From Dave@ Sebastian Inlet

While the fishing has been better in the past, there's no doubt that good fishing can be found at Sebastian inlet if you are willing to go with the flow. Yesterday saw jacks by the hundreds along with a few big bluefish and some ladies as well. The snook were actively feeding on the mullet schools along with the reds though very few of either were caught, none of which were keepers. Spanish mackerel bit pretty well on the incoming tide for those fishing with greenies under a float along the middle of the north jetty. As for my personal catch today, not much in the way of numbers but I did manage to catch my personal best flounder on a live finger mullet. This doormat weighed 11.3 lbs and was 27.5 inches long. 

I will be at it again this afternoon for sure. 

From Capt Charlie @ Fishing Center - Ft Pierce

October marks the transition into the fall weather patterns along the Treasure Coast.  You can expect temperatures to begin to cool down somewhat into more comfortable days to enjoy the outdoors.  Water temperatures will begin to slowly cool off as well.  It's a fantastic month to be fishing!

The fall mullet run will continue to dominate the area as large schools of finger mullet fill the beaches, inlets and rivers of the area.  You can expect lots of big fish to be feeding on them both day and night.  Snook fishing will be best during the night hours on the higher ends of the tides.  Live finger mullet, croakers and pigfish will be the best live baits to use.  DOA Terror Eyz, Bait Busters and feather jigs will be good artificial lures to use for snook.  Try around the jetties, turning basin and bridges as well as many of the deeper docks around the river.  Lighted docks are especially productive when fishing at night.

Redfish has continued to be a wonderful fishery for us this year.  Each year has seen their population increase and many anglers have enjoyed the experience of fishing a large school of reds this year.  October will continue to be a productive month for those who seek redfish on the flats.  

DOA shrimp or CAL grub tails are two of the best choices for redfish along with a variety of live and cut baits.  The west shoreline south of Fort Pierce is always a good area when looking for redfish.

The trout bite will be good this month.  Get out early with a top water lure for some exciting action on the river.  
Switch to a DOA shrimp or CAL jerk bait later in the mornings.  Harbor Branch, Queen's Cove and Middle Cove are all great areas to fish for trout around the Treasure Coast.  We have enjoyed catching lots of big trout throughout the year and it should continue this month.  Look for some sheephead, black drum and snapper around the bridges, docks and channel edges.  

You can expect the pompano to start showing up around the area as the water begins to cool off.  The surf will be alive with jacks, snook, bluefish and other predators, which will all be chasing the bait schools along the beach.

Sebastian Inlet Report

10-02-12 TUESDAY: SNOOK, REDS, SPANISH MACKEREL AND JACKS 

We have overcast skies and a little wind at the inlet this morning. Winds are blowing out of the South-Southwest at 11 mph and there is a moderate chop on the water. 

There are still a lot of bait fish in the water (mullet and greenies) according to Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach, who was on the north jetty yesterday. Even so, the bite wasn't real hot. The early birds reported oversized Snook before dawn on live shrimp. A lot of Jacks and oversized Reds were biting around 6:45 a.m. The bite slowed down considerably between 6:30 - 10:00, then a flurry of Snook were landed on live shrimp. Later in the morning, Spanish Mackerel made an appearance and were hitting live greenies. Mike landed three, but hooked up with 12 - 15, but their lightning fast hits, sharp teeth and strong fights won out in the end, but what fun they were to battle! Free lining live greenies usually produces the best results, and be sure to bring plenty of hooks for the Macks! 
Our first two photos were taken yesterday and are courtesy of Mike Ricciardi. Photo one features Tommy Ngo with a beautiful 32" Snook landed on live shrimp during the "Snook flurry".
Our second photo features John Montagnino of New Smyrna Beach with a nice 31" Snook he landed on live finger mullet. 
Photo three features Joshua Jorgensen of Orlando with a real nice 24" Red he landed off the north jetty. 

Our fourth photo feature inlet regular Tony Swiderski of Sebastian. Tony was hooked up with something that was giving him a pretty good fight, a  25" slot Red that was brought in on live shrimp. 

From Whites Tackle - Ft Pierce

Reports of snook and tarpon are the buzz of the tackle shop this morning. Tarpon were caught, jumped, and thrown to last night and this morning in the mouth of the inlet and along the local beaches. Red tail hawks, DOA baitbusters, and bomber pugs seemed to be getting the most action.

From Todd @ Juno Bait - Juno Beach

Upcoming Seminars

Seminar Schedule October and November

Held Weekly on Thursday Nights @ 6:30PM

Free of charge

Held @ Juno Bait

12214 US HWY 1

North Palm Beach, Fl 33408

Call with questions (561) 694-2797

10/4- “Pier Fishing Basics”

-Covering most common types of rods and reels, lures, bait, rigs, and gear used on piers in South Florida, with a heavy emphasis on Juno Pier.   Lots of good cross over information for surf and jetty beginners as well.

10/11- “Taking Care of Your Tackle”

-Do’s and don’ts for helping keep your rods, reels, lures, and rigs in top working order.

10/18- “Surf Fishing Basics”

-Common types of rods, reels, rigs, and lures for those starting out in the surf; also, a brief summary of fish to expect by season.

     11/1- “Faking Out Pompano”

-Pompano are a hard fighting, good eating, fun to catch fish; and they can be tricked into biting some pretty simple lures.  Find out which lures, where, when, and how!

11/8- “Wade Fishing for Trout, Redfish, and Snook”

-Learn some simple and easy tricks for catching inshore species on lures.  Largely focused on MacArthur State Park and Munyon Island area.

11/29- “Backyard Bassing”
-Have a small pond, canal, or golf course lake behind your house? We have ideas for how to catch more largemouth bass out of them!

Sebastian Inlet Report

10-01-12 MONDAY: SNOOK, REDS, MANGROVE SNAPPER, BLUES AND FLOUNDER 

It's a real nice morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the South-Southeast at 10 mph and the water is calm. 

Over the weekend, fishing was pretty good on Saturday with a lot of Snook and Reds coming over the rails of the north jetty according to Tommy Turowski at the Sebastian Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop. Tommy also reported big Jacks, Mangrove Snapper, a few Blues and a few Flounder. Sunday was a little slower, probably due to so much boat traffic. The water temperature has reached the mid 80's which is back to normal for this time of year. Mullet continue to school around both jetties, attracting the various species we all love to catch and eat!

Photo one features "Big Dave" Hartwell of Sebastian with a multi-spotted Redfish, 18 spots! Dave is one of On Foot Anglers contributor fishing report writers, He's catching what he's writing about...
Thanks Dave

From Whites Tackle - Ft Pierce

The inshore fishing was good with some nice trout being cought on top water in the mullet schools at fist light with a few redfish around to. The inlet and beach fishing is still on fire if you can find the mullet schools with tarpon and snook mixed in mostly on the incoming tide - windcheaters and live mullet have worked the best.