Sebastian Inlet Report

04-17-13 WEDNESDAY: SNOOK, REDS, SPANISH MACKEREL, BLUES, JACKS AND LADYFISH 

Winds are blowing out of the Northeast this morning at 10 mph and there is a moderate chop on the water. Tommy Turowski of the Sebastian Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop reported that yesterday there were a few Spanish Mackerel and Snook, Sea Trout and Reds on the flats and this morning there have been Jacks, Blues and Ladyfish. 

Jorge Irizarry and his buddy Sammy fished the south jetty  and reported they had a blast fighting some big, beautiful Bluefish. Jorge is on the left in photo one and has one of the largest Blues we've seen in a while! 
Photo two shows the three Blues laid out and it looks like the largest is a 3' class Blue. 

Always Learning How To Fish

Had a chance to attend the Flats Class Seminar in Daina Beach. and got alot of Very Useful Info. Even though I fish about 85-95% on jetties, piers, shoreline, and wading. I will still attend Seminars and Shows about fishing and Iv'e been to alot, all over the state, and each one I learn or see something "New". One of the biggest thing I injoy is meeting the people. People who love to fish like myself. I can truly say that Iv'e become good friends with about all the people who "I" feel are some of the Main Anglers or Inventors in the fishing world today.

                                        C.a. Richardson and myself at Flats Class...

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-16-13 TUESDAY: SNOOK, REDS, BLUES, SPANISH MACKEREL, SHEEPSHEAD, SEA TROUT AND POMPANO 

Winds are blowing out of the East-Northeast at 10 mph this morning and there is a light chop on the water. It's a real pretty day at the inlet.

We are seeing a better variety of species at the inlet. Snook and Reds; many which have been over the slot with an occasional keeper, Black Drum, Sea Trout, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackerel, a few Pompano and Blues of various sizes. Last week, we saw some huge Blues come over the rails of the north jetty.

We received a nice update from Leila Murphy and her co-worker Ricky Haddock from Orlando.The duo arrived around 8:00 a.m. to choppy waters, but mullet were jumping all over the place! Leila was successful in cast netting some mullet to fish with, which brought in some real good sized Blues. 

Our first photo today features Leila Murphy with a 25" Bluefish and Ricky Haddock with a 34" Bluefish!

Photo two is of Leila with a good sized Bluefish. 

From Capt Joe Ward @ Bait Shack - FT Pierce

The inshore bite has slowed a little with the trout and redfish bite being the best right now. There has been some nice fish reported. Look for trout taking live threadfins and pilchards. Most of the trout are big fish - from 5 to 8 pounds. The smaller trout are taking a live shrimp fished under a popping cork. Try the flats to the north of the North Bridge and fish in 2 to 4 feet of water. The redfish have been feeding on shrimp and you will want to fish around the mangroves in that same area as you will for the trout. The snook fishing has been steady in the Ft. Pierce Inlet and they have been taking live baits. The trick has been to keep the bait away from the big bluefish and jacks.

Fishing Swagg

Lookout for alot of new

Spring /Summer 

Skinny Water Culture Apperal 

From Dave - Sebastian Inlet

As is often the case with other such transitional times of the year, the change from winter to spring can bring just as much excitement as it can utter boredom and lord knows we could use a break from the winter doldrums. Thankfully, over the past couple of weeks the fishing at the inlet has made a change for the better with the long awaited spring cast of characters finally making an appearance. Spanish mackerel, the biggest bluefish of the year, black drum, and a handful of Keeper redfish have all made an appearance lately and that makes me very happy. Unfortunately, the snook seem to be taking there sweet time in joining the rest of the cast and many anglers are finding it more than a bit difficult to connect with the local linesider's. My hope is that the spring run of mullet and other seasonal baitfish will arrive before too long. Once the bait fish arrive things should really beginning to heat up. As long as the weather stays warm and we avoid too many more cold fronts, the water should warm to more tolerable levels and spur the snook to strap on the feed bag just as the bait fish migration gets underway. I predict we should see a great deal of improvement before the end of the month. For now though, I'm perfectly happy catching the abundant spanish and blues. 

   For the best action right now, fish early, preferably durring the beginning stage of the out going tide and cast large spoons or top water plugs for the blue fish and use gotcha's, clark spoons or white crappie jigs for the mackerel. From about dawn til mid morning has been the most productive for both species. Be sure to use a wire leader for the blue's because they have been chewing through just about everything. These are big, burly, brutes and have muscle to back up their razor sharp teeth and will take their toll on your tackle. My photo this week is of myself with some of the trophy blues that have prowling the inlet.

Sebastian Inlet Report

04-15-13 MONDAY: REDS, SNOOK, BLUES, JACKS, BLACK DRUM, POMPANO, SPANISH MACKEREL AND SHEEPSHEAD 

This morning there is a mix of sun and clouds over the inlet, but a very nice morning. Winds are blowing out of the Southwest at 4 mph and the water has a light chop. 

We are starting to see more variety in our catches at the inlet. Migrating species are making their way in and out of the inlet and although the catches remain on the slow side, we expect those numbers to pick up. Justin Stovall of Whitey's Bait and Tackle and concessionaire of the newly built Sebastian Grill and Gifts on the north side of the inlet reported large Reds were hitting hard on the flats. If you haven't been to the Grill yet, you are missing a real treat! Not only is the view spectacular, the food is good too!

Speaking of big Reds, Friday morning brought us some Blues, Jacks, a slot Red, a couple of good sized Lookdowns, one Spanish Mackerel and one HUGE Red. George Savarese, an Emergency Services worker in New York who also owns a home in Melbourne, landed the big Red in our third photo today. Check out our first couple of photos of George in action, he was using light tackle and at times it looked as if the line was going to snap or his pole would break! 

Photo one shows George Savarese with something big on the line, at this point the fish hadn't been identified. Inlet regular Mike Misserville stands by with a drop net.

Photo two, the big Red has surfaced, and we realize it's a monster, as another jetty angler stands by with a net. 

After an exhausting 10 - 12 minute fight, the Red succumbs and George brings it in for a photo before lowering it back into the water via drop net. The big Red swam away unharmed, nice handling! It measured out at 42inches....