Scouting Around Sebastian

                                      


We have North-northwest winds blowing at 9 mph, gusting to 17 and the water is choppy. Overcast skies prevail this morning but the sun is trying to peek through the clouds. We are experiencing extreme tides due to tonight's full moon. NOAA has a small craft advisory in effect.
  Sarah Sams at the Sebastian Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop reported a real good variety of fish coming over the rails of both jetties, the river banks and T-Dock. A lot of short Snook were landed and returned yesterday. Pompano, Permit and Palometa have started to show and they are also hitting in the Indian River Lagoon. Reds and Black Drum have been active. Bait is starting to thin out but live and dead shrimp are popular and Gotcha lures and spoons work well for the Mackerel. 
  Our photos today are courtesy of David Stansberry of NY. David, his brother Frederick and long time friend Aaron Keegan come to Sebastian every fall to fish the mullet run. Frederick was featured on the fishing report with a good sized Flounder a couple of weeks ago that he landed during that time. Photo one features Aaron Keegan with a Red and David Stansberry with a Snook, all fish they landed during their stay were released unharmed. Photo two features Aaron Keegan with a good sized Tarpon he landed from the T-Dock, David was on the net for that sweet catch. The Tarpon was gently released and swam away healthy. Photo three features Frederick Stansberry with a good sized C/R Red. Very nice gentlemen.

From Todd /Trey/ Paul @ Juno Bait -Juno Beach

INSHORE:  Snook fishing was good again this week around area bridges at night, and along seawalls and boat docks during the day.  The shrimp jig is becoming a big player at the bridges at night; but the snook are still willing to bite a big swimbait or flair hawk jig as well.  The jacks are cruising the ICW a little bit, and have been hanging around Palm Beach Inlet in fair numbers.  

The bridges are starting to produce some sheepshead and black drum during the day on fresh cut shrimp.

SURF/PIER:  GREAT Surf fishing right now.  All of the fall/winter species are around; and have been biting well.  Pompano fishing along the beach and on the Juno Beach Pier has been great as far as early season results go.  Sandfleas, clams, and Doc's Goofy jigs are the bait/lure of choice for the pompano.  Spanish Mackerel (including some JUMBO sized ones!) action has been red hot on the Juno Beach Pier.  Gotcha Plugs, Rapala X-Raps, crappie jig, and bobber rig with a clark spoon have all been hot for the macs.  Bluefish are biting silver spoons and cute bait well along the beach.  Lots of good action right now along the beach...well worth going if you can; and the weather report/conditions look good for it to stay good through the weekend.

I Lost a BIG FISH on My BRAND NEW Reel!! (Wade Fishing)

Scouting Around Palm Beach/Martin County Area

photo courtesy of Jayson Arman/That’s R-man Land Based Fishing Services 


INSHORE:

Along the beaches in Jensen Beach, the pompano fishing is still good.

Anglers looking for the tasty fare, however, are dealing with some discolored water from all the recent runoff and the key is finding that seafoam green “pompano water.”

In the Intracoastal Waterway, the name of the game right now is redfish and the place is the Stuart Causeway.

One captain reported catching 12 in one day with several slot-sized fish and some over.

Best baits have been live or dead shrimp.

Just north of Herman’s Bay there has been great action on sheepshead.

Live shrimp are working, but small pieces of dead shrimp on a jig head are working good as well.

Along the beaches in Jupiter the water has cleared up and anglers are catching jack crevalle, bluefish and Spanish mackerel.

They are landing them using spoons, jigs and feathers.

At the Juno Pier there is still a good pompano bite and Doc’s Goofy Jigs the best bet.

The pier also has a good Spanish mackerel bite.

In the Loxahatchee River the tarpon, snook and redfish bite has tapered off quite a bit, but there is still some decent action on jack crevalle.

Along the beaches in Boynton, surf anglers are catching pompano on live sand fleas.

Most attempts using Doc’s Goofy Jigs have resulted in cut lines likely from bluefish or Spanish mackerel.

Bluefish and jack crevalle are being caught using spoons and top water plugs.

The big run of Spanish mackerel should begin soon.

Anglers should watch for schools of glass minnows moving into the area that usually occur just before the run.

