Member since: March 10, 2018
Capt. Mark’s passion for inshore saltwater fishing began while living in Stuart, Florida at the southern reaches of the Indian River Lagoon. Here he learned the fine art of snook fishing from the area’s lighted bridges while fishing at night. Here too he learned how to catch trout by the hundreds on the expansive flats from Jensen Beach to Ft. Pier
This growing older ain’t for sissies! I suffered a herniated lumbar disc early in January and was unable to function for two plus months. I’m back on the water again, though I really need to be mindful of how I twist and turn my spine.
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.
Guides often get charter requests where the client doesn’t care what we target. I find it refreshing and always enjoy these trips. It’s not unusual for me to start with a simple jig or spoon and see “what happens” and it gives me a few minutes to assess the clients casting abilities.
First off, I’m sorry for being absent for so long. Between the poor inshore fishing here in my area and the summer heat, this old man has been hiding in the A/C…
On the Fort Pierce fishing scene, things have been pretty good. Even though the snook bite has been a bit sluggish, likely due to our cool-ish water temps (70 degrees), other species are plenty active.
WOW, what a windy winter season here on the Treasure Coast! I’m fairly certain we didn’t have more than two consecutive days of “nice” weather in the past many months. Though the temperatures were relatively mild with no freezes or even frost, the wind and rain kept me at home for far too long.
With slowly declining water temperatures and winter approaching it’s time to think sheepshead. While I’ve been thinking about them for a couple of weeks now this past Tuesday was my first time targeting them this season.
Hit the water with Ric on Friday. My goal was to fish an area I haven’t been in a month or so and see if the mullet run was strong here. It wasn’t strong on the east shoreline, but the west side of the river had decent concentrations of silvers in fingerling through adult sizes.
With September’s gradually cooling evenings allowing the once too warm waters to begin dropping into the eighty-five and lower degree ranges my interest in fishing again is restored…
Not to sound too cheesy, but Darren, Wyatt and Tommy had a ha-wrasseing trip in and around the Fort Pierce Inlet this week.
It’s good to be back on the platform! The knee injury is well behind me and looking forward to the cooler weather that’s in our near future!
Bill caught a bunch of redfish this morning on the Mosquito Lagoon and finished up with an average-sized trout.
