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05-22-13 WEDNESDAY: SNOOK, SPANISH MACKEREL, BLUES, JACKS AND SMALL MANGROVE SNAPPER
It's another pretty morning at the inlet, but clouds are looming in the east and we could see rain sometime today. Winds are blowing out of the Southeast at 8 mph, gusting to 11 and there is a light chop on the water.
Early this morning Snook were hitting live shrimp, a few slot sized fish were landed. We've also been seeing Spanish Mackerel, Blues and Jacks. Mangrove Snapper have been running, but they've been small.
Our first photo features inlet regular Diane Buyce of Melbourne. Diane landed two nice Spanish Mackerel on Wednesday morning using a Gotcha lure. Very nice Diane!
Our second photo features Justin Foster of Satellite Beach with a Kingfish that was just shy of 27 lbs. Justin and his dad Dennis went out fishing for Dolphin, but came back with the nice King instead. Great catch!
Do you have a difficult time telling the Spanish Mackerel from Kingfish? Many folks do. Photo three is courtesy of SISP Ranger Ed Perry who found this photo taken by David Thornton on Michael Wilson's blog site http://forshorefishing.blogs.theledger.com. The photo shows the difference in the dorsal fins and the lateral line drop on the King Mackerel. Thanks for biology lesson Ed!
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Diane Buyce of Melbourne with two nice Spansih Mackerel.
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05-21-13 TUESDAY: SNOOK, SPANISH MACKEREL AND JACKS
All of our photos are updating again, we are still working on the tide chart.
Winds are blowing out of the South-Southeast at 2 mph this morning and the water is calm. No wind = no see 'ums, they are thick this morning; be sure to take insect repellent with you if you head to the inlet. Clouds are building in the east, so rain gear may come in handy later in the day.
This morning Snook, Spanish Mackerel and Jacks have been biting according to Tommy Turowski of the Sebastian Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop.
Our first photo today is of Justin Foster of Satellite Beach. Justin and his dad, Dennis were checking out their boat after a few repairs and they decided to throw out a line a landed a couple of nice Amberjacks. Way to go guys!
Photo two is of Quincy Hearl of Sebastian with a Spottail Pinfish he landed using sand fleas last Wednesday.
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Justin Foster of Satellite Beach with an Amberjack.
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05-20-13 MONDAY: SNOOK, REDS, SPANISH MACKEREL, BONITO, BLUES, JACKS, MANGROVE SNAPPER AND A FEW FLOUNDER
Our web cam photos haven't updated, we are working on the issue and should have it resolved soon.
We have an overcast morning at the inlet, but it's real nice. There isn't much wind and the no see 'ums are ferocious. Winds are blowing out of the South-Southeast at 5 mph and the water is calm. Be sure to take some insect repellent and rain gear with you if you head to the inlet today.
Tommy Turowski of the Sebastian Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop reported that over the weekend there were a nice variety of fish landed. Spanish Mackerel, Bonito, Snook, Reds, Blues, Jacks, smaller Mangrove Snapper and a few Flounder. Tommy said he hooked up with some nice Spanish Mackerel on the flats and had a couple of Bonito hits on the flats as well.
Our first photo features Benny Perez of Orlando. Benny hooked up with this beautiful 48" C/R Redfish Thursday morning around 8:00 a.m. Benny said it took him about an hour to pull this big guy in for a quick photo and a safe release. Wow, way to go Benny!
Our last photo features Ray LeSonn of Poinciana. Ray and a couple of buddies were fishing the north jetty Thursday morning and weren't having a lot of luck, but Ray landed a Jack and a Blue, using live shrimp.
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Benny Perez of Orlando with a 48" C/R Redfish.
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05-17-13 FRIDAY: SPANISH MACKEREL, BONITO, SNOOK, REDS, BLACK DRUM, ATLANTIC SPADE, BLUES AND JACKS
We have another beautiful morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the North-Northeast at 5 mph and the water is calm. It looks as if we have a real nice weekend ahead of us, get out and do some fishing and tell us all about it! Be sure to take your photos on site, we only used photos taken at the inlet or on your boat.
There have been lots of schools of bait fish in the water attracting a variety of fish. Spanish Mackerel and Bonito have been the prevalent species, but we've also seen a few Black Drum, Snook, Reds, Jacks, Blues and Atlantic Spadefish in the mix.
Our first photo today features Kevin Booker with a real pretty Snook he landed off the north jetty early last Friday morning. Very nice Kevin!
Our next two photos are courtesy of Chuck Fischer of Satellite Beach. Photo two is of "Granny" of Melbourne with a good sized Atlantic Spadefish she landed off the north jetty Monday morning. Nice catch Granny!
Photo three is of Dave Lectric of Sebastian with a perfect 32" slot Snook he landed on Wednesday using live shrimp. Great catch Dave!
Nam Bui of Orlando sent in our fourth photo of his friend Scott Truong with an oversized Snook that was safely released after the photo. Nice catch Scott!
Our last photo is of an angler who hooked up Wednesday morning with something in the north side pocket that started peeling line off his reel, fast! He slowed it down while walking west on the jetty and started to reel it in by the time he got to the end. Unfortunately, his line got tangled with another angler's line and he lost the fish. It sure was exciting while it lasted!
Have a great weekend and be sure to send us your fishing updates and photos!
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Kevin Booker with a beautiful Snook.
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05-16-13 THURSDAY: SPANISH MACKEREL, BONITO, JACKS, BLUES AND SPOTS
It's a beautiful morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the South-Southeast at 5 mph and there is a light chop on the water.
Yesterday morning was a slow one on the north jetty. One keeper Snook was landed early in the morning, a couple of Spanish Mackerel, a couple of smaller Blues, Jacks and Spots. Big Dave Hartwell reported that Tuesday he nailed some nice Spanish Mackerel and Bonito. Yesterday morning they could be seen breaking the surface of the water, but they were out of casting range. Dave was predicting they may be within reach on the incoming, but we didn't hear whether it happened or not.
Our first photo today features Tommi Truong of Orlando. Tommi and his buddy Willie Bridges were throwing Gotcha lures off the tip of the north jetty on Sunday when they landed four good sized Bonito. Way to go guys!
Colton Easterling of Palm Bay is featured in our second photo. Colton and his brother fished the north jetty on Saturday when Colton hooked up with a 42" C/R Snook, his first one in 8 years! They were using mojarra and his brother hooked up with one about the same size right afterwards, but it evaded capture when they tried to net it. Nice catch Colton!
Photo three is of Jose Pomales and Miguel Rosado, both from Orlando. The men were fishing the south jetty rocks when Miguel hooked up with the Nurse Shark using pilchards and shrimp. It took both of them to pull this Shark in for a photograph before releasing it. Nice catch guys!
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Tommi Truong of Orlando with a Bonito.
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05-15-13 WEDNESDAY: SNOOK, REDS, SPANISH MACKEREL, SHEEPSHEAD, MANGROVE SNAPPER, BONITO, BLUES AND COBIA!
Winds are blowing out of the East-Southeast at 6 mph this morning and there is a light chop on the water.
We've seen a good variety of fish at the inlet including Snook, Reds, Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead, small Mangrove Snapper, Bonito and Blues. There have been some nice schools of bait fish in and out of the inlet.
Our first angler today is Luke LaMarre of Eau Gallie. Luke and a buddy were fishing right off the tip of the north jetty on Thursday when they spotted a couple of Cobia. Luke was throwing a 8" - 9" mullet and had reeled it in by the boat while they were trying to spot the fish they had seen on the surface when the larger of the two Cobia came right under the boat and nailed the mullet, he didn't even have to cast!! This beautiful Cobia was 49.5". What a great fish story, way to go Luke!
Photo two features Tony Swiderski of Sebastian with a 21" and 24" Black Drum that he landed off the north jetty on Monday morning. Nice catches Tony! Photo courtesy of Chuck Fischer of Satellite Beach.
Our last photo today is of a surfer on a nice wave at first peak on May 3rd. Sweet!
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Luke LaMarre of Eau Gallie with a 49.5" Cobia.
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05-14-13 TUESDAY: SNOOK, REDS, BLACK DRUM, SPANISH MACKEREL AND SHEEPSHEAD
We have sunny skies but windy conditions at the inlet this morning. Winds are blowing out of the East-Northeast at 14 mph and there is a small craft advisory in effect through the morning.
It looks as if fishing could be picking up a bit. We received an update from Chuck Fischer of Satellite Beach who was on the north jetty yesterday morning. Chuck reported very few people on the jetty. One oversized Snook was landed by Dave Lectric of Sebastian. Five or six oversized Reds came over the rails that were returned to the water. A few Spanish Mackerel, a smattering of Sheepshead, one nice Spadefish and two Black Drum found their way to the north jetty anglers. Thanks for the update Chuck!
Our first photo today features Ken Lopez of Palm Bay. Ken landed his 22.5" Black Drum off the north jetty last Friday, using live shrimp. Nice catch Ken!
Our next three photos are courtesy of Nam Bui of Orlando. Nam, his dad Vinh and friend Scott Truong have been fishing the inlet the past six weeks off and on; we don't have an exact date for each photo. Photo two features Scott Truong with a beautiful oversized Snook that was released unharmed after the photo. Beautiful catch Scott!
Vinh Bui is featured in photo three with a big, oversized C/R Red that was returned to the water. Very nice Vinh!
Photo four is of Nam Bui with a C/R Red that was also returned to the water. Nice going Nam!
Our last photo is of a young man surfing inside the inlet on May 3rd. If you all recall, we had very rough conditions that day and two young men took advantage of no boat traffic and caught some real fun waves. They were having a blast catching wave after wave!
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Ken Lopez of Palm Bay with a 22.5" Black Drum.
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05-13-13 MONDAY: SPANISH MACKEREL, BONITO, SNOOK, REDS, BLUES AND JACKS
Skies are overcast at the inlet this morning. Winds are blowing out of the Northwest at 5 mph and gusting to 10. We will probably see the wind pick up a little more this afternoon and we could see some rain.
Over the weekend there was a good Spanish Mackerel bite and some Bonito were seen darting around and a few came over the rails. Tommy Turowski at the Sebastian Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop reported that the Mackerel were chasing glass minnows, but there were silver mullet and large greenies (threadfin herring) in the water as well. Snook, Reds, Jacks and Blues were also landed off the jetties over the weekend.
Friday morning was pretty slow on the north jetty, but a few folks got lucky with some nice catches. Our first angler today is Diane Buyce of Melbourne. Diane was using live shrimp Friday morning when this 29.5" Mackerel hit the #2 shank hook like lightning. Diane was able to get it over the rails and by the look on her face, she was one happy camper! What a nice catch Diane!
Our next two photos were also taken Friday morning. Photo two shows Jose Dore of Palm Bay with a fish on the line.
Photo three is of the fish that Jose landed, a beautiful 38" C/R Snook, using a small, #3 split shot and live shrimp. Jose also landed two more oversized Snook that morning, one was 33" and the other was 34". All were released unharmed. Nice catch Jose!
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Diane Buyce of Melbourne with a 29.5" Spanish Mackerel.
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05-10-13 FRIDAY: SNOOK, REDS, BLUES AND JACKS
We have a gorgeous morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the Southeast at 5 mph and there is a light chop on the water.
Yesterday on the outgoing tide a couple of large schools of mullet were in the inlet. Big Jacks and Reds have been landed on the outgoing tides as well. Snook have been active during the evenings and early mornings. There are still some big Blues in play.
Today's photos are courtesy of Nam Bui of Orlando. Nam, his father Vinh and friends have been making some evening trips over the past few weeks and have had luck with some slot Snook and quite a few that were over the slot and returned to the water. This Orlando crew uses homemade bucktails.
Our first photo is of Nam Bui with a 31 3/4" Slot Snook he landed Wednesday night. Nice catch Nam!
Photo two features Vinh Bui with a 30" slot Snook. Very nice Vinh!
Have a great weekend! Be sure to send in your fishing updates and photos!
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Nam Bui of Orlando with a 31 3/4" slot Snook.
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