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Daily Fishing Report
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02-08-10 MONDAY: BLUES, BLACK DRUM, SHEEPSHEAD, POMPANO AND REDS
It's a pretty nice day at the inlet today. Winds have calmed down significantly since the weekend. Winds are blowing out of the northeast at 10 mph this morning. Over the weekend fishing was spotty but those anglers that braved the high winds pulled in Blues, Sheepshead, Reds, Black Drum and Pompano but nothing in huge numbers.
13 year old Aubrey Clark of Palm Bay landed her first Shark last Thursday using shrimp. Aubrey and her dad Kenny were fishing off the north jetty and reported fishing was slow but they managed to land several Whiting, Croakers, Blues, a small Pompano and Aubrey's Shark. Dad Kenny said Aubrey outfished him 12 -5, way to go Aubrey!
Zach sent in a report that the winds on Saturday were blowing between 20 - 30 mph and fishing was slow but his father Garland pulled in a nice 31" Red using live shrimp. Garland released the Red right after the photo. Nice catch Garland.
Brian Kircher made it to the inlet on Sunday after arising early for a disappointing scrubbed shuttle launch. Brian tried the north jetty first but not much was going on so he moved to the inside of the inlet where he picked up two beautiful Sheepshead using sand fleas. The two beauties made a delicious dinner!
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Aubrey Clark of Palm Bay with her first Shark.
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02-05-10 FRIDAY: BLACK DRUM, BLUES, SPANISH MACKEREL
It's a blustery day at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the southwest at 25 mph this morning and the water is a little choppy.
Wish we had more to report but fishing remains slow. A couple of nice Reds were landed earlier in the week on the tide changes. Decent sized Black Drum have been making sporadic appearances along with some some small Blues and the ocassional Spanish Mackerel. Hopefully things will pick up over the weekend.
Today's photo features inlet regular and frequent contributor to our fishing report, Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach. Mike landed these two beautiful Black Drum a couple of months ago off the north jetty using clams. Nice catches Mike!
Have a great weekend and don't forget to send in your fishing updates and photos!
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Mike Ricciardi with a 26", 9 lb Black Drum and a 19" landed off the north jetty.
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02-04-10 THURSDAY: BLACK DRUM AND BLUES
It's a beautiful morning at the inlet. Winds are calmer this morning at 9 mph out of the south southwest, but who knows how long that will last?
Fishing was slow yesterday. A couple of nice Black Drum were brought in the afternoon. A 23" by inlet regular Tony Swiderski of Sebastian and a real nice one in the 5 lb range was brought in by Lorin Myers of Deland, both men were using clams. A few small Blues were landed and Puffers (Blowfish) kept making unwanted appearances. Hopefully things will pick up today.
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Lorin Myers of Deland with a nice Black Drum landed yesterday.
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02-03-10 WEDNESDAY: REDS, BLACK DRUM, SPANISH MACKEREL, BLUES, JACKS AND POMPANO
It's cool and breezy on the jetties this morning. Winds are blowing out of the northeast at 20 mph making the jetties less crowded than normal.
Fishing seems to be improving with catches of Reds, Black Drum, Blues, Spanish Mackerel, Jacks and Pompano being brought in by inlet anglers.
Billy Guthrie, his son Tyler and brother Bob of Winter Haven made it over to the inlet on Sunday and reported an awesome day. The big Reds were biting on the outgoing tide and Billy landed and released three between 40" and 42". Brother Bob landed his biggest Reds to date, three also in the 40" - 42" range. Tyler landed his first huge Red at 41". The men were using bucktail jigs to bring those big boys over the rail. The trio also landed Blues, a few small Spanish Mackerel and bunch of Jacks using gotcha jigs. Nice going gentlemen!
"Man in the field", Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach reported the Reds and Black Drum started hitting about an hour before outgoing tide yesterday. Three oversized Reds were landed, one by Mike and one by Tony Swiderski of Sebastian. 5 - 6 Black Drum in the 18" - 20' range were landed by north jetty anglers using clams. Croakers were stealing baits on the outgoing tide. Heavy winds and rain returned around 2:00 p.m. forcing many anglers off the jetty.
Thanks for the updates Billy and Mike!
