Recently, the Stillman clan managed a multi-species catch, including sheepshead, snook, jacks, ladyfish, bonnethead shark, pompano, mutton snapper and lots of permit. Way to go, Gang!
Fishing remains good in Fort Pierce, especially near spoil islands with hard structure on them. Old waterlogged trees, rocks and scattered shells are attracting plenty of sheepshead.
Live shrimp have been producing nearly non-stop action once you locate the right structure with the right tidal flow. I have no doubt the convicts will greedily eat sand fleas and fiddler crabs if you can find them.
As one might expect, there have been plenty of small jacks, ladyfish and young mutton snappers coming to boat while targeting the tasty sheepshead. Along with these typical critters we’ve managed a pompano or two as they enjoy the small and medium sized shrimp too. I’d hazard to guess we’d catch a few more pomps at these locations if I could convince a client to toss a Goofy-jig or an old fashion Nylure jig. Alas, it’s sometimes impossible to get even one angler to switch to a lure when the live bait is presenting a “hot bite”.
Don’t forget the snook! The inlet is still holding plenty of them. Though the bite may be sporadic as the water temps are holding into the low to mid-sixties, they still need to eat. Hand-picked live shrimp free lined on a 2/0 or 3/0 circle hook will do the trick when drifted along tidelines abutting hard structures.
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