Sebastian Inlet fishing report 3-27

[Fishing Report]

03-25-11 FRIDAY: BLUES, SHEEPSHEAD, MARGATE, SPANISH MACKEREL, POMPANO, FLOUNDER, BLACK DRUM, SNOOK AND REDS

It is another beautiful day at the inlet and we have a great forecast for the weekend. Winds are blowing out of the North at 8 mph this morning and the water is calm. Boaters, always check the coastal forecast prior to going offshore, this morning looks like a great day for boating or surf fishing. Get out and do some fishing this weekend!

The Pompano have been hitting clams for anglers fishing the beaches. Whiting and Blues have been active off the beaches as well. The jetties have been producing Blues; most anglers have been using silver spoons although they are not picky and will hit just about anything. Good sized Sheepshead have been hanging around the pilings of the jetties and catwalks as well as some smaller Margate. Spanish Mackerel have started to show, Gotcha lures or spoons work well for those. The Black Drum bite has been sporadic but there have been a few landed that have been real good sized. A few Flounder are still out there and a few lucky anglers have taken home one or two. Those big Reds and catch and release Snook have been very active in the evening hours, giving the jetty fishermen plenty of exercise!

Our first photo today features baby Nicole Gage with her Aunt Katie Oliver of upstate NY. This was Nicole's first trip to the inlet and she seems quite impressed with her first look at a Black Drum. The family is introducing her to fishing at an early age!

Our second photo today is of Jim of Melbourne. Jim was fishing the north catwalk with his son on Wednesday when he landed his Flounder using finger mullet. The men also had a couple of Margate for the cooler. Nice catch Jim!

Our third photo is of inlet regular Sam Ely of Wabasso. Sam was fishing the south jetty on Wednesday when he landed this big Black Drum using shrimp. Nice one Sam!

Photo four features Barry Paston of Hallendale. Barry landed this Blue and several others off the north jetty on Wednesday using a silver spoon.

Photo five is courtesy of Trina Perone of Inverness who has decided that she lives on the wrong coast! This is what it's all about, thanks Trina.

Have a great weekend and send in your reports and fishing updates!




03-24-11 THURSDAY: BLUES, SNOOK, REDS, FLOUNDER AND BLACK DRUM

It's another foggy morning at the inlet but if it's anything like yesterday, we'll have another beautiful day ahead of us! Winds are blowing out of the North Northeast at 10 mph and the water is calm. Winds could pick up a little this afternoon.

Overall we had a slow day at the inlet yesterday. In the morning, the north jetty produced a couple of nice catch and release Snook, a few Pompano and some Blues. There was a nice Flounder landed off the north catwalk and the south jetty produced one big Black Drum and a few Blues but that was about it.

Our first photo today features 12 year old L.J. Smith of Kissimmee who was fishing with his Dad and Uncle on Friday night. This big Red put up one heck of a fight but L.J. persisted and got it to shore. Right after the photo, the Red was released unharmed. Great job L.J.!

Photo two is of Robert O'Shields of Kissimmee with an enormous Red he landed off the south jetty Friday night. Robert said the boys from Kissimmee had another dream night of fishing! Nice Red Robert!

Photo three is LJ.'s Dad, James Smith with a big catch and release Snook he landed that night. Robert reported that this was one of about 15 the trio landed and released Friday night. Great fishing guys! Thanks for the photos Robert!

Photo four is of Ed Oliver of upstate NY with a catch and release Snook he landed Saturday night. Ed reported a fun night with the C/R Snook and Reds! Nice catch Ed!

Photo five is of inlet regular Dave Lectric who always starts fishing before sunrise. Trina Perone of Inverness snapped this photo of Dave with the sun coming up over a cloudy sky. Thanks Trina!

Send us your updates and photos!





03-23-11 WEDNESDAY: BLUES, SNOOK, REDS, WHITING, POMPANO, TROUT

It's a foggy morning at the inlet but the fog will burn off as the sun gets hotter and we should have a real nice day ahead of us. Winds are blowing out of the North at 6 mph and the water has a light chop.

Bluefish, Sheepshead, catch and release Snook, keeper and oversized Reds off the jetties and Pompano and Whiting have been showing up off the beaches. Some nice sized Trout have been landed on the flats. The jetties and beaches are starting to look like spring has arrived. Lots of folks are getting out and enjoying the fantastic weather we've been having the past week.

Our first photo today features Victor Villanueva with a nice Pompano he landed Saturday. Victor was fishing with friends and they landed a total of five Pompano using clams, the largest was 22.5"! Victor reported it fought so hard it almost took his pole! Way to go Victor!

Our second photo features Lydia Le of Sebastian with a real nice 35" Snook she landed under that big moon Saturday night. Lydia reported plenty of Blues, Ladyfish, Reds and Snook. Nice catch Lydia!

Our third photo is of Randy Dudley of Indialantic with a 7 lb lobster he bagged just south of the inlet on Saturday. Randy bagged this big boy and several other "bugs". We're jealous!

Photo four is of Ed Oliver of upstate NY with a 26" keeper Red he landed Friday night off the north jetty. Ed has been slaying the fish on this trip, nice going!

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A Sebastian Inlet State Park Ranger will be giving a presentation on the original settlers of the Sebastian Inlet, the Native American tribe, the Ais Indians. The talk will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday the 24th at the Sebastian Inlet Fishing Museum on the south side of the State Park.




03-22-11 TUESDAY: BLUES, SHEEPSHEAD, WHITING, POMPANO, SNOOK AND REDS

What a beautiful morning at the inlet! Winds are blowing at 4 mph out of the North and the water is calm. There is a little swell for all you surfers out there, keep an eye on the web cam looking northeast to see if it's building. Winds are expected to pick up a little this afternoon and it could get blown out.

We are still seeing a lot of Bluefish and Sheepshead dominate the catches but Snook have been prevalent which is a good sign for the fall opening. Reds have been in play, Whiting and Pompano have been landed in the surf on the north and south beaches.