From Todd @ Juno Bait & Tackle

INSHORE/SURF/PIER- Catch and release snook fishing will no doubt be the main game in town for the better part of the summer.  The snook have taken up residence in all of the usual summertime spots.  Jupiter and Palm Beach(Lake Worth) Inlet, Lake Worth and Juno Beach Pier, and countless stretches of beach will be filled with snook as the summer goes on.  Early in the morning or late in the afternoon the snook can be fooled with a wide variety of lures.  Rapala X-Raps, Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnows, Live Target Swimbaits, DOA Bait Busters, and assorted Flairhawk Jigs are all good choices.  In higher light periods try  livebaits for best luck, good choices include; sandperch, croakers, whiting, greenies, and sardines.  Tarpon are making their usual push north along the beaches right now, best way to catch them…be lucky!

Inshore mangrove snapper fishing should be very good right now.  As usual, like a broken record, fish early and late for best luck.  The tricky little snapper like live shrimp, small live baitfish (sardines and pilchards), and assorted cutbaits.

From White's Tackle - Ft Pierce

In shore, fishing has been good in the lagoon and with the rain the snook have become more active. Anglers are producing good catch and release action at most of the area's spillways. Taylor Creek spillway is one of the more popular spillways in the summer months. DOA Terroreyz and top water lures will get you good results there. Trout fishing north in the lagoon has been good the last couple of days, DOA Cal Minnows have been working best. Snook fishing from the south jetty at Ft. Pierce has been good the last few nights. Live shrimp with a troll rite hook have produced good catches there. Mangrove snapper fishing along the channel edges is starting to heat up a bit and live shrimp will get you good results.

Sebastian Inlet Report

06-30-11 THURSDAY: DAYS HAVE BEEN SLOW, SNOOK ARE BITING AT NIGHT. 

It's a real nice morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the South at 13 mph and there is a mix of sun and clouds. We have more folks out on the jetties this morning so hopefully that good deal of rain we got yesterday stirred the fish up a little. 

Fishing has been hit or miss this week so far. Jacks, small Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead and a couple of Flounder have been sporadic. Oversized and keeper Reds have been landed but not in huge numbers. The Snook bite has been best in the evening. Catch and release only until September 1st.

Sebastian Inlet Report

06-29-11 WEDNESDAY: SLOW FOR KEEPER FISH, C/R SNOOK ARE THICK DURING THE EVENINGS We have another overcast day at the inlet today. Clouds are building to the south this morning and we will probably see some rain today. Sun and clouds are predicted all day. Take some rain gear if you head to the inlet, sometimes the bite picks up when there is rain and we need all the help we can get. There are not a lot of folks out on the jetties this morning. Winds are blowing out of the Southeast at 10 mph and the water is calm. The bite remains slow for the dinner table and spawning catch and release Snook are thick during the evening hours. A few nice fish have made an appearance but patience is a must. An occasional oversized C/R Red or even a keeper every now and then, a few Mangrove Snapper, a few Sheepshead have been landed but the bite remains slow.    Tarpon have been seen in the evening hours rolling around but we haven't had any catches reported. A big Goliath Grouper that was hooked on Friday the 17th. It was estimated that the big boy to be about 150 lbs. The angler that hooked up with the Goliath handled it beautifuly. This protected species should not be photographed out of the water and the young man who caught it was knowledgeable of the strict rules for this species. The first photo shows the Goliath at the jetty, the young man reeled the fish in close to shore so he could jump into the water to release it. Nice going! They didn't get the man's name but we salute his handling of the fish.

Sebastian Inlet Report

06-28-11 TUESDAY: LOTS OF SPAWNING SNOOK! 

It's another overcast morning and it looks as if we will have sun and clouds all day which will help keep the temperature down. This morning winds are blowing out of the Southwest at 7 mph. Fishing is still on the slow side but there have been a few real nice fish for patient anglers who bide their time. 

Snook are thick mostly in the evenings but please remember they are catch and release only, it is spawning season and we need those Snook to go out and make more Snook! Please handle this species with caution as with all C/R species. If you are going to photograph a C/R fish, please use two hands to support the weight of the fish, never let the fish hang by the gills, it can damage the internal structure. Try not to handle the fish too much or with a towel, this will remove the important "slime" off their bodies. Take a quick photo and get the fish back into the water ASAP. When releasing a fish from the jetty, if no net is available, release the fish head first into the water and beware of rocks below. 

From White's Tackle - Ft Pierce

Inshore, Trout fishing is still good with a lot of small trout in the lagoon being taken on artificials. Some of the bigger trout have moved into deeper water and can be caught on live bait. We have heard of some redfish north in the lagoon and are taking Berkley Gulp and DOA Cal minnows. Last night at the south jetty in Ft. Pierce the snook had lock jaw, however the mosquitos turned out in full force and didn't have the same problem they were biting very well.

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