From Capt. Henry @ SNOOK-NOOK Jensen Beach

Thank you weather man, what great weather you have brought us and the Pompano love it also. This week it has been limits of Pompano from the surf, from north of Ft Pierce to Hobe Sound it has been steady, cool part is it has been all day. Late morning using clams, sand fleas and yes those small jigs have been putting fish on the beach. Would like to say morning but just about that time in comes an angler to tell us about his catch after lunch, so if they are not at your location move a little north or south and you will find them or wait they will come to you. Steady Blue fish early on spoons and cut baits then as they move out in come the Pompano and big whiting, so don’t forget the bucket with the ice in it.

To many Trout, from Bear Point to the Sail Fish Flats eating about any thing that moves, Reds are little picky. Most Reds have come from the west side of the river if you can get the Blue Fish not to eat your baits. Lots of Blues and Jacks to keep you busy and yes Pompano are here. Hermans Bay, Sail fish Flats, wide North Fork and the relief bridges from the causeways again that little jigs is a knock out for the Pomps, river fishing has been pretty good. Did I forget to mention the big Black Drum and Sheep head of major size from the piers?

Great weather makes for great fishing, come on down and get a bait wet, till next time ...............Henry

Sebastian Inlet Report

01-13-12 FRIDAY: A FEW FLOUNDER AND SHEEPSHEAD BUT SLOW.... 




Temperatures have cooled down a little bit but it's very nice at the inlet this morning. There is a mix of sun and clouds which should hover over the inlet today. Temperatures are expected to drop for Saturday and improve again on Sunday, we'll just have to wait and see. Winds are blowing out of the North-Northwest at 8 mph and the water is calm this morning, different than what was forcasted!

Fishing was pretty slow off the north jetty yesterday. During the morning hours one Sheepshead, one Blue and one Whiting were landed...that was it! There were Sheepshead that were visible, stealing baits and they got the best of the north jetty anglers yesterday. The south side fared a little better. A couple of guys on the south jetty landed four decent sized Flounder and two guys on the south catwalk landed 8 keeper Sheepshead using sand fleas and one Flounder using finger mullet and that was about it for the morning on the south side of the inlet. Hopefully, this little cold snap will get the fish moving again


First photo is of two lucky guys, Larry  and Bill  the who landed 4 nice Flounder off the south jetty yesterday using finger mullet. 

Our last photo features John and Jimmy, the men were fishing the south catwalk and seemed to be the only people landing anything up there yesterday morning. The duo had eight keeper Sheepshead they landed using sand fleas and one Flounder John landed using finger mullet. 

From Whites Tackle- Ft. Pierce

Inshore, bluefish and spanish mackerel remain in the spotlight at the south jetty and in the surf. Spoons, gotchas, and cut bait are providing most of the action. Pompano in the lagoon have been hitting Doc's goofy jigs and the new Buccaneer Wiggler lures. Jack crevalle have been scattered all over the lagoon and some are concentrated just south of the south bridge. Snook fishing last night was not as good as it was on Wednesday night and the fishing for trout and redfish remains strong. Sandperch, margate, snapper and sheepshead are around the bridges and the deeper water in the turning basin.

Sebastian Inlet Report

01-12-12 THURSDAY: BLUES, BLACK DRUM, SHEEPSHEAD AND BLACK MARGATE 

It's a glorious morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the West at 5 mph and the water is nice and calm. It looks like a real pretty day to get out and wet a line! A small craft advisory will go into effect this evening through Friday afternoon ahead of the coming cold front.

The Blues came on like gangbusters yesterday according to Walton at the Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop. An angler came into the shop and reported that he hit his limit of 10 in a very short time period. Blues will hit just about anything that is thrown out, so targeting them is pretty simple. The limit is 10 per person per day, between 14" - 24". The Black Drum bite picked back up along with Sheepshead and Black Margate. Live and dead shrimp and clams work well for Black Drum. Sheepshead will hit shrimp, clams, crabs and sand fleas and slow moving jigs tipped with those baits. The Black Margate were hitting cut frozen clams and shrimp yesterday, they rarely take artificial baits.

 The first photo is of Michael with a big 7.5 lb Sailcat he landed. It's pretty large for a Sailcat as the Florida record is 8 lbs, 14 oz.


The next Photo is of Michael fishing the seawall on the south side of the inlet. Michael landed several good sized Whiting and released a nice Sea Trout. 

From Whites Tackle- Ft. Pierce

Inshore, bluefish and mackerel have been hitting spoons and gotchas along the beach and anglers were catching them off the south jetty this morning. Trout and redfish are both open to recreational catches. Be sure to check the web site www.myfwc.com for the new rule changes. There have been some sand perch taken from the catwalk of the south bridge and from the turning basin. Jack crevalle are roaming the lagoon and will bust just about anything you throw at them.

From Todd @ Juno Bait - Juno Beach

INSHORE-  The fishing is getting better in the Intracoastal(ICW) these days as the water cools off a little bit.  Fishing the ICW north of Jupiter Inlet will provide a nice mixed bag of species with some pompano, jacks, ladyfish, trout, bluefish, snook, and mangrove snapper all possible catches.  Live shrimp will be the most productive natural bait, while Doc’s Goofy Jigs and soft plastic jerkbaits get the nod in the artificial department .  The Loxahatchee River remains hit or miss action wise.  Munyon Island has a good number of trout hanging around, with some nice size females mixed in.  Snook season is closed, but if your into catch and release most bridges have some fish(including some big females) hanging around.

SURF/PIER- The pompano are starting to show up in some decent numbers along the beach.  Most of the fish have been north of Jupiter Inlet, but they are headed south.  Every cold front will get them coming south in a hurry.  Other action remains spotty. A few bluefish, blue runners, jacks, croaker, and whiting are around…but the mild winter has not pushd any big numbers of fish down the coast…YET!!!

From Capt. Joe Ward @ The Bait Shack Ft Pierce

 The inshore fishing has been good over the last couple of weeks.  There are tons of spanish mackerel, bluefish and jacks in and around the Ft. Pierce Inlet and in the Turning Basin.  They will hit on anything shinny.  The sheepshead and black drum bite remains good when fishing with live shrimp and around structure.  There has been a fairly good flounder bite at the Ft. Pierce Jetty when fishing a live shrimp on the bottom.  A few report of pompano in the surf down around Normandy Beach with a clam or a sand flea being the baits of choice.  The snapper bite along the channel edges has slowed a little but if you can find them they will take a live shrimp.  The redfish bite has been good around the Queen's Cove area but the fish are being picky and not feeding as much as usual.  The catch and release snook action has been goon in the Ft. Pierce Inlet when fishing a live bait on the bottom.  The trout bite has been good to the north in the river with most of the trout being on the small side.