Fishing Reports by Capt. Joe Ward

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - Inshore fishing has been on one day and off the next and with all the rain we are having the water is flooding out of Taylor Creek and making the river a mess. About the only fish that likes this kind of water is the snook and they have been making more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - Inshore fishing this past week has been tough for most anglers with all the wind and RAIN! I did have a few reports from the first part of the week about nice sized trout coming from the area around Harbor Branch. Live shrimp or a pigfish were the more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - This past Saturday, June 1st, was the fifth and final inshore fishing tournament for this school year for the local chapter of the National Teen Anglers from Forest Grove Middle School. It was also the 1st Teen Anglers Challenge Tournament which is more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - With the close of snook season just a little more than a week away the winds have kept most of the snook anglers at home. But, I have gotten a few reports from the diehard snook fishermen who were catching nice sized snook on live bait at the City M more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - It has been a good week for the inshore anglers that wanted to get up early and work hard for a fish. With the hot temperatures and the clear water it is time to change a few things. Start by reducing the size of your line. I went from 10 to 14 po more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - It has been a good week for inshore fishing starting with the snook bite. Early in the morning around the area bridges and in the Turning Basin with one of the top baits being silver mullet, followed by big croakers, pigfish and pinfish. And for th more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - Flats fishing has been good all week with a good trout bite early in the morning and late on the afternoon. The only only chnage from last week is that the fish are in a little deeper water, 3 to 5 feet. Try a live shrimp or a rootbeer colored soft more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - Inshore fishing has been red hot for trout. The best trout action has been from first light until about 8:00am and try using a top water bait. After that try free lining a live shrimp. The early anglers have been reporting trout to 8 pounds. Some more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - This morning at 10:30am my wife, Cammie, finally broke her tripletail record. Her old record was 16.75 pounds and today she boated an 18 pounder and a 11 pounder. What a way for her to start off tripletail season. These fish usually don't show up u more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - Snook fishing came to an abrupt halt on Wednesday with the cold front moving in. From Saturday until Tuesday night the snook bite was going strong around the area bridges and also in the Ft. Pierce Inlet. Your best bet was an hour before the tide c more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce