Sebastian Inlet Report

02-05-13 TUESDAY: SHEEPSHEAD, BLACK DRUM, SEA TROUT, JACKS, BLUES, REDS AND SNOOK 

What a gorgeous morning at the inlet! Winds are blowing out of the West at 3 mph and the water is clean and calm. Today would be a great day to get out and do some fishing!

Some nice Sheepshead are coming over the rails of the north jetty, and a few Black Drum, Jacks and Blues. Big Reds have been hitting at night, along with Snook, oversized and slots. The Snook bite seems to be better on the incoming tide. There are some very nice Spotted Sea Trout being landed in the inlet and on the flats.

We received an update from Nam Bui of Orlando who made it to the inlet Sunday night. Nam landed his first Snook of the season, a 32" keeper on a bucktail on the incoming tide. Nam's dad Vinh landed a slot Snook at 31.5". Nam reported that other anglers were having success using live shrimp. Nice way to start the season.
Photo one features Nam Bui with a perfect 32" Snook landed on a bucktail.

Our second photo today features Bill Johnson of Michigan with a real nice Sheepshead. Bill landed the fish  off the north jetty using sand fleas. 

Jose Pina of Orlando is featured in our third photo today. Jose landed this oversized Red. The Red was released unharmed.

From Whites Tackle - Ft Pierce

The inshore fishing was a little slow yesterday there was a few trout south around the power lines and a few reds mixed in.The snook fishing has slowed down on the jetty at night  but is still good during the day on live bait in the inlet and around  the bridges on the outgoing tide. Inshore fishing to the north has been good with some reds around the islands and Queens Cove soft plastics are the best. The beach fishing has picked up with this cold weather to the north and south with some pompano,Blues, and  a few snook mixed in.

From Todd @ Juno Bait - Juno Beach

                                    


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2/7 -"Back To Basics"
        
2/14 - "Live and Dead Baits 101"

2/21 - "Tides and Moon Phases"

2/28 - "March Fishing Outlook

Sebastian Inlet Report

02-04-13 MONDAY: SHEEPSHEAD, BLACK DRUM, SNOOK, REDS, JACKS, BLUES, SPOTTED SEA TROUT AND FLOUNDER 

It's a cool but beautiful morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the Northwest at 6 mph this morning but the NOAA forecast has it switching to the East late this morning and then to the South this afternoon. It sounds like the wind is going to be moving directions a lot today. There is a light chop on the water this morning and the boating forecast looks good, so far.

Over the weekend a good variety of species were landed at the inlet, including some good sized Sheepshead, Black Drum, Blues, Jacks, Reds, Snook, Flounder and real nice Spotted Sea Trout. Tommy Turowski at the Sebastian Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop reported fishing on the beachside after work on the north beach close to the jetty and a young man pulled out a 9.5 lb. Flounder that was beautiful, nice and fat! The young man was using a rubber shrimp. 

Inlet regular Mike Misserville fished the night shift both days this weekend and reported Friday night a lot of Bull Reds were landed on bucktails. He had four Snook breakoffs, then landed one that was 29.5", except that a Shark bit most of its tail off! When FWC put the stick on it, it was 28". That was very lucky as most of the time the Sharks will only leave you the head!! On Saturday a lot of short Snook were landed and released, but Mike landed a slot Snook at 31 3/4" and B.J. landed one that was 30 1/2", those were the only keepers that he saw that night. Three Black Drum came over the rails; one had a big Shark bite out of its side. 
  Our first photo features the Snook Mike Misserville landed with part of its tail bit off. 
  Photo two is of Nathan Morrison of Melbourne. Nathan was fishing the north jetty on the outgoing tide the weekend before last when he landed two Black Tip Sharks. Nathan was using freshwater eel to land this bad boy. 
  Photo three is of Bisram Anant of Deltona with a Sheepshead he landed off the north jetty Friday morning using sand fleas. 
  Our last photo today is courtesy of Pam Winegar of Palm Bay. Pam captured some excellent photos of the inlet wildlife in January. This photo is of a group of Royal Terns with one Black Skimmer, just to mix things up a bit! 

From Todd @ Juno Bait - Juno Beach

                                       

Inshore- Hard to say what your best bet inshore is these days.  Those willing to spend the time will find a fair snook bite at night.  Keep the baits small and moving slow for the best chance at a snook.  Fish docks and bridges with some good current and deep water for best result.  Pompano have not made it into the river/ICW like they should, but again those spending the time on the water will no doubt catch a few!

Surf/Pier- The surf and pier have been on the slow side lately.  Best action has been on croaker/whiting in the first trough.  Cut shrimp on small hooks is the best bet for these little guys.  The fishing to the north (Hobe Sound and up) has been better, so if you have the time head up the coast a bit.

From Native Tackle - Sebastian

INSHORE  

This past week the trout have been around the spoil islands and the flats, 2-4' use live shrimp.  Anglers have been having good luck with the redfish fishing the mangrove edges, the oyster bars and back in the Sebastian River.  The black drumand sheepshead bite has remained steady, fish the docks using live/frozen shrimp.  Reports are coming in that along with the black drum and sheepshead, anglers are having fun catching the mangrove snapper as well.  A little on the small side though.  For best results.... anglers are fishing the clam leases using Doc's goofy jigs for the pompano.  The Flounder bite has slowed down but with this cool weather the bite should be good.  Best to fish with mud minnows for flounder!

INLET  

Redfish, sheepshead,  snook, flounder, spanish mackerel, trout and a bunch of  jacks and blues has been the bite for the past week.  

SURF 

Anglers fishing for pompano say that they get one or two but the winds have forced a lot of anglers to sit this week out.  Along with the pompano, the whiting andblues are still going strong in the surf.

Sebastian Inlet Report

02-01-13 FRIDAY: TGIF AND 
                     SNOOK SEASON IS OPEN!

Snook season is open today until June 1, 2013. Make sure you have a Snook stamp on your fishing license and abide by the bag limit and regulations; one Snook per person per day, between 28" - 32". It's cold and breezy on the jetties this morning, winds are blowing out of the North-Northwest at 13 mph and there is a small craft advisory for the Gulf Stream. That's not keeping a few anglers from getting out to land their first Snook of the year. The change in weather pattern usually seems to get fish invigorated, so go out and wet a line this weekend! 

This week, fishing has been on the slow side, but there have been fish out there. Black Drum, Sheepshead, Blues, Jacks, a few big Reds and small Spanish Mackerel have been in and out of the inlet this week. 
Our first photo today is, 9 year old Jasmine who landed this large Sheepshead off the north jetty. That's a pretty big Sheepshead for such a tiny girl. Jasmine's Mom says that on many occasions, Jasmine out-fishes her father! 
Photo two is of the children fishing from the north jetty rocks.