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Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida
Capt. Joe Ward
March 3, 2005
Fort Pierce - Saltwater Fishing Report
March 4, 2005
INDIAN RIVER - Plenty of inshore action with trout and redfish. These fish have been feeding on the flats in 1 to 3 feet of water. Try your luck for snook around the mangroves on the full tide. There has been plenty of sheepshead and mangrove snapper around the bridges. Offshore look for kingfish around the 60 foot mark and some dolphin to the South or around Sebastian Inlet.
ST. LUCIE - Good trout action around the Round Island area. Snook remains good just before light around the area bridges. Plenty of sheepshead, black drum and sandperch around the bridges in Ft. Pierce. Look for spanish mackerel and bluefish around the Ft. Pierce Inlet. Kingfish are still in about 70 feet of water. There have been a few dolphin and plenty of bonita in 110 feet of water. Bottom fishing is still good for snapper, grouper and sea bass.
MARTIN - Look for a mix of bottom fish around the bridges when using live shrimp. Also, some big snook have been caught at night. Offshore try along the Six Mile Reef for plenty of bottom fishing whenever the sea conditions allow it. Still a few reports of sailfish to the south of the St. Lucie Inlet.
OKEECHOBEE - With the cold front coming everyone is looking for the specks to turn on. Bass fishing with live shiners has been good around Mill Pond and plenty of catfish have been reported.
BRAGGING BOARD - The Magliano family from Connecticut caught 5 gag grouper, 2 mangroves, 1 genuine, 4 amberjacks, and 12 nice sea bass on the 80 foot reef while fishing aboard the Fins Sportfishing Boat with Capt. Rich. Kim Mills caught a 37 pound king off of the Vero Cove. Mike Miller caught 2 dolphin to 20 pounds and a 30 pound cobia in the same area. Tom Keller and Carroll Quinby both caught 2 snook each while fishing in the Ft. Pierce Inlet. All 4 snook were just inside the slot limit. Steve Sampson caught a 6 pound trout at Herman's Bay. Bill Owens caught 2 nice trout along Indian River Dr. Al Browning caught 10 specks and 8 catfish while fishing at the Lake. Mark Tambalyn caught a white marlin 9 miles east of Pushbutton Hill while fishing with Capt. Ed Urcheck. Joe Urcheck estimated the marlin to weigh 80 pounds. The fish was released unharmed.
If you would like to report a catch, call me at 772-201-5770 or e-mail me at [email protected]. You can also reach me on the web at www.captjoeward.com
Capt. Joe Ward
Capt. Joe's River Charters
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