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Billy Guthrie of Winter Haven with a 44" Red.
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02-02-10 TUESDAY: BLACK DRUM, BLUES, POMPANO, BLUERUNNERS
The rains have dissipated for now although skies are still cloudy this morning. Winds are blowing out of the west southwest this morning at 15 mph and there is a chop on the water.
Fishing has been on the slow side but anglers have been bringing in some Black Drum, Blues, Bluerunners and Pompano off the jetties.
We received reports from a couple of locals. The first from north jetty regular Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach said that Friday was his first day back after a two week absence. Mike reported a slow day but he did manage to pull in a nice 25" Black Drum using clams. Pompano were being landed off the beaches but most were short. Inlet regular Tony Swiderski of Sebastian had something quite large on the line but it broke off after a short fight. Blowfish were thick and bothersome but after losing his big fish, Tony agreed to pose with his twin catches, what a sport!
An offshore report was received from Jay Kalish with the Sebastian Power Squadron. Jay, Bill Russell and Art Tspaetchnik went out on Wednesday and although the forecast called for seas in the 1 - 2' range, they seemed more in the 3 - 6' range. The first drift produced 3 Red Snapper to 28" which they quickly photographed and kissed goodbye. The remainder of the morning the men landed Triggerfish, large Sea Bass and more Red Snapper. The seas turned ugly and the trio headed for home around noon. The Sebastian Power Squadron is offering safe boating classes for anyone who is interested.
Thanks for the updates Mike and Jay!
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Bill Russell of Sebastian with a beauty of a Red Snapper. Photo courtesy of Jay Kalish.
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02-01-10 MONDAY: MUCH NEEDED RAIN SLOWS DOWN FISHING
Hello everyone!
The weather may be wet and dreary, but this rain is sorely needed. If you get a chance to fish, the little drizzle of rain sometimes makes fishing better. The light wind and rain acts as camoflage for the fish, meaning they are not as skiddish and you may be able to get some bites.
This beautiful Snook was caught by Steve Calkins back in December. Steve wrote in saying it was the "best fight ever!" Thank you, Steve, for the great photo!
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Steve Calkins with 40" Snook
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01-29-10 FRIDAY: POMPANO, BLUES, SPANISH MACKEREL & SHEEPSHEAD
Good morning, Anglers!
A beautiful morning at the Sebastian Inlet today! The Black Drum action seems to have slowed down a bit, but there's definitely Pompano, Blues, Spanish Mackerel and Sheepshead out there! They all seem to be clamoring for shrimp and clams...(no pun intended)
Today's photo is from late December. This is Scott Wilson, who wrote in saying that even when darkness came, this Redfish still jumped on the hook.
Have a safe weekend, everyone!
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Scott Wilson with nice Red caught at night
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01-28-10 THURSDAY: BLUES, BLACK DRUM, POMPANO, SHEEPSHEAD AND REDS
Although it's another beautiful day at the inlet, not many anglers are out on the jetties this morning. Winds are blowing out of the northeast at 15 mph and we have a clear, blue sky. It would be a great day to get out and do some fishing.
Anglers have been pulling in Blues, Black Drum, Sheepshead, a few nice sized Pompano, a few Reds and Whiting out of the surf.
Our photo of the day features inlet local Steve with an enormous Red landed off the north jetty in late December. Steve pulled in this beauty site casting a spoon. Great catch Steve! Photo courtesy of Scott Wilson of Melbourne, thanks Scott!
If you make it to the inlet today send us your fishing updates and photos!
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Local angler Steve with a huge Red.
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01-27-10 WEDNESDAY: BLUES, BLACK DRUM, WHITING AND POMPANO
It's a breezy but beautiful day at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the northeast at 16 mph. We have a blue sky and lots of sunshine.
Blues remain the dominant catch at the inlet with Black Drum running a close second. Silver spoons work well for Blues and clams, shrimp or small bait fish will bring in the Drum. Some scattered Pompano have been landed and Whiting are being caught in the surf.
Joe Behanna of Melbourne landed this 27" Black Drum off the north jetty a few weeks ago using fresh clams, nice catch Joe!
Photo courtesy of Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach, thanks Mike!
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Joe Behanna with a 27" Black Drum
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