south jetty

A happy angler at the south jetty on Friday.

Good morning all my Sebastian Inlet fans! I hope everyone had a great weekend despite the afternoon rains. This week is supposed to be about the same, so get out early. Lets start off this report with some good news, no the jetty isn’t opened back up yet, but as of last Saturday the T-Dock is finally opened back up! Lol. So here we go with the report. Note, snook season is now CLOSED until September 1st.. Catch and release only!!

North Side

Over here the fishing has been kind of slow still due to the restricted access of places to fish. On the outgoing tide fishing has been slow, most of the action has been on the incoming tide along the rocks west of the tide pool. Small mangrove snapper and sheepshead are being caught on live and dead shrimp. Up under the bridge there have been some small snook being caught on live majorra, if you can find some. West of the tide pool along the mangrove shoreline area there are some snook being caught also on live baits. Also some sheepshead and snappper are being caught as well. Live of dead shrimp.

South Side

This side has been where most of the action has been, mostly on the incoming tide. At the tip it has been all about the pompano being caught on small goofy jigs. They are still around because the water is still cool enough for them, plus it has been pretty clean, which they like. The snook bite had been pretty good too for those fishing live majorra, shrimp and threadfins. Most of the fish have been under slot size, but a few keepers were caught. The boaters fishing the area have been doing well. As mentioned, snook season is now CLOSED until September 1st, catch and release only! The outgoing tide on this at the tip of the jetty has been producing black margates, lookdowns, nice sand perch and a few whiting and pompano on sand fleas and cut shrimp. Jack crevalle and blue runners and some small bluefish round out the species being caught on small jigs and spoons.

T-Dock Area

Back here there have been some bigger snook being caught on live majorra, shrimp and croakers, incoming tide. Now that the T dock is open back up, expect the snapper and sheephead bite to pick up fishing around the pilings on dead shrimp and cut baits. It’s the time of the year for them. Either tide is good. Also expect to see some spanish mackerel to start showing up with all the tiny minnows around the dock. Very small jigs and swim baits will attract a bite from them. Jack crevalle and bluefish are possible as well.

Surf Area, both sides

The south side has been where the action has been, slow, but there has been fish being caught. Pompano, whiting and bonnet head sharks are being caught, along with a few bluefish that are still around due to the cooler water temperatures we still are seeing. 77 as of this report. Sand fleas and shrimp are the baits of choice. Surf on the north has been pretty slow due mostly to the water being low tides in the morning. Just isn’t enough depth to bring the fish in. It’s been clean though. There hasn’t been a lot of mullet running the beaches like there was, but be on the lookout for any and there might be snook, tarpon and big redfish around them for some action.

Well, that’s it for this week, wish I had more, but when the north jetty opens back up, it will add to the action, since that is where the majority of the action is this time of year. Have a great week everyone!