Stuart Area Inshore and Offshore

Capt. Kevin Drennan
July 23, 2008
Stuart - Saltwater Fishing Report

The summer fishing pattern has taken hold and the variety of species available to anglers are staggering. It seems that when one bite slows another gets red hot. Cobia and big bull sharks have been all over the Bull Shark Reef south of the St. Lucie Inlet. It is loaded with sardines has been one of the main places to get bait. We have caught a lot of cobia there although a lot of them are under the slot size of thirty three inches to the fork. If we are in doubt of the fish being a keeper, we net it rather than kill an undersized fish with a gaff. We fought a bull shark for an hour the other day before we cut it off near the boat. These fish are as powerful as they come and will tire any angler out. The sail fish bite has been on and off but when it is hot a lot of fish are caught. They have been caught in around sixty feet north of the Holiday Inn along with king fish. Kings can also be caught near the Sandpile when they are around. The dolphin are scattered and hard to find but a good amount of them were caught last weekend. Snook are stacked up around the inlet rocks and the beach and there is a great catch and release bite going on. Tarpon are also along the beach feeding on the thousands of glass minnows and threadfin herring in twenty feet. The Indian River trout bite is red hot and they can be taken on both live and artificial baits either from a boat or wading. The bridges are holding plenty of croaker and snook. Throw a live sardine up against the abutments and hang on. Tripletail are hanging around the crab traps and channel markers. A live shrimp on a jig head will do the trick. It is a great time to be out fishing so get out and have some fun. More later.

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