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9/23/21 fishing report
Big over slot snook
The beach is the place to be, with the mullet run looking as good as it has in several years. It’s still mostly finger mullet, but some Silver Mullet are beginning to show. Snook, Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, and Bluefish are all taking advantage, and everything from swim baits to spoons have been effective. Inshore has been a bit slower due to mullet Showing up and the moon it’s going to change real soon. The night Fishing is about to be Smoking red hot! Fat snook have moved into the normal spots for spawning and the fishing is still steady if you know we’re to find them. Still a lot of smaller white bait around with some bunker showing up… tarpon have been showing up in good numbers in all the normal spots with some good size fish in the inlet. Still a lot of snapper in the river best fishing small white bait. And starting to see an early push of sheepshead. Had a good redfish bite just north of round island this week the trout were hard to find but if you fish around the bait schools you can pick a few up. A lot or bigger jacks around the sea walls. And in the inlet in and around the bait schools of mullet!
Mangrove snapper on fly
Inlet tarpon
fishing Report. 9/12/21
39” snook
Good morning everyone. Snook fishing in the inlets and around the inlet has been pretty solid, with live Croakers seeming to do the best, though artificial fishermen are catching fish as well. The beaches have had quite a bit of bait lately, with finger mullet starting to move in and glass minnows and Pilchards around as well. With Spanish Mackerel, Tarpon, and Bluefish,snook and jacks in the bait schools. shark and tarpon fishing is picking up in the inlet on outgoing tide. The trout bite has been decent to the north of Round Island around “at daylight” with soft baits. The snapper bite has been steady with some nice mangroves around using the small white bait that’s all over in the river.. The tarpon have been around the “Fort Pierce” inlet on the outgoing tide live mullet has been the bait of choice or crabs if you can find them floating. Still throwing the small white fly at night the bait has been super thick and it’s almost 100% the same size as the fly so it’s been on fire we been seeing a lot of Fat snook and tarpon snook move in to spawn plus you always see the Common snook.
right now to the end of the year is a perfect time to try to do a snook slam with all 4 species.
Ron with a Nice Bonita on fly
38”
Tarpon snook
7/27/21 fishing report
the last 10 or so trips have all been about 50/50 inshore/offshore with a good success on both ends. Multiple offshore species on fly and live bait..
False albacore on fly
stuart fishing has been absolutely stunning almost too easy at times… in Alaska we get bored catching 20+ inch trout all day and customers want to change it up and do something different. That is exactly what’s going on in Stuart right now. Non stop snook and big jacks inshore so to change it up we’ve been going after goliath grouper, false albacore/bonita and sailfish. The occasional Cobia just started showing up and the barracuda are always waiting at the Shallowater reefs. Lately I’ve been running a lot of fly fishing trips I really enjoy loading up the live well full of really small pilchards and running offshore and live charming and see if we can get into lately it’s been a lot a false albacore/bonita in the 5-25 pound range but last Thursday the sail fish were so thick in any direction you looked they were sails sticking out of the water like sharks fins. It was absolutely crazy. The weather all week looks perfect to continue this momentum….
Blacktip spinner sharks And tarpon have been in the inlet on both tides. Just Fishing live mullet on a free line has been extremely productive they don’t last but 1-2 cast before something eats it. A lot of big snook in and around the inlet. The smaller pilchards from Jake the bait guy “+1 (772) 263-3097” have been working perfect.
the best snook of the week came by fly though 20 pound 34” snook under a boat with a 8wt rod the fish took a white fly fished really slow!
34” snook on fly
most of my fish have come from 90-140’ of water or on Shallowater reefs we missed a few big permit bites last week also always a heartbreaker!
I have open date if you want to fish give me a call/text and let’s set it up… 772-267-0095
Jake the bait guy
45” jack
7/15/21 Fishing Report
Mark Cooper giving his buddy a lot of shit for out fishing him at that spot!
Fishing has been Super steady inshore … lots of fish. Amazing snook fishing. Good jacks . And some bigger mangrove snapper. Plus there been a good trout bite south of Jensen beach.
SNOOK.
