first keeper snook

Armando with his first “keeper” snook (31″) at the Jetty.

Good morning all you Sebastian Inlet friends and family! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Here we go with the first report for March. For the most part fishing remains kind of slow, but there are fish around that are willing to play, you just need to be there when they do! The water has dropped back down to 66-67 this past week, and through the weekend, but it stayed pretty clean on the north side until Sunday when it silted up a bit, the south side cleaned up a lot over what it was last week. So here we go with your action spots.

North Jetty

Out here most of the action again has been at the jetty tip, both tides with the incoming being the better tide. Early in the morning there have been some nice black drum caught on live and dead shrimp on the incoming tide, also some snook being caught on live shrimp and pinfish, most were too big to keep, but a couple slots were caught as well. Some redfish were being caught as well, but are catch and release only, same live baits. In between the pilings, and over the rock pile at the tip, either tide there has been some really nice sheepshead being caught on live fleas and fiddler crabs. The beach side of the jetty has been pretty slow due to the massive sandbar that is there now, making the water too shallow for the fish to want to come in, but I did see some small whiting caught on Sunday, dead shrimp. The out going tide at the SE tip is all about the blues and jacks, they are biting just about anything you toss out there. Along the wall between the bait shop and the bridge they have been catching some catch and release redfish on baits and jigs fished near the channel. Both tides. Up by the bridge I saw some nice sheepshead caught. Fleas and fiddlers for bait.

South Jetty

Over here the water finally cleaned up enough to spark a decent bite, blues, jacks on spoons and cut bait, some black drum and sheepshead on dead shrimp, outgoing tide at the tip, either tide. The high tide along the wall and the beach pocket area has been producing some small snook, couple keepers, some nice seatrout, and a couple keeper flounder. Live shrimp and finger mullet are the key baits. Also along the wall on the incoming tide there were some nice drum and sheepshead being caught on live and dead shrimp.

T-Dock Area

Back here the fishing has been pretty slow, about the only thing I saw being caught were some under sized black drum, a few small whiting, some sheepshead around the dock pilings, and the rocks. For those tossing silver spoons to the channel there are some blues, jacks, and small spanish mackerel to be had. Either tide, but outgoing is better. Not much else back here.

Surf Area, both sides

For the most part the surf has been a little washed out due to the NNE winds, and the morning low tides making the fishing a bit tough because you have to throw farther out to get to them, plus the 3 ft seas dirtying up the water on both sides. Small sharks, catfish and stingrays are the species being caught mostly, but there has been some whiting and a couple pompano around. Not a whole lot going on.

Well that’s all I have for this week for you guys. After Monday the seas and the winds are supposed to kick back up, 3-5 ft, and winds NNE 15-20. So if you do get out, be prepared for some rough conditions. Have a great week!! And reminder, next Sunday the 8th we “spring forward” with the clocks! Snookman.