From Capt Joe Ward @ Bait Shack - FT Pierce

The inshore fishing has been on the slow side this week due to the windy conditions. However, some anglers are finding some nice trout & redfish around the islands to the north of the North Bridge. Try places where you can get out of the wind and the bait of choice has been live pilchards fished under a popping cork and up next to the mangroves. The snook fishing around the bridges has been the best at the late night tide change and most of the fish were caught on live pilchards, pigfish, pinfish or a mullet. Make sure you fish the bait on the bottom. In the Ft. Pierce Inlet look for Spanish mackerel, bluefish and jacks. They will be taking anything shinny. The incoming tide has had the best bite. Still some snapper, sheepshead and black drum along the channel edges. The snapper will take a small live shrimp and the black drum and sheepshead will take a fiddler crab and a live shrimp.