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Daily Fishing Report
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07-30-10 FRIDAY: MANGROVE AND MUTTON SNAPPER, BLUERUNNERS, SNOOK, JACKS AND REDS
TGIF anglers! Winds are blowing out of the east at 7 mph this morning and the water is calm. It's a beautiful morning, although it's already hot.
Fishing has been on the slow side during the daylight hours this week. The evening hours have brought inlet anglers more activity from the big Jacks, oversized Reds and catch and release Snook. Some nice Mangrove and Mutton Snapper have come over the rails this week but not in huge numbers.
Eddie Chan of Orlando reported that he fished the inlet Wednesday and said it was slow but he saw a few Reds landed, some Jacks and Mangrove Snapper. Eddie landed a few Bluerunners and he hooked a Snook that jumped out of the water and cut him with its gill fin, guess it didn't want to come out of the water! Eddie's friend Nada from Winter Garden landed a small Flounder. Thanks for the update Eddie!
Our photo of the day is another beautiful Sebastian Inlet sunrise sent to us from Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach. Thanks Mike!
Have a great weekend and send in your photos and fishing updates!
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Sebastian Inlet sunrise.
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07-29-10 THURSDAY: MANGROVE AND MUTTON SNAPPER, REDS, SNOOK AND JACKS
Winds are blowing out of the west northwest this morning and it's hot out on the jetties. Be sure to take plenty of water to keep hydrated if you go to the inlet.
Fishing has been on the slow side during the daylight hours but a few nice Mangrove and Mutton Snapper have found their way to jetty angers. Big Reds, catch and release Snook and big Jacks continue to bite well in the evening hours, particularly on the tide changes.
John Knudsen fished the north jetty Monday with his family and friend Mike Alvarado when Mike landed the oversized Red in photo # 1. Mike released the Red right after the photo, nice catch Mike. Thanks for the photo John!
Our second photo is of Tom Lee with a big Red he landed Saturday off the north jetty. The big Red was released after the photo. Photo courtesy of Scott Morgan, thanks Scott!
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Mike Alvarado with an oversized Red landed Monday.
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07-28-10 WEDNESDAY: MANGROVE SNAPPER, SNOOK AND REDS
It's another beautiful day at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the east southeast at 4 mph, the water is calm and it seems to be clearing up.
The bite is slow on the north jetty this morning. Inlet regular Chuck Fischer reported the bite was slow yesterday morning as well. Rick Jablonski of Sebastian landed and released a real nice Snook using live shrimp and is featured in our first photo today. Chuck saw a real nice Mangrove Snapper come over the rails but that was about it during his time on the jetty. Thanks for the photo and update Chuck!
Photo two is of Adriana Eissa of Orlando, Adriana landed her big Red using pinfish Saturday night off the north jetty. Nice catch Adriana!
Photo three is of Tom Lee with a gorgeous Mutton Snapper landed Saturday off the north jetty. That's a beauty! Photo courtesy of Scott Morgan of Viera, thanks Scott!
Photo four is of that 30 lb Nurse Shark that broke Scott Morgan's rod on Friday!
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Rick Jablonski of Sebastian with a catch and release Snook.
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07-27-10 TUESDAY: SNAPPER, SNOOK, WHITING, REDS AND JACKS
It's a beautiful but steamy morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing at 3 mph out of the south southeast and the water is as smooth as glass.
Mangrove and Mutton Snapper have been making appearances this morning and last evening there was a decent Whiting bite. Most anglers have been using shrimp. Those huge Reds, Snook and Jacks continue to bite well in the evening hours, giving anglers a nice workout. Richard Barrett of St. Petersburg wrote in about his expediton to the inlet last Thursday evening. Richard was using a 30 lb mono leader with a 1 oz egg weight and a good sized live shrimp on the incoming tide, around 10:00 p.m. he hooked up with a big Red in the 40 lb range. Richard said the big Red put up the best fight he's ever had other than a Tarpon. Richard was raised locally and was sure happy to get back to the inlet again. The Red was released unharmed. Thanks for the update Richard!
Our first photo today is of Paul Bayer of Orlando. Paul landed and released this beautiful Snook using live shrimp on the incoming tide on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Scott Morgan of Viera, thanks Scott!
