Fishing Reports by Capt. Joe Ward

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - October 16, 2008 INSHORE - There is not a lot to report this week between the strong NE winds and all the dirty water from the fresh water runoff. Just about the only anglers that have been out this week are the die hard anglers that fish no mat more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - October 9, 2008 INSHORE - There has been a lot of rain this week along with all the dirty water from the freshwater run off making the inshore fishing tough. I did have reports of some trout action around Bear Point. The bite was first thing in more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - OCTOBER 2, 2008 INSHORE - The water is getting a little better each day this week with the last of the incoming tide being the best. Look for the best trout action down around Blind Creek, Little Mud & Big Mud Creeks. Try using a soft plastic b more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - September 25, 2008 INSHORE - The inshore fishing had started to improve with a steady trout bite along the edges of the flats. Most of the fish reported were from 1 to 5 pounds and caught on soft plastic baits. I did get reports of several trou more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 INSHORE - The fishing had improved some this week as the water color gets a little better. The best bite has been on the last of the incoming tide as the clear water from the ocean pushes in. The snook action has been good ar more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore- Offshore Report - SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 INSHORE - This has been one of the slowest weeks for fishing reports that I have seen in a long time. With the combination of dirty water and all the wind -- everyone is staying home including me. However, one good thing happ more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - No Offshore Report - SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 INSHORE - The inshore fishing is still on the slow side due to all the fresh water run off. I did get reports of a few trout and redfish coming from around the islands to the north of the North Bridge in places like Jack Island more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - AUGUST 28, 2008 INSHORE - There is a lot of dirty water to report about both to the north and south in the river. This is due to all the fresh water run off from tropical storm Fay. Look for the conditions to continue for some time. Most of the more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - AUGUST 22, 2008 INSHORE - Not too much to report thanks to Tropical Storm Fay. Last weekend we did have a good run on mangrove snapper along the channel edges of the Intercoastal. A live shrimp or a small white bait was the way to go. The catc more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - AUGUST 14, 2008 INSHORE - The reports about the redfish and trout have been good with both fish coming from the area between the North Bridge and Queens' Cove when fishing the spoil islands on the east side of the river on the start of the fallin more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce