From Whites Tackle - Ft Pierce

 Yesterday afternoon up toward Round Island the finger mullet were pretty thick all the shorelines had mullet getting attacked by snook and jacks. 

 After the bad freeze a few years ago there haven't been many juvenile snook in the river. I have heard from several people in the last week that they have been catching more and more juvenile snook on the flats and along the mangrove shoreline. its great to see the river rebound after such a horrific fish kill.

The inlet has still been producing tarpon and redfish to the anglers fishing in the night time. Bomber plugs and red tail hawks have been the best lures to fish. Sebastian Inlet has also been producing numbers of large redfish. I received a picture of one yesterday that as well over 40 inches longs!

As the winds die down the surf with get a little calmer making it easier to fish the mullet schools still coming down the beach. They usually run till the first of November, so get out there and cast a plug before they pass us by. 

Like-in It Rough

Just got back from Boynton Inlet, The water is churned up but the mullet are coming through. A lot of blue fish but thats not my fish of choice, I was there for the rough water snook. They Love it rough, and with the mullet running made it even better.

 Got this Keeper on a DOA TerrorEyz I used the Big size to get it on the bottom out of the weeds and junk.......
                         4 cast my day was DONE

Sebastian Inlet Report

10-15-12 MONDAY: SPANISH MACKEREL, JACKS, BLUES, SNOOK AND REDS 

This morning winds are blowing out of the East-Southeast at 6 mph and the water is choppy. Small craft should exercise caution. Over the weekend, conditions were less than stellar, lots of wind and churned up water coming over the rails of the jetties kept anglers wet. We saw some Spanish Mackerel, Jacks, Blues and a couple of Snook come over the rails, but not in large numbers. Sunday was pretty much blown out, but a smattering of fish were landed.

We received an update from our Shark-tagging friend from Orlando, Kai-Wei Chung. Kai-Wei and his buddy Greg Pecci hadn't been to the inlet in nearly a year.  Kai-Wei reported that even with howling 20+ mph winds, the surf wasn't bad, the seaweed wasn't troublesome and the water clarity was good. They were trying to land some Spanish Mackerel and Blues and just relax for the evening when Kai-Wei threw out a piece of cut ladyfish and a behemoth grabbed hold of his line and smoked 250 yards off his reel! After a bicep-burning 30 minutes of heavy pressure and relentless fighting, his 74", 80+ lb. Tarpon emerged from the surf! Kai-Wei was not expecting to land this monster from the beach. He spent 5 - 10 minutes walking her back and forth in the surf until she tail slapped him good bye and he wished her a safe journey! 
Photo one features Kai-Wei Chung of Orlando with a 74", 80+ lb. Tarpon!
Photo four is of Justin Werner with one of two C/R Snook he landed off the north jetty. One was 33" and the one pictured was 32 1/4". Close, so close!

Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach is featured in our last photo today. Mike landed a slot Snook and a slot Red on the morning of September 18th. Both fish were landed on the incoming tide. The Snook measured exactly 32" with the tail pinched; it just doesn't get much better than that! 

From Whites Tackle - Ft Pierce

It was a windy weekend so not many people got out but there was a few trout and redfish caught on the east side of the river around bear point and a few tarpon around big mud with mullet pushing into the river fishing should get good this week with all the bait around. The beach and inlet fishing was great with mostly tarpon and jacks on the north jetty in the mullet schools and a few snook mixed in, The south jetty had some nice redfish and a few snook caught on jigs on the outgoing tide.

From Dave - Sebastian

The winds have been howling out of the north east for two straight days now and it looks like the real fall bite has at long last begun. This morning was a bit slow despite a massive bait presence in the form of mullet and giant black clouds of glass minnows with only a few over sized snook and a couple of keeper reds coming over the rails before nine AM. The afternoon was a different matter all together. Spanish mackerel, jacks, blues and ladies all made an exceptionally strong showing all along the beach side of the north jetty. Best bet for the toothy critters has been a Gotcha lure in chrome with a red head fished on 30lb flourocarbon and used in conjunction with a light spinning rod and 12lb line. If you can make it out to the inlet in the next few days, bring plenty of spare lures and be prepared to get wet as the seas are expected to pick up substantially due to increasingly strong north to north east winds.

Sebastian Inlet Report

10-12-12 FRIDAY: SPANISH MACKEREL, JACKS, LADYFISH, BLUES, FLOUNDER, REDS AND SNOOK 

It's a windy morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the Northeast at 20 mph and gusting to 24. The water is pretty choppy and there is a small craft advisory in effect from 8:00 a.m. this morning through Sunday evening. Always check the coastal forecast prior to venturing offshore, although it doesn't look good for our boaters this weekend. An amateur surf contest is being held at the inlet by the Atlantic Surfing Federation today and over the weekend. As always, use caution when casting off the north side of the north jetty when surfers are present.

Even though the water is churned up, Tommy Turowski at the Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop reports a steady bite. Some big Spanish Mackerel were landed yesterday, along with Blues, Jacks, Ladyfish, Reds, Snook, Flounder and a few a Mangrove Snapper. 

Our first photo is courtesy of George Olmo. George was fishing the north jetty when he witnessed this little 7 year old set the hook and fight this big C/R Red all by himself! Dad assisted on the net and the Red was returned immediately to the water after the photo. This little trooper is quite the budding young angler! Fantastic job!! George said this young man made everybody's morning on the north jetty! 

Our second photo features brothers Eytan and Leore Ganon of Deerfield Beach. The boys were fishing with their dad Meir,at first light, and landed a total of 5 Reds on finger mullet, keeping one each. A handful of Jacks, Sheepshead and Black Drum were also landed that morning. 

Photo third features three inlet regulars with slot Reds, Steve Bozutto of Vero Beach, Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach and Tony Swiderski of Sebastian all landed keeper Reds in the morning. 

From Native Tackle - Sebastian

 INSHORE  

  Great trout bite with the occasionalredfish when you find grass and get out early.  Jacks are plentiful and bite on almost anything you throw at them.  Mangrove and sheepshead have been thick around the docs.  Use live shrimp.

INLET  

Anglers are having great luck with Snook and redfish on both tides using finger mullet, select shrimp or croakers.  Ladyfish and blues using live shrimp.  The spanish mackerel and snapper bite has remained good with the occasional flounder using live shrimp or mullet.

SURF   

Tarpon, whiting, sheepshead and a few nice size pompano.