Photo two is of Chrissy Brice, co-host of Able Outdoors hunting show. Chrissy was fishing the north jetty on Saturday and using shrimp, landed her gorgeous Mutton Snapper. Nice catch Chrissy.
Photo three is of Ben Yankin. Ben was fishing the south side over the weekend and using a red tail hawk tipped with ballyhoo, landed his huge Jack. Ben said it made great Jack jerky!
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Paul Bayer of Orlando with a nice catch and release Snook.
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07-26-10 MONDAY: SNOOK, REDS, MANGROVE SNAPPER, BLUEFISH AND POMPANO
This morning winds are blowing out of the east southeast at 6 mph and it's real warm out on the jetties.
A couple of Black Drum and Mangrove Snapper have come over the rails this morning. Yesterday there was a nice Mutton Snapper bite real early in the morning.
Scott Morgan of Viera fished the inlet Friday and Saturday and said the outgoing tide produced some nice Mangrove Snapper, oversized Reds, Bluefish, Pompano and Ladyfish. Fishing was hot for about an hour before the wind and rain moved in fast and hard. Scott hooked up with a 30 lb Nurse Shark that broke his rod! Armed with a new rod, Scott returned Saturday to fish the incoming tide and reported another good bite. Many Reds, Snook and Mangrove Snapper came over the rails. Our first photo is of Scott with a nice Red that was released right after the photo. Thanks for the update and photo Scott!
Photo two is of Lou S. who landed a 28" Snook just north of the inlet on Saturday using a croaker. The Snook was released right after the photo.
Billy Guthrie of Winter Haven and his son Tyler fished the inlet Thursday night and landed and released 6 Snook and 1 Red within 2 hours of the tide change. 4 of the Snook were in the 32" - 36" range and the Red was 31", the duo used X-Raps, Windcheaters and Rat-L-Traps. Just before the sun went down they hooked up with 5 Jacks in the 10 - 15 lb range using topwater plugs, spoons and X-Raps. Thanks for the udpate and photos Billy!
Kurush Akbari of Palm Bay finally made it back to the inlet Thursday night and confirmed that hot bite. Kurush and Josh Morrell fished the outgoing tide and said the Snook and Red bite was really hot. The men were using bucktails. Thanks Kurush!
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Scott Morgan with an oversized Red.
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07-23-10 FRIDAY: JACKS, BLUERUNNERS, FLOUNDER, SPANISH MACKEREL AND MANGROVE SNAPPER
Winds are blowing out of the east southeast this morning at 14 mph and there is a chop on the water. We expect to see higher winds and some rain today and over the weekend due to Tropical Storm Bonnie that will be passing the southern part of the state.
Fishing has been hit or miss at the inlet. We received an update from Paul Szoke who fished the inlet yesterday with his grandson Jr. Norris. Paul reported that the most prevalent species brought over the rails were Jacks. Paul and Jr. got lucky and landed 2 Flounder, a Bluerunner, a nice Spanish Mackerel and a few Jacks. Paul saw another angler land a Lookdown and a Mangrove Snapper on artificials. Although fishing was slow, it was a beautiful day with a nice breeze and slightly overcast skies until around 11:30. The only photos Paul took were of his thumb but we really appreciate the update. Thanks Paul!
Today's photo of a beautiful Sebastian Inlet sunrise was taken by inlet regular Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach. Thanks Mike!
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Sunrise on the north jetty, photo courtesy of Mike Ricciardi
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07-22-10 THURSDAY: JACKS, SNOOK AND CATFISH
It's going to be another hot day at the inlet, be sure to take plenty of water if you head out to fish today. Winds are blowing out of the north northeast at 5 mph and there is a chop on the water.
There's not much activity to report from yesterday. During the morning hours the only things brought over the north jetty rails were Catfish and a couple of Jacks. We received an update on the afternoon activities on the south side from Lydia Le of Sebastian. Lydia said that even though the water was dirty and seaweed was piled up on the south side of the south jetty, there were Snook to be landed and released and she managed to land three of them. Kevin and John Michael Breeden of Melbourne arrived just as the Jacks started making appearances and they landed about a dozen. Thanks for the update and photos Lydia!
