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Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida
Capt. Joe Ward
April 6, 2004
Fort Pierce - Saltwater Fishing Report
April 8, 2004
INSHORE - We are still having plenty of wind making the fishing difficult but it is fishable. Reports of snook coming from the Turning Basin in Ft. Pierce and from most of the local bridges from Vero Beach south to Stuart. The fish are being caught after dark and on the tide changes. Live mullet seems to be the top bait to use with pigfish, pinfish and large shrimp producing about the same amounts of snook. I did get several reports of big snook over the slot size coming from the St. Lucie River in Stuart and they were also caught on live mullet.
Up on the flats the trout action has been off one day and on the next. Most of the fish reported were caught in 3 to 5 feet of water and were hitting soft plastic baits or a live shrimp. Try places like the area around Herman's Bay or the East side of the river to the south of the Jensen Beach Causeway.
The local bridges are still holding a good number of sand perch, snapper and black drum. Try using a small live shrimp.
Last weekend on Saturday and Sunday Jesse Pfeiffer and Brandon Stubbs caught and released a total of 20 Goliath Grouper. On Saturday they were fishing just inside the Ft. Pierce Inlet and had fish from 6 to 95 pounds. On Sunday they started at The Boils at the Nuclear Power Plant and 3. They went back just inside the Inlet and caught 4 more to 45 pounds. They caught the bigger fish on live blue runners and mullet and the smaller ones on pinfish.
OFFSHORE - Again this week the wind has played a major part in if you went fishing or not. On the nicer days the fishing was pretty good with dolphin to 25 pounds being reported in 135 feet of water straight out the Ft. Pierce Inlet. Also a few big cobia were reported in 40 feet of water to the south of the Ft. Pierce Inlet and also around the Six Mile Reef in Stuart. The kingfish are starting to move this way with a fair number of fish in 60 feet of water. The largest one reported this past weekend was 34 pounds and took a live blue runner.
Bottom fishing has been tough but for the experienced angler it was rewarding. Try fishing in 70 to 90 feet of water or along the Six Mile Reef. Still plenty of spanish mackerel, bluefish and big jacks cruising up and down the beaches of the Treasure Coast. Just look for the birds and you will find the fish.
If you would like to report a catch, call me at 772-201-5770 or e-mail me at [email protected]. You can also contact me on the web at www.captjoeward.com
Capt. Joe Ward
Capt. Joe's River Charters
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