sebastian inlet fishing report

Good morning all my Sebastian Inlet fans and fishermen/gals! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! So, here we go off on another adventure into what’s happening at the inlet. For the most part, again, it was kind of slow due to the dirty water present all weekend, but there was some action to be had if you found some clean water. The north side was the cleanest, whereas the south side was the dirtiest. So that is where all the action was over the weekend from Friday on.

North Jetty

At the tip on the outgoing tide was producing some nice catch and release snook on live shrimp and small croakers. Also being caught at the tip on both tides were some small mangrove snappers on cut bait, greenies and live shrimp, and mixed in were a couple nice sheepshead and spot tail pins. The snook bite on the incoming was non-existent, but they were there, you could see the massive school of them on the inside. The water was that clean last Friday you could see what’s around. On the beach side for those fishing cut and live shrimp, whiting and catfish were the action over the weekend, both tides, with a few small mangroves around the pilings and rocks. Further up the way towards the bridge, on the incoming there were some nice catch and release redfish being caught on small live croakers and majorras. I chatted with a couple guys I know that fish that area, and they said between the three of them they had caught and released about 10 of them. Also along this shoreline, same tide there have been some mangrove snappers being caught on live shrimp and cut bait. Saturday when I was down, there was a huge school of mullet come down the beach, and with them was a massive school of big jack crevalle tearing them up!! Unfortunately, nobody hooked up with any. So that’s pretty much for this side.

South Jetty

On this side on both tides, it was pretty much a total mess!! The water was very dirty most everywhere you went, especially on the incoming tide where it sucked all the dirty water back into the inlet all the way back to the t-dock and beyond. About the only fish I saw being caught over the weekend were lots of catfish, jack crevalle and blue runners, all being caught on shrimp, live or dead, and cut baits. I did see a couple of small catch and release snookies caught on the incoming tide along the shoreline where there was some clean pockets of water. Live majorras and croakers were the baits of choice. Also, along this shoreline area, some mangrove snappers are possible in the cleaner water. Small live baits will do the trick for them.

T-Dock Area

Back here it has been really slow, not very many anglers back here fishing at all. That doesn’t say that there aren’t any fish back here, but if you find some cleaner water, and on an incoming tide, some snapper and catch and release snook are possible. Also if there are a lot of the greenies back here, spanish mackerel are a possibility too. Not to mention, with the schools of mullet coming in the inlet, the big jack crevalle should be around chasing them for some action.

Surf Area, both sides

I haven’t seen hardly anyone out on the beaches fishing, due to the low tides being in the morning time frame, but there have been a few, and all they are catching are catfish, and a few nice whiting. The north side has been the cleanest area, and the south like I mentioned earlier, has been a dirty mess. Well, that’s all I have for now guys and gals, if you want any more up to the minute report on what’s going on down at the inlet, the Inlet Bait and Tackle shop FINALLY has a phone where you can call and check on what’s going on, and if the have any live bait! The number is 321-471-9489. If you call them on Tuesday and Wednesday, you will talk to Rose, and the rest of the week when you call, you will talk to Erica, the “snook queen”, who manages the shop. Give them a call when you need, tell them snookman hooked them up!! Have a great week everyone. Snookman.