Our first photo is of Kevin and John Michael Breeden of Melbourne with two of the Jacks they landed off the south jetty yesterday. Our second photo is of one of the Snook Lydia landed but nobody was around to take a photo so she gently laid it on the rocks, snapped the photo and released it.
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Kevin and John Michael Breeden of Melbourne with a couple of Jacks.
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07-21-10 WEDNESDAY: POMPANO, JACKS, REDS AND SNOOK
Skies are a little overcast at the inlet this morning. Winds are blowing out of the east at 5 mph and there is a light chop on the water.
Pompano were taking clams off and on all day yesterday from the north jetty. We received another update from Lydia Le of Sebastian. Lydia was fishing the south jetty Monday afternoon at the end of the incoming tide. She caught a few Blues using a spoon and a catch and release Snook on an X-Rap. A visitor from Texas landed a big Jack on live bait. Once the tide turned, one oversized Red and one keeper that was just within the limit came over the rails for a couple of anglers using live bait. Thanks for the update and photo Lydia!
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Lydia Le of Sebastian with a Snook landed on an X-Rap.
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07-20-10 BLUES, JACKS, BLUERUNNERS, SPADEFISH, WHITING AND SNOOK
This morning winds are blowing out of the south southeast at 6 mph and there is a light chop on the water.
A run of Pompano found their way to the north jetty this morning according to Walton from the bait and tackle shop, thanks Walton!
We received an update from inlet regular Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach who was out on the north jetty yesterday morning. Mike reported the outgoing tide was dirty and Catfish were in the mix. 10 - 15 Blues were landed for anglers using chunks of mullet, 6 -8 Jacks were brought in and a few Bluerunners and Spadefish were landed on live and dead shrimp. Snook were beating up schools of mullet that would pass by the jetty but none were landed during Mike's time on the jetty. One nice Whiting was brought over the rails as well. Thanks for the update Mike!
Lydia Le of Sebastian sent in our first two photos which were taken over the weekend. Lydia was fishing the south jetty on Sunday when she landed the big Jack in photo # 1. Lydia reported the mullet were thick although she used a spoon to land the big Jack and several good sized Blues on the outgoing tide. Lydia said she saw Snapper, Reds, Black Drum, Spots and Margate all landed on the outgoing tide. Photo # 2 is of Steve Smith of Sebastian with a real nice Snook he landed and released off the south jetty using a con-bucktail. Thanks for the update and photos Lydia!
Photo three was sent in by Rene'e Francis who caught her big Jack Sunday night using a live greenie while drifting the inlet on the incoming tide. Rene'e fought the Jack for 25 minutes before finally landing, photographing and releasing it. Nice catch Rene'e!
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Lydia Le of Sebastian with a big Jack landed Sunday.
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07-19-10 MONDAY: JACKS, BLUES, SNOOK, SPADEFISH, SPANISH MACKEREL AND MARGATE
Winds are barely moving this morning making it pretty hot out on the jetties. Be sure to take plenty of water with you if you head to the inlet, it's going to be hot and humid today.
Over the weekend anglers landed some good sized Blues and Jacks. Catch and release Snook and oversized Reds were in play and the tide changes brought some variety such as Margate and Mangrove Snapper. Schools of baitfish remain thick around both jetties.
We received several updates from anglers who fished over the weekend. The first is from John Knudsen who was at the inlet with his family on Saturday. John reported a lot of 6" - 10" schools of mullet and many catches of Bluefish. He saw several nice Snook landed and released. Our first photo is of Hannah and Haley Knudsen with a Nurse Shark landed off the south jetty. That's a big catch for two little girls, way to go Hannah and Haley! Thanks for the update and photo John!
Billy Guthrie of Winter Haven sent in photos two and three. Billy and his brother John who lives in New Port Richey spent Saturday at the inlet when John landed a 10 lb Jack off the south jetty using a Yozuri diving plug. John is retiring next month after 30 years in the Coast Guard so maybe we will see more of him in the future. Congratulations and thank you for your service John. Photo three is of Billy with a 36" Snook landed and released off the north jetty using a SXR-14 made by Rapala. Thanks for the update and photos Billy!
Photo four was sent in by Noble Shih. Noble was fishing the north jetty on Sunday when he landed and gently released a beautiful 25 lb. Snook. Thanks for sending in the photo Noble!
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Hannah and Haley Knudsen with a Nurse Shark.
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