Fishing Reports by Capt. Joe Ward

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Forecast - INSHORE - The inshore fishing should be turning to the summer patterns as the water has been warm most of the winter and this will make everything happen earlier. Look for a good trout and redfish bite on the flats. Try using a soft plastic bai more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - INSHORE - Look for the fishing to be good if the weather stays nice. The snook bite should be good at places like the Ft. Pierce Inlet and around the local bridges. Try using a live baits such as a pinfish, pigfish, mullet or a select shrimp. Y more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - January 11, 2011 INSHORE - The inshore fishing has been good over the last couple of weeks. There are tons of spanish mackerel, bluefish and jacks in and around the Ft. Pierce Inlet and in the Turning Basin. They will hit on anything shinny. T more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Fishing Report - SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 INSHORE - The redfish bite has been red hot with a lot of over the slot size fish being caught by anglers fishing in the Ft. Pierce Inlet. Finger mullet, select shrimp or a pinfish have been working the best. The snook have b more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - 12, 2011 INSHORE - Everyone has been looking for snook and there has been plenty to be found. The only problems is finding one in the slot. Most of the snook reported have been over or under the 28 to 32 inch slot. The hot spots this past week more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - AUGUST 11, 2011 INSHORE - If it is a fish dinner you are looking for then you will want to go snapper fishing. The mangrove snapper are along the channel edges both to the north and south in the Indian River and as well as around the area's b more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Fishing Report - JULY 24, 2011 INSHORE - Not much of a change over this past week other than a few tripletail on the channel markers to the south of the South Bridge. Try using a live shrimp and a trol-rite jig. The trout fishing has stayed about the same with more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - JUNE 18, 2011 INSHORE - The inshore fishing has slowed some with the full moon this past week but, hopefully things will get back to normal next week. The reports I have been getting are all about the trout in 2 to 4 feet of water -- just off th more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - MAY 25, 2011 INSHORE - The trout bite has been red hot first thing in the morning - from daylight to about 8am. Try places like Bear Point, Herman's Bay and Queen's Cove. The bait of choice seems to be pilchards or a top water bait. After 8am more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - MAY 14, 2011 INSHORE - The inshore fishing this week had been steady with good catches of trout and redfish. The trout bite has been good both the north and south in the river. The bait of choice has been a live shrimp fished under a popping co more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce