Hello Sebastian Inlet fans and anglers, happy April, and a continuation of March’s weather! I guess that old saying that if March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb, I guess mother nature forgot to tell that to April, because we are still LIONING! Lol. With that being said, here we go with this weeks, and Aprils first report, it’s going to be short, again due to the ongoing poor conditions at the inlet with the wind and waves, and very dirty water, and this week isn’t going to be any better with the upcoming windy and rainy conditions, and huge surf predicted by Thursday-Saturday, up to 8-10 ft! So here we go with what I saw over the weekend at the inlet.

North Jetty

Over here the water has been pretty silty-dirty and weedy all of last week, and the weekend was worse. The ESE-SSE winds have blown in a lot of the Sargassum weed and it is everywhere making fishing tough. The only fish I saw caught, and heard about were a few black drum and sheepshead at the tip and around the pilings on the outgoing tide using live fiddler crabs, shrimp and sandfleas. Also a couple of nice whiting on the beach side of the jetty. Snook action has been very slow mostly due to the very dirty water and seaweed. Most being caught have been at night fishing jigs on the outgoing tide. The outgoing tide at the tip has also been pretty slow, not like it has been with the blues and jacks, now only just a few being caught on spoons and jigs. Along the rock wall between the bait shop and bridge has been unfishable due to the waves and brisky winds in your face, and the seaweed.

South Jetty

Over here it has been pretty much unfishable due to the jetty being so close to the water level with the big waves pounding it, not to mention the extreme amount of seaweed present, you could lay down and take a nap on it it’s so thick! If you find some clean areas of water closer to the bridge on the incoming, some small snook and redfish are possible on live baits. Drum and sheepshead are also a possibility using sand fleas and shrimp, incoming tide. Outgoing tide at the tip is very rough and wet, and weedy!

T-Dock area

Back here the water is much cleaner for the most part, with the SSE winds it has blown most of the weeds and dirty water to the north side of the inlet leaving the south side a lot cleaner. There were quite a few anglers fishing the area, most were on the dock itself. Sheepshead, small various snappers, and puffers were the species being caught using shrimp and fiddler crabs. Either tide works for them. For those fishing small spoons and jigs towards the channel area are still catching some small blues and jacks, with a few spanish mackerel mixed in. Snook action has been a hit and miss, one day they are around, then gone for a few days. Most I heard about are being caught on the incoming tide using live majorra, yes the majorra are starting to show up, not a lot yet, but some! Water temps are hovering in the 73 degree mark, and usually the first full moon in April is a key point on them showing up. And the warmer water.

Surf Area, both sides

Blown out for the most part, with the south side being inundated with masses of seaweed!! The north side, ehhh pretty rough and shallow unless you get a ways away from the jetty and the sandbar that is there.

Well that’s all I have for this week folks. It is going to be a wet, windy and wild week for fishing from what I am seeing in the weather and surf reports. Winds up to 20-25 mph, possibly higher, and waves in the 9-10 ft range by Thursday! So if you are planning to get out to fish, find a nice spot west of the bridge and fish it. You never know! Stay safe everyone!