From Henry @ Snook-Nook - Jensen Beach

 Sunny and eighty degrees, a little wind from the south east, south Florida I love this place.

                                               photo courtesy of Jayson Arman 

Surf anglers it is a beautiful day but the Pompano are not cooperating , lots of small fish, some anglers have caught ten and not one in the limit.  Well  we know the Pompano are here so where are the big fish?  Pompano are a school fish and they run in about the same size, very seldom will you find a larger fish in the school or very seldom will find a small fish in a school of large but where there is one you will find the other.  We would all like to say a longer cast will find the one you are looking for but some times the fish you are looking for could be on the short side.  If you are in a school of small fish try casting your bait beyond or just a short cast and let your bait set for a few moments that could be your answer.  Still waiting for some Blue fish reports but the small Pomp's seem to be holding the attention. Cut bait for the Blues fish them early, excellent table fare, three to five pounds perfect table size.  I have heard about them at many beach access points,  in the mix is Mac’s and Jacks plenty of rod pullers, locate them with a piece of meat then you can cast a spoon.   Still plenty of Whiting and Croaker so you might say dinner is sure catch.

          

           Trout are deep, anglers reporting fish in channels and deep water, not a lot but fish.  Most said a lot of effort to find and put one in the boat, hard when you can see areas around you with activity.  Slot Reds in schools, when one is on  the rest scatter, so where did they go, direction. Pay attention you know it will happen so watch the school, then you know where to drift, soft rubber baits were on the list.  Blues and Jacks provided most of the action this week, they don’t care when one is on the rest will come to see what he is eating, not sure about this group.  Pompano made a show a the bridges today early afternoon, high tide on the jigging spoons, five seemed to be the catch limit.  Then Snook season opened on the first, no fan fare.  Did not see many anglers but those that did go using a flair hawk found fish, five for six seemed to be the number and you guess it all short, well a least we know they are there, water has to warm a bit but I know they are there.