18" Black Drum  along with an 18" Bluefish and a 12" Pompano. 
Photo 4 features inlet regular Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach with two good sized Pompano he landed fishing near the beach.

Photo 5 is of Justin Mitchell of Kissimmee. Justin landed his Redfish in the inlet using live shrimp. The Red was released after the photo. 
Robert Pumarada took his sons to the inlet to fish and enjoy the nature and beauty. His boy Dylan landed his first Flounder around 10:00 a.m., but it was an inch short and returned to the water. Later that morning, Dylan landed a 14" keeper Flounder. A nice 26" Red was landed by Robert and enjoyed by all. 


The SISP will be giving a workshop on Flounder fishing at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, the 25th at the Fishing Museum on the south side of the Park. The class is free, but Park entry fees apply.