Blue runners, jack crevalle, redfish and flounder are being caught at the Boynton Inlet.

For flounder, fish the slack tide along the south jetty and the cleaning tables using live shrimp on a jig head.

The Intracoastal Waterway in the Boynton, like many areas, is being inundated with fresh water from Tropical Storm Phillipe.

Best bets are to fish around the inlet during peak high tide to two hours after when there is still plenty of ocean water.

LAKE OKEECHOBEE:

For bass, live shiners are still working better than artificial.

Hot spots right now include the Horse Island area and the pass.

There are some speckled perch being caught especially near King’s Bar.

For bluegill, the rim canal has been producing a good bite.

 report courtesy of Palm Beach Post

From The Crew @ Whites Tackle - Ft Pierce / Stuart

Inshore the snook fishing has been good around the bridges and the jetty the outgoing tide has produced the best live bait around the spoil islands has produced well to around first light. The trout bite has been good to the north around  round island with soft bait with a few reds mixed in. 

A Quick Look Around

Indian River County

Where weren't the fish biting Tuesday? Reports of successful catches were posted on social media and elsewhere about snook, bass, gar and tarpon being caught by anglers at the C-54 spillway, which is still dumping freshwater out of the backcountry a month after it began; pompano were running at Wabasso Causeway; pompano were also running at Sebastian Inlet, along with a mixed bag of other species like snook, bluefish, sheepshead and black drum. Remember, too, Friday through Sunday and next weekend also are the only opportunities anglers will have this year to catch genuine red snapper offshore and keep one for dinner.

St. Lucie County

Paul Sperco of Bass Pro Shops in Port St. Lucie said things are beginning to fall into a good pattern finally for surf fishermen. Anglers who have been waiting for months to get back out and seek pompano, whiting, bluefish and Spanish mackerel are finally able to get their wish. Fish ahead of or a day behind the fronts as they come through for the best chances to get bites. Use clam strips or Fish Bites for targets in the trough out to the first sand bar. Use chrome spoons and plugs to catch blues and macks.

Martin County

Jayson Arman of That's R Man land-based fishing charters out of Billy Bones Bait and Tackle said a variety of catches like snook, black drum, jacks, goliath grouper, sharks and more can be caught on large colorful jigs like those made locally by First Light Jigs. Anglers are finding bites during days with cool north winds at the catwalks under the Frank Wacha Bridge on Jensen Beach Causeway.

Lake Okeechobee

Rick Garcia and Tom Duddy, both visiting from Virginia, fished Monday with Capt. Nate Shellen of Okeechobeebassfishing.com and caught 47 bass using a balance of live bait and artificial lures. They caught 25 on wild shiners and 22 on lures including one of Garcia's largest on his favorite topwater plug, a bone colored Zara Spook.

 reports courtesy of TCPALM @ Ed Killer

Sebastian Inlet Report

                 

11-01-17 WEDNESDAY: BLACK DRUM, SPANISH MACKEREL, REDS, SNOOK AND JACKS

This morning we have North-northwest winds blowing at 3 mph, gusting to 5 and there is a light chop on the water. We have overcast skies but predictions are for a real nice day at the inlet and the rest of the week is looking promising as well. Get out and enjoy some fall fishing!
  Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach fished the outgoing tide on Friday and reported a decent bite but not as good as the two previous mornings. Mike made up for it with a real nice 32" Black Drum he landed on dead shrimp. Mike landed a total of four Drum that day. There was also a nice Spanish Mackerel bite, Mark and Ray are featured in photo two with 23" and 28" Macks, nice!
  Our first photo features 11 year old Harry Loftus of Sebastian. Harry fished on the south side of the inlet, east of the T-Dock at sunset. Harry used a Yo-Zuri crystal minnow lure that caught the attention of this slot Snook, his very first one! Sometimes when there is an abundance of bait in the water and something new and different is tossed into the mix, the results can be very good.

Red Snapper season is opening for recreational anglers for two weekends beginning Friday, November 3 - 5, 2017 and again on November 10 -12, 2017. Bag limit is one per person per day with no size limit. It looks as if seas will cooperate this coming weekend. Please go to FWC.com for more information or information on commercial fishing.