Sebastian Inlet Report

We have another pretty morning at the Sebastian Inlet. Winds are blowing out of the South-Southeast at 6 mph, gusting to 11 and there is a light chop on the water. There are no NOAA advisories this morning but we have a chance of showers this afternoon. 

We received an updated from inlet regular Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach who fished the north jetty yesterday from 8:00 - 2:00. Mike reported a very slow day. Mike went armed with sand fleas, live shrimp and mojarra but the best he could do was the 22" Black Drum in our photo today, a gift from the "fishing gods" as most of the Black Drum have disappeared. Mike saw two Whiting and three small Sheepshead come over the rails and one Snook that was hooked up but lost due to dead line in the water, the angler was using pinfish. 

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05-02-16 MONDAY: REDS, SNOOK, BLUES, SNAPPER AND FLOUNDER 

We have a windy day at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the Southeast at 16 mph, gusting to 19 and there is a moderate chop on the water. There are no NOAA advisories.

Over the weekend the bite was hit or miss. A few Black Drum and Sheepshead came over the rails, a couple of Pompano and Snapper were landed and Summer Flounder were landed outside the channel. Yesterday, Blues were hitting spoons on the outgoing tide. Reds and Snook have been biting better at night according to Sarah at the Sebastian Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop.

We received an update from Jerry Connors of Melbourne who fished the north jetty on Thursday night. Jerry took a bunch of jumbo shrimp with him and started fishing the inlet side about half way out. Right after dark he landed a 41" C/R Snook. Jerry said the Ladyfish were thick and it was hard to keep them off the line. He slowly worked his way to the end then all the way to the bridge and back. When he returned to the end he worked the area without interference from the Ladyfish and landed a 29" slot Snook. Working his way back toward the parking lot, he found the Reds; he landed five in a row with the third one being a 26" slot fish, his first keeper in years! From 3:00 a.m. to sunrise the Redfish bite was hot, he lost count of how many he brought over the rails. Sounds like a great night. Way to go Jerry, thanks for the update!

Part 2 snook fishing under bridges and docks

From James Cronk @ Whites Tackle - Ft Pierce / Stuart

Inshore:
Snook fishing has been hot and only going to get better as time go on they are stacking up at the inlet to make the summer time move to the beach you can find large fish holding low in deeper water by the bridges and deeper dock and sea walls. the first light trout bite has been crazy good both right at sunrise and just after sunset we are even finding a few bigger redfish mixed in with the trout in Stuart on some dock lights.
                

North Ft Pierce to south vero is holding cleaner water and snook,redfish and trout are all being being caught in the bait school as they move up and down the river. hot baits have been D.O.A 441 and 309 in the 3 inch shad rigged on a jig head. the 401 in the 4 inch jerk bait rigged on a weedless worm rig fish this slow on the flats in holes with moving water. for you live bait guys a live shrimp under a popping cork rigged on 20lb fluorocarbon with a small hook like a size 2 Owner Gorilla light hook. This is small and light and will help keep the shrimp alive and swimming. if you do not like fishing live bait you can rig a Vudu soft shrimp under a popping cork and have good results in the deeper holes.for you guys who like to fish the mangroves skipping a Soft-Dine under and working it out slow will get you fish.popper fishing at first light tight to the mangroves is also a good way to get the fish going. fishing 3-5 inch swim baits around the bait schools is a good way to hook into the big jacks that are running around in the river right now

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04-29-16 TGIF! SNOOK, SNAPPER AND SHEEPSHEAD 

Today' s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high near 84. The winds will be out of the south-southwest around 5 to 10 mph becoming easterly in the afternoon. Throughout the weekend, daytime temperatures remain in the mid-80s with east-southeasterly winds at 10-15 mph. The marine forecast calls for 2 to 3 foot seas and a light chop on the intracoastal.

Sarah from the Sebastian Inlet Bait & Tackle shop reports some sheepshead, snapper, and an occasional flounder coming over the rails. A few snook are still getting hooked up on the outgoing tide. According to Sarah the luckiest anglers are using shrimp, Bombers and Buckheads at the start of the outgoing tide and at night.

Our featured angler today is jetty-veteran, Rangelo Soriano. Rangelo hooked his C/R snook on a late, incoming tide this week. He reported catching a mixed bag of both C/R and slot snook, blues, jacks, reds, and even a few pompanos. 

From Todd / Eric @ Juno Bait -Juno Beach

                                                 

Scouting Around Palm Beach/Martin County

INSHORE

     There are a lot of whiting and big croaker in the surf along Jensen Beach, along with some pompano. The Spanish mackerel bite has picked up, and bigger numbers of snook are being spotted along the beach and in the St. Lucie Inlet.

     The redfish and snook action is red hot in the Indian River! Most of the reds are being caught on the west side of the river and the majority are slot-size. Snook can almost always be found at bridges and docks, but they are definitely starting to move around and are now showing up in the flats as well.

     Anglers fishing the beaches of Jupiter are reporting pompano and snook, as well as a few bluefish. Good numbers of snook are also holding in the Jupiter Inlet.

     Snook and small snapper are being caught around the bridges of the Intracoastal Waterway in the Jupiter area, and much like in the Treasure coast, the snook are beginning to move and can be found throughout the ICW.

     Other than snook and small snapper, jacks and tarpon are also being caught in the Intracoastal throughout central and southern Palm Beach County at night.

     Fishing in the surf along Boynton Beach has produced permit, snook, snapper and a few tarpon. The best action seems to be off the north jetty of the Boynton Beach Inlet.    

LAKE OKEECHOBEE

     The weather has been great at Lake Okeechobee this week and so has the fishing. Big numbers of bass were reeled in, including a couple reports of 7-pounders. The bite is decent throughout the day, but the best action is still at first light and in the early-morning hours.

     The bass are moving around quite a bit, but your best bet remains along the outside edges and back in the grass. Artificial lures have been effective, but live shiners are the preferred bait at this point.

report courtesy of Palm Beach Post