Fishing Reports by Capt. Joe Ward

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - JULY 5, 2006 INSHORE - Look for a good trout bite on the flats just before daylight and up until about 8:00am. Try using a small top water bait like a Zara Pup or a Top Dog Jr. After 8:00am you will want to use a live pigfish or a live shrimp and more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - June 28, 2006 INSHORE - There has been plenty of trout being reported during the early morning hours when using top water baits, twitch baits and soft plastic baits. After about 8am try using a live pigfish. Still some redfish being taken around more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - JUNE 19, 2006 INSHORE - The inshore fishing has been tough with no live shrimp this past week. But, if you want to fish for trout then you will need to get a few pigfish which is like candy for the trout. The trout bite has been OK from first lig more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - June 7, 2006 INSHORE - With the closing of snook season on June 1st a lot of inshore anglers are looking for trout and redfish. The trout bite has been good from first light until about 8:00am when using top water baits and after that you will nee more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - May 24, 2006 INSHORE - The inshore fishing has been up and down this week with the only bite that has been steady was the trout taking top water baits just after daylight in 1 to 3 feet of water and a live shrimp (if you were lucky enough to find t more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - May 18, 2006 INSHORE - The action on the flats has been good this week with lots of big trout being caught along the deeper edges of the flats when using top water baits. Look for the redfish in 1 to 2 feet of water and a soft plastic baits or a c more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - May 11, 2006 INSHORE - The inshore fishing has been good with lots of snook being reported around the bridges, in the Turing Basin and up on the flats to the north of the North Bridge. The best time has been just before daylight until about 9am. more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - May 3, 2006 INSHORE - The inshore fishing this week has been tough with all the Northeast winds we have had. However, I did get reports from the anglers that went out anyway and some of the reports were good ones. There has been a good redfish bi more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - April 18, 2006 INSHORE - The inshore fishing has been good this week with plenty of trout being reported. On my charter last Friday, Don Rufus caught a 31 inch -- 13 pound spotted seatrout. This was one of the biggest reported with plenty of tro more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - April 5, 2006 INSHORE - The fishing and water conditions have improved this week as the wind has finally laid down. The trout bite has been the best that I've seen in months with fish to 10 pounds being reported. Try fishing soft plastic baits aro more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce