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Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida
Capt. Joe Ward
December 10, 2003
Fort Pierce - Saltwater Fishing Report
December 11, 2003
INSHORE - All the talk this past week has been about the snook in the Inlets. There was a lot of slot size snook taken from both the Ft. Pierce and St. Lucie Inlets, from around the South Jetty in Ft. Pierce and also from all the local bridges along the Treasure Coast. Most of the snook were caught after dark and live shrimp or big feathers were the way to go. Also, there were a good number of big redfish reported in the Ft. Pierce Inlet.
Even though trout season is closed the catch and release trout action has been good. I had reports of trout from all over the Stuart area and all the way north to Ft. Pierce. The reports of the best action was on the East side of the river and almost all the trout were caught on live shrimp.
There are still some snapper along the channel edges and some nice black drum around the bridges in Jensen Beach and the Stuart area. Also, to the South the croaker and sheepshead bite are going strong. I did get a good number of reports of spanish mackerel, big jacks and croakers in and around the Turning Basin in Ft. Pierce.
The flounder bite continues to pick up with reports of fish to 6 pounds being caught on the sandbar to the south of the Ft. Pierce City Marina. Try using a small finger mullet and make sure you get it on the bottom.
The Teen Anglers tournament scheduled for last Sunday, December 7, was canceled due to the weather. It has be rescheduled for January 11, 2004. Please check the website, www.teenanglers.org for further details.
OFFSHORE - With the seas trying to lay down there has been steady reports of sailfish coming from south of the Ft. Pierce Inlet but a lot of the fish have been small. The dolphin have been scattered in water from 125 feet to 280 feet. The dolphin have been feeding on small ballyhoo. I got an e-mail from Jay and Marti Taylor stating that they had several good knock downs, one nice kingfish and also a good dolphin and all were in 90 feet of water to the northeast of the Ft. Pierce Inlet. I also got several reports of wahoo along the Treasure Coast in 135 feet of water.
The coastline from north of Vero Beach to the south of Stuart is holding a lot of spanish mackerel. All you need is a small spoon and a good leader, either heavy mono or small wire, which ever you prefer.
If you would like to report a catch, call me at 772-201-5770 or e-mail me at [email protected]. You can also contact me on the web at www.captjoeward.com
Capt. Joe Ward
Inshore Fishing Guide
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