Sebastian Inlet Report

                                   
 05-19-15 TUESDAY: SLOW WITH AN OCCASIONAL SNOOK, RED OR BIG JACK 

We have a few clouds hovering over the inlet this morning, but hopefully they'll just keep things cooled down a little bit. Winds are blowing out of the Southwest at 2 mph, gusting to 5 and there is a light chop on the water. We are experiencing extreme tides due to the new moon. When looking at our tide chart, you are looking at "ocean tides". Due to the size of the Sebastian Inlet, the tides fall and rise approximately 2.5 hours after the ocean tides. The tide goes in for six hours and out for six hours, twice a day. The period known as slack tide is the transition from incoming to outgoing or vice-versa and usually lasts about ten minutes. 

We have a team out this morning checking the temperature gauge on the bottom of the ocean floor; the process may take several days if the cable needs to be replaced as well as the gauge. Hang in there folks, we're working on it. 

Fishing remains slow and apparently this is causing frustration amongst many anglers. The following was taken directly from the FWC Weekly Law Enforcement Report: 

"While on vessel patrol, Officer Lightsey received a call in reference to a physical altercation at Sebastian Inlet. The officer spoke to the victim, who advised he was fishing next to the jetty when a man on the pier threatened him and threw a lead sinker and hook at him and his vessel numerous times, damaging the vessel and nearly hitting him. This has been an ongoing issue at Sebastian Inlet. The victim told the officer he had used a GoPro video to record the whole incident. The officer took statements from witnesses, the victim and the suspect who stated that he did throw the sinker and hooks at the man. After meeting with the suspect and watching the video, charges were filed with the State Attorney's office for aggravated assault, throwing a deadly missile into occupied vessel on State waters, Harassment of a fisherman, and criminal mischief". 
It sounds like it will be costly for the jetty angler, particularly if repairs to the boat are necessary. Boaters have the entire ocean; keeping your distance from the jetty is a good idea, at least out of casting range! Common sense and common courtesy need to prevail on both sides of the equation, we can do better than this. 
Now, on a lighter note, our angler of the day is Ashley Hill of Orlando. Ashley was fishing the south jetty using a buck tail when he landed this oversized Snook. Ashley took a quick photo and released the Snook unharmed.