From White's Tackle - Ft Pierce

Snook, trout, and redfish have been the talk around the shop the last couple days, and it is definitely the time for them to start biting. The snook have been caught more on live bait recently, however the waters warm enough for them to bite a big topwater early in the morning. Topwaters like an Excalibur Super Spook, or a MirrOlure He Dog or Top Dog will give you the big profile the snook are looking for. The same holds true for the big Trout that show up to feed this time of year. They also like to eat large jerk bait in the 5.5"- 6" range. As for the redfish they have been eating all the same old baits. Copper spoons, Berkley Gulp, and Exude Darts are the top three baits for the spring redfish although there are many other baits that work just as well.

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-06-11 WEDNESDAY: BLUES, SPANISH MACKEREL, POMPANO, REDS AND SNOOK 


Winds are blowing out of the East Southeast at 15 mph this morning and the water is choppy. 
The Bluefish bite has slowed but they are definitely still out there, you can see them busting through schools of baitfish just out of casting range. Yesterday morning the Pompano were hitting clams and one large Spanish Mackerel was landed on a shrimp. Last night the oversized Reds and catch and release Snook were particularly active, there were some keeper Reds landed as well. In the early evening hours the Reds were active between 5:00 - 6:30 too. They were chasing large schools of silver mullet.
 A huge 25 lb Black Drum landed off the north jetty on Friday. What a catch.
 Using fresh clams on the outgoing tide, a nice 18" to the fork Pompano, also reported the anglers at the tip of the jetty pulled in 6 - 10 Black Drum, all over 20". 

Sebastian Inlet Report

This morning winds are blowing out of the South Southwest at 18 mph and the water is choppy. There is a small craft advisory in effect until 7:00 p.m. and there is also a severe thunderstorm watch until 2:00 p.m. today. We have some heavy rain coming our way!

Blues, Black Drum, Pompano, Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead, Snook and Reds are all making appearances at the inlet. This is a great time of year for a variety of species that we love to catch and devour! 
Redfish on live shrimp off north jetty, nice pompano also off the north jetty using a combination of clams and shrimp.  Good sized Spanish Mackerel on Gotcha plugs off both  jetties. Reported that there were lots of Macks busting bait on the West side of the tide pool but they  couldn't get them to hit. The macks really put up a fight on a light action rod! Also at the inlet  reports that Jacks in the 2 - 3 lb range were thick and fun to catch on light line. The West side of the tide pool, Blues had finger mullet stacked up and were busting through them like crazy! 

Sebastian Inlet Report

This morning winds are blowing out of the East at 7 mph. The Bluefish bite slowed over the weekend. The Blues are still biting but it's more sporadic instead of one right after another. The weekend was beautiful and brought us a good variety of fish. Black Drum, Sheepshead, Pompano, Spanish Mackerel, Reds and Snook are all in play but the bite has been better during the morning and evening hours. The afternoon bite has been on the slow side.

From White's Tackle - Ft Pierce

Inshore, typical spring time fishing is occurring now in the lagoon as the water temperature warms. Trout, snook and redfish have been in the shallow water of the lagoon. Top water plugs have been working well as are Exude and Berkley Gulp jerk baits. The surf has been giving up pompano, spanish mackerel and bluefish. The south jetty has been producing catches of flounder, bluefish and spanish mackerel.

From Mike @ Native Tackle Supply-Sebastian

Mackeral have been all over our beaches this week with reports of really nice sized Cero and Spanish Macks south of Disney Vero Resort.  Even a few nice sized Kings have been reported in 20' of water.  Besides the mackeral, Pompano bite has remained strong with quantity of fish better than quality this week.  Clams are a best bet, and it is always a good idea to brine them the night before so they stay on the hook a little better. 

INLET 

During the day the Pompano bite has been real good with some nice sized fish in good numbers being brought over the rails at the jetty.  Best bet is clams or Doc's Goofy Jigs.  Black Drum, Sheepshead, and Spanish Mackeral have also been a steady bite.  At night it has been all about the slob Redfish and Snook.  Use 1-1/2 oz to 2 oz buck tail jigs for the snook and live select shrimp or pins for the Reds. 

INSHORE  

Snook are making the move back into the river.  Water temps are high enough that you will start seeing linesiders underneath docks and in the mangroves.  One angler landed a 30" Snook fishing docks in the river on a DOA Arkansas Glow shad tail.  The trout bite remains hot as there are legal size trout on just about any grass flat.  Rapala Skitterwalk in Bone has been a hot plug with the topwater bite lasting well into the afternoon.

Sebastian Inlet Report

 It's a little cool out on the jetties this morning but what a gorgeous day and weekend we have ahead of us, no rain to speak of in the forecast and lots of sunshine (no fooling)! Always check the coastal forecast prior to going offshore and be sure to have the proper safety equipment, the weather can change very quickly. This morning winds are blowing out of the East-Northeast at 14 mph and there is a light chop on the water. 
 The fish are biting, We saw Spanish Mackerel, Blues, Sheepshead, Pompano and Black Drum all come over the rails. The big Reds and catch and release Snook have been active, particularly in the evening hours.