A TON OF FISH AT THE INLET…!

The Indian River Lagoon is stacked with finger mullet which has brought in a variety of fish into the inlet. Anglers are reporting catches of some small Flounder and Mangrove Snapper have been biting on shrimp close to the catwalks. Sarah at Sebastian Inlet Bait & Tackle has been seeing some keeper Snook and Reds on the tide changes. Shrimp is the bait of choice there too. Folks are starting to pick up some Pompano on the North Jetty despite the surf being a little rough, and a fair number of Black Drum are there to be had, hitting on sand fleas, shrimp and clams. You’ll even find some Speckled Sea Trout in and out of the channel, in the backwaters, and on the southside of the inlet.

Here’s a throwback and one of our favorites.. Pictured here is Reed Collins, who caught this beautiful Speckled Sea Trout fishing the inlet with his dad, Michael Collins

Beach Fishing With Paul Sperco Palm Beach/Martin County Area

Well I hope the wind forecast didn't keep everyone off of the beach today.The surf was a bit sporty, but definitely fishable. I fished with my son Randy and we had some real nice action with the pompano again. We were lucky enough to fill the cooler and the best part of these pompano is there's no need to worry about measuring them - they all have been nice sized fish. Randys highlight today was hooking a big jack in the the 30 lb range, and fighting him for almost 25 minutes before he broke off right at our feet. It seems the beaches on the south end of Hutchinson Island are holding lots of weeds but the area beaches to the north, Middle Cove, Blue Heron, Coconut, and Porpoise have been weed-free. EZ Flea Fishbites and live sand fleas produced all of our bites today. I am hoping the 5 to 7 foot waves hold off for at least the early part of tomorrow morning snd there is a short window of opportunity to catch a few.