Sebastian Inlet Report

06-19-13 WEDNESDAY: SPANISH MACKEREL, MANGROVE SNAPPER, JACKS, REDS AND SNOOK 

We have another beautiful morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the West-Southwest at 4 mph and gusting to 7. The water is very calm and there is a light chop on the water. No surf this morning, if winds stay out of the West, we could see it build a little this afternoon; surfers should keep an eye on the web cam.

We've seen a lot of greenies in the water along with some small schools of mullet. The greenies have been attracting Spanish Mackerel in good numbers over the past couple of days. We've also seen a smattering of Reds, Mangrove Snapper, Jacks and C/R Snook. A few Flounder and Sheepshead have been landed as well, which is unusual for this time of year, they could be around as the water hasn't gotten real warm yet.

Our first photo today features 11 year old Mark Gargano of West Melbourne who fished the inlet .He landed this Mangrove Snapper while fishing the T-Dock using live shrimp. 
Our second photo features Glenn Jenkins of Orlando. Glenn fished the north jetty and landed a beautiful Permit along with a couple of Bonnethead Sharks and Jacks. The Bonnethead is a small Shark which averages 2 - 5 lbs. This one was pretty big for the species. Glenn released the Bonnethead unharmed. 

Sebastian Inlet Report

06-18-13 TUESDAY: SPANISH MACKEREL, REDS, FLOUNDER AND C/R SNOOK 


What a gorgeous morning we have at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the Southwest at 8 mph and there is a light chop on the water. There is a small swell that is rideable for the surfers this morning. As always, use caution when casting into the surfing area when surfers are present.
We received an update from Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach who fished the north jetty yesterday. Mike reported it was all about Spanish Mackerel yesterday. The Mackerel were attacking schools of greenies and those who were free-lining them did quite well. A few using greenies under bobbers made out as well. Mike landed 8, Diane Buyce of Melbourne landed 11, and a few of the inlet regulars were on their way to limiting out at 15. A couple of oversized Reds and one oversized Snook came over the rails along with a couple of Flounder. 

Our first photo features Dan Verillo of Sebastian with a C/R Snook that was returned safely to the water after the photo. Dan was using greenies trying for Mackerel and ended up with the Snook. 
Photo two features Mike Ricciardi with a couple of the big Macks he landed yesterday and a Flounder. 

SISP Ranger Ed Perry reported that Saturday night was a great night for Sea Turtle nesting. Ed patrolled the beach Sunday morning for the nest survey and sent in some photos. A total of 34 crawls above the high tide mark represented 10 Loggerhead nests, 8 Green Turtle nests and 1 Leatherback nest, the rest were false crawls. Sunday morning Ed observed a Leatherback nest, a Green Turtle nest and a Loggerhead nest within a few feet of each other! 
If you are interested in taking a SISP Ranger guided turtle tour, contact the State Park at 772-388-2750. You must be prepared to walk up to 3 miles on the beach. Space is limited.

From Whites Tackle - Ft Pierce/Stuart

Fort Pierce..The beach fishing was slow there was a few scattered tarpon and a few cobia around towards ST Lucie inlet. Inshore the fishing was ok with some nice snook in the inlet on the outgoing tide and on the flats to the north of north bridge first light has been the best bet with as hot as its been. There was a few trout and red fish around queens cove to the north and some trout to the south around Bear point nothing big but fun to catch.

Stuart..Inshore fishing has been good, Snook, Trout and big Jacks have been plentiful to catch, a few Redfish are being caught as well.  The Tarpon are beginning to show up on the beaches and should provide some good action in the upcoming weeks.  

We have got some new DOA Bait Buster colors in that the tarpon have seemed to LOVE. Go with a Lure /Jig thats going to get you down so it can be fished near the bottom and kick up the sand while your retrieving it.....

Sebastian Inlet Report

06-17-13 MONDAY: SPANISH MACKEREL, JACKS, BLUE RUNNERS AND MANGROVE SNAPPER 

Winds are blowing out of the South-Southwest at 6 mph this morning and there is a moderate chop on the water. Winds are expected to increase a little this afternoon, but overall we should have another pretty day ahead of us.

Over the weekend and this morning, the Spanish Mackerel bite turned on according to Tommy Turowski at the Sebastian Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop. A lot of greenies have been in the water and the Macks are attacking them. Anglers using Gotcha lures are having luck as well. A few other species have been coming over the rails in small numbers such as Jacks, Blue Runners, and a few C/R Snook. Mangrove Snapper have started to arrive and Cow-Nosed Rays have been swimming around the jetties. 
Justin Iron of Kissimmee is featured in our first and second photos with a large Toadfish he landed. This is the biggest one he's ever seen! The fish was released after the photos.
Toadfish are sometimes called a Mother-in-Law fish; hmmm, wonder why?

Our last photo features Desmond of Melbourne with a huge Lemon Shark. He landed the fish south of the south jetty using a large Jack and he battled it for 20 - 25 minutes. 

From Capt Joe Ward @ Bait Shack - FT Pierce

The inshore fishing has been a little on the slow side due to all the fresh water runoff that is in the river right now. Look for patches of clear water around the Midway Road area to the south and Round Island to the north. Both places have been holding trout, snook, plenty of jacks and ladyfish. Live pilchards, threadfins or small mullet have been the baits of choice. If you free line one of these baits it will surely bring you some action. Look for the redfish around the docks along both North & South Indian River Drive. Try a live shrimp fished on a jighead. Look for the snapper action to continue to improve along the channel edges of the Intercoastal. Try a small - live shrimp.

Sebastian Inlet Report

06-14-13 FRIDAY: REDS, MANGROVE SNAPPER, BLUES, LOOKDOWNS AND SHEEPSHEAD

We have another beautiful morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the West-Southwest at 6 mph and the water is clean and calm. 
Reds are hitting live shrimp this morning, according to Tommy Turowski at the Sebastian Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop. Some smaller stuff such as Lookdowns, Mangrove Snapper and Sheepshead are making appearances as well. We saw some real nice Permit but they seemed to be moving on. 

We've been seeing a lot of folks with multiple poles that are not within their control. Florida Administrative Code 68B-4.0086 states: "Hook and Line Gear: Tending Requirement. Beginning Jan. 1, 1993, hook and line gear used in or on the waters of the State shall be tended. The term "tended" for the purposes of this rule means that the person fishing the gear is physically present at the terminus of the gear". Plainly stated, you must be control of your rod. Please do not line up 15 rods and hog all the jetty space, there is no way that one person can control that many rods. Please use common courtesy for your fellow angler!

Our first photo today features 7 year old Kevin Del Valle of Indialantic with a declawed crab that teacher Justin Werner of Palm Bay was using for bait . Justin even teaches when he's fishing, that's dedication!
Our second photo features Daniel McGrath of Delray Beach, Daniel landed this big C/R Snook using live shrimp, along with a C/R Red. The Snook was released unharmed right after the photo. 
Our third photo today Ray Rodriguez who landed this oversized C/R Red which was released unharmed after the photo. 

Fourth photo is Glenn Jenkins of Orlando. Glenn landed this big Permit off the north jetty using crabs. Glenn caught a couple of Bonnethead Sharks as well, 
Last photo is of Ricky Hernandez of Kissimmee. Ricky hooked up with some big Jacks in the afternoon using shrimp. 

From Whites Tackle - Ft Pierce/Stuart

Inshore the snook fishing  is still good and the trout fishing is still steady north around the power plant.   

The beach fishing has been ok in the mornings with the glass minnows starting to show up there has  been some nice tarpon and snook in them, The Yo Zuri crystal minnow in the clear color has been working the best.