From Todd / Eric @ Juno Bait -Juno Beach

Sebastian Inlet Report

                         


10-29-15 THURSDAY: SLOW BITE THIS MORNING 

Winds are blowing out of the West at 3 mph, gusting to 7 and there is a light chop on the water. This morning was foggy and overcast, perfect conditions for wetting a line. The water is clean but the mullet have disappeared. Early this morning there were greenies schooling around the north jetty. 

The early morning hours brought a few Snook over the rails, most were undersized between 25 - 27" but a couple of slot fish were landed as well. The Black Drum bite that was so great on Wednesday fell off today, a couple of lower slot fish came over the rails this morning but that was all. Yesterday there were four Mutton Snapper landed, two were in the slot, four or five Pompano and a few nice Spanish Mackerel came over the rails. 

Inlet regular Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach is featured in our first photo today. Mike landed his two Black Drum when the tide turned from incoming to outgoing. There was a thirty minute window when the Black Drum bite turned on. He also landed a 22" slot Red, all on dead shrimp. 

Ricky Reyes is featured in our second photo with a 30" C/R Red he landed using mullet. The Red was released unharmed after the photo. 

From Whites Tackle - Ft Pierce / Stuart

Inshore the redfish bite has been good to the north towards Vero on soft baits such as the D.O.A Cal in the copper crush color and the rootbeer color.The bridges have had a few snook around for those people trolling shad raps and fishing live bait on the out going.The channel ledges have still had some nice mangroves around live shrimp and white baits have produced well.

Scouting Around - Palm Beach/Martin County

INSHORE

Anglers fishing in the surf in Jensen Beach are reporting good early-morning bluefish and Spanish mackerel bite. The pompano action should improve once the wind dies down as well.

There is a great redfish bite in the Indian River this year. The best fishing has been on the east side, especially around Middle Cove. There are also a decent number of little trout around.

Fishing the bridges has been good for snook (at night) and black drum. The black drum typically bite throughout the day, but the best action seems to be during the outgoing tide.

Mutton snapper were caught from the Juno Beach Pier this week.

Spanish mackerel are being caught along the beach in Jupiter early in the morning. Bluefish and pompano are holding throughout the day and, as you’d expect, are most active when there are bait schools around.

Snook and big numbers of jacks are biting in the Loxahatchee River and Intracoastal Waterway in and around Jupiter. Avoid fishing during dead-high and dead-low tides.

Bluefish and Spanish mackerel are being caught from the beaches throughout Palm Beach County. Good numbers are being caught around the jetties of the Lake Worth and Boynton Beach inlets. Mangrove snapper are also in the mix.

Snook are chewing around the bridges in the Intracoastal, and there are also plenty of jacks and sheepshead around.

FRESHWATER

The best bass bite in Lake Okeechobee is along the outside edges and back in the grass. There are plenty of fish being caught, and several over 5 pounds were reported this week.

Live shiners are working well, but artificial lures are also getting the job done. It’s really a matter of personal preference at this point.

The best bite is still at first light and early in the morning, but nice fish are being caught throughout the morning hours, and it seems to be picking up again in the early evening.

Sebastian Inlet Report

                            

10-28-15 WEDNESDAY: REDS, SNOOK, SPANISH MACKEREL, JACKS, BLACK DRUM, LADYFISH, FLOUNDER AND POMPANO 

We have a lot of clouds over the inlet this morning and it's been raining off and on. Winds are blowing out of the South-Southwest at 9mph, gusting to 14 and there is a moderate chop on the water. NOAA is calling for scattered showers this morning and numerous showers this afternoon. Seas are 3 - 5' with an eight second wave period. 

We are seeing a real nice variety of species at the inlet including Reds, Snook, Jacks, Ladyfish, Trout, Spanish Mackerel, Flounder and Black Drum. Pompano have started to show up over the past few days. As the water temperature continues to cool we should start seeing more Blues and Flounder in larger numbers. Get out and wet a line, there's no better time!

Our first photo today is of Hank Christianson of Melbourne. Hank is a recent transplant from Idaho who wintered here regularly before making the big move. Hank was fishing for Black Drum when he landed this oversized Snook. The Snook was released unharmed right after the photo.

Scoutlng Around - Boynton Beach Area

 With this rough water, bait still running around and the moon, we have been having a "GOOD" Mangrove and Mutton Snapper going on. The Boynton Jetty has been on fire the in the last week... there have been quite afew keeper Mutton and Mangroves up to 19inches

From Whites Tackle - Ft Pierce / Stuart

Inshore the snook fishing has been steady in the inlets and the bridges on the out going tide with live pig and pinfish there are still some mullet schools around if you can find them there has been snook and tarpon around with some big jacks mixed in.There has been a few reds reported on the sailfish flats with a snook here and there back towards the power plants around Big Mud there has been a few nice trout with a red reds mixed in right next to the mangroves.