Johnnie doubled up on a pair of hard-fighting jacks at the inlet!
Good morning all you fishing fans and fanatics!
I hope everyone had a great and safe weekend! The weather sure was nice for it. I would like to start off with a safety reminder for everyone fishing Sebastian Inlet’s north jetty. The yellow lines painted on the jetty designate a safety walkway for everyone walking the jetty. The area between the yellow lines and the railing is to be kept clear of any carts, buckets, coolers, bags, backpacks, chairs and any other equipment brought with you. Only yourself and your 2 rods you are fishing can be in this area, everything else needs to be kept in the center of the jetty between the yellow lines. This is for safety reasons in case there is an emergency and responders need a clear path out and back. We appreciate your attention to this matter. Safety first! Now for the fishing report.
Fishing in the entire inlet, again has been pretty slow due to all the dirty water and massive amounts of sargassum weed throughout. Not sure who wanted to install wall to wall shag carpeting in the inlet, but we need the blue clean liquid tile back! lol. Seriously, been pretty bad, but if you find some clean water you just might do well. There is still some mullet running around the inlet and the large jack crevalles have been chasing them. Also in the back of the inlet there are a lot of small greenies around the boat ramp and that side of the shoreline. Majorras are around, but you have to hunt for them with all the weed.
North Jetty
Over here the weeds have been pretty thick all last week, but it has cleaned up quite a bit over the weekend, not so bad, but the big swells we had has kept the water pretty dirty for the most part. Catfish and some blue runners are about the only fish I have seen all weekend. Out going tide at the tip the boaters have been getting some snook on live croakers, but the fish are way out in the cleaner water and the jetty anglers can’t reach them. Reminder, snook season closes May 31st at midnight! I did see a few black margates and spot tail pinfish caught with cut shrimp along the pilings on the incoming tide, but that has been when the weeds have been the worst. Along the rock seawall between the catwalk and jetty has been slow due to the tides being outgoing for most of the day and the water being really shallow.
South Jetty
Over here the fishing has been much better, on the incoming tide. The sargassum weed is here too, but when it comes around the jetty it goes wide and there are some snook being caught along the seawall on live croakers and majorras. There are a lot of undersized fish, but also quite a few keepers caught in the mix. Remember snook season CLOSES May 31st at midnight! Outgoing tide at the tip for the most part has been a lot of catfish due to the very dirty water, but there are also some black margates, spot tail pins and blue runners as well being caught. Some nice sized jack crevalles are around as well on both tides for those tossing large silver spoons and big baits to the channel area.
South Catwalk
Fishing here has been really slow due to the dirty water and being an outgoing tide for the better part of the day, not much to be caught. Possibly some black margates and pins around the lee side of the pilings. Use cut shrimp for them.
T-Dock Area
Fishing back here has been pretty good for the most part, incoming tide has been the better tide, and some of the first of the outgoing tide if you have clean water. The snook have been biting pretty good on live majorras fished with light weights and light leaders all along the shoreline and from the dock. Most fish back here have been either keepers or oversized and released back to play another day. The night time jig bite back here has been pretty good as well from what I’ve heard. Also for those fishing cut baits around the dock pilings, some small mangrove snappers are showing up, but they have been too small so keep. They have to be 10 inches minimum, and only 5 per person. I did see a couple nice sheepshead caught too, cut shrimp. Also possible back here are spanish mackerel with the presence of the tiny minnows and greenies being around now. Small white jigs and silver spoons will do the trick. And for those who like to fish the big silver spoons tossed to the channel area, the monster jack crevalles are here chasing the schools of mullet into the inlet.
Surf Area (both sides)
All blown out and very thick with the sargassum weeds, not to much to report.
Well everyone, that’s it in a nutshell. The rest of the week is supposed to be unsettled again with the rain chances going back up and the winds and swells picking up as well. Not the weather we are supposed to be having this time of the year, but I’m optimistic that it will straighten out soon!! Grab your fishing gear and chairs and get out and enjoy the Florida outdoors and beach!
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