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Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida
Capt. Joe Ward
October 28, 2004
Fort Pierce - Saltwater Fishing Report
October 27, 2004
INSHORE - The inshore action remains good with the best redfish bite going on for the last week that we have seen in a long while. Area's like the dock line at St. Lucie Village, Queen's Cove and around the inlet and bridges in Ft. Pierce have all been good spots to land these fish. Try a live finger mullet or small crabs for the most success.
The snook action has also been good but the night time bite has been producing the bigger fish. Live pinfish or mullet fished around the North and South Bridges in Ft. Pierce or the Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart have been hard to beat. For the daytime snook try the Inlets or area spillways and use a red and white Zara Spook -- this has been the most productive bait to use.
The trout are all over the river right now and are taking live shrimp fished under a popping cork or a live finger mullet. For the artificial's you will want to try a dark green Zoom bait fished with no weight or a top water bait and fish early in the morning or just before dark.
The snapper bite has slowed a little but the best spots are still to the north of the North Bridge in Ft. Pierce. Live shrimp or small white baits are the best way to go. The bridges in Martin County are still producing a lot of black drum, sheepshead and snook. Up in the St. Lucie River there has been big snook and jacks chasing the mullet everywhere. Also, I have gotten reports of good catches of spanish mackerel and bluefish from both the Ft. Pierce and St. Lucie Inlets.
SURF - For the surf anglers there have been good reports snook, jacks, spanish mackerel and bluefish feeding around the bait schools early in the morning from the beaches that are open. And, there have been whiting, sandperch and even a few pompano being caught during the day.
OFFSHORE - Still a little sloppy for the smaller boats but for the bigger ones there have been reports of dolphin in 250 feet of water hitting on pink and white skirted ballyhoo. They have also been rasing quite a few sailfish to the north of the Ft. Pierce Inlet. The kingfish bite seems to be the best in 55 to 80 feet of water when fishing between the Ft. Pierce and St. Lucie Inlets.
Bottom fishing has been tough due to the sea conditions but a few reports from the Stuart area stating that some nice snapper were caught off of the Six Mile Reef. Plenty of spanish mackerel and bluefish are along the beaches if you don't want to go very far.
If you would like to report a catch, call me at 772-201-5770 or e-mail me at [email protected]. You can also reach me on the web at www.captjoeward.com
Capt. Joe Ward
Capt. Joe's River Charters
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