Basically I’m fishing from the $.10 Bridge Out to the inlet and back to the $.25 bridge if you go north of either bridge you’re pretty much wasting your time. Buying my bait in the morning for Mr. Jake cross +1 (772) 263-3097 that is his phone number if anyone wants to get a hold of him. Starting my mornings about 6:30am typically I go to the farthest spot I am going to fish,Tide dependent and work my way towards the inlet so I stay almost on the exact tide the entire fishing trip. Fishing 15 pound braid with a 50 pound Mono liter about 4’ long. . Into a 5/0 circle hooks with a green owner soft bead so the bait does not hook itself. Typically skipping the baits underneath the docks fishing with a high rod tip waiting to get slammed. This is always on the upside of the dock into the tide. . Also skipping the baits against sport fish boats that typically never move typically the rear end towards the running gear is always the hotspot. The inlet there’s fish on the detached jetty along with both north and south jetties. Again this is still just live bait fishing with 3-4” pilchards.
Trout
there has always been some trout south of the Jensen causeway. I typically try to attack the mangroves and fish soft plastics like DOA and gulps in light colors fishing 25lb fluorocarbon leaders on 15lb fast action rods. Working them in a jig like motions typically with the lead jig head. You can do the same technique with live shrimp and get the exact same results. Don’t be surprised to have a buy catch of bluefish, flounders. and ladyfish with the occasional Redfish..
JACKS
my Jack Fishing Is almost 100% the buy catch of me snook fishing but if I really want to Focus on just Jack’s I typically Fish live mullet against the Sewalls and on much heavier tackle typically fish 80 pound leaders With a 40 to 60 pound mainline. On an extremely tight drag so I can keep them away from all the poles/docks..the Southpoint and old St. Lucie Sewalls typically have been the Hotspot.
FLY FISHING
Fishing 9wt rods with a clear floating intermediate tipped line and Smalller White flies . Typically on a pretty steady retrieve we’re not very much pause. to almost any pause at all. I switch over to a full floating line for nighttime fishing with the exact same flies. Fishing a 30lb bite Tippett on a 8-12’ leader …
👆👆 that is the 4th sawfish I have landed in Stuart for 2021 🤘
availability
I have most of August open. So if you would like to book a trip in the near future please give me a call.. 772-267-0095 we should be getting a really good tarpon push,there’s some around right now but I would really like to see more people book that trip it’s been a super fun trip. Snook Fishing Should stay really good throughout August. Until we start seeing the mullet run and then the fish typically switch over to a nocturnal patterns. … and I will be doing a deal for the mullet run bookings.
Chris with a nice 29 inch Stuart Fl snook
20 pound Jack on a ultralight rod
Lots of big Stuart FL over slot snook
2/19/20
Good Morning, Offshore some scattered Sails around the 120-200ft with some Dolphins mixed in The Kingfish bite was good out of Stuart over the last few days with some nice fish on live bait with a few Wahoo mixed in off Jupiter yesterday. The Cobia are scattered on the wrecks and free swimming on the bait schools. Looks like the weather will be nice the next few days, hopefully you can make it out before Friday/the weekend. Inshore the Trout bite has been good around the power plant and Bear Point. Round Island is fishing good also, with a scattered Red mixed in. Live shrimp and Gulf shrimp “white” have produced well. The Snook bite has been good in Stuart on both tides, and at night with live bait around the bridges and inlet with a few Tarpon around. It’s starting to warm up so the fish are moving and you are starting to see a lot of activity and pattern changes. Plenty of Triple Tail on the buoys - it was hard to find a keeper size fish though - a lot of smaller fish. Still seeing a lot of Sheepshead, Croakers and Black Drum around the bridges if you fish shrimp on a jig head. For more info and tips call/text Capt. James Cronk 772-267-0095
2/11-20
The Sail bite has been good to the south with live bait in 160 to 200ft out of St Lucie inlet with a few scattered dolphin mixed in. The kingfish bite has been good with live bait on the reef in 60 to 80ft with a few Cobia scattered around. Inshore, the daytime Snook bite has been good on live bait in the inlet and bridges/docks. The Trout bite to the south of Bear Point has been steady on soft baits such as Gulp and DOA jerk Shads in natural colors. Still finding Reds in the Spoil islands north of Round island. Seeing a lot of Crocker and Sand Trout in the St. Lucie river - fishing shrimp on jig heads and a few Pompano mixed in. The Snook bite in Stuart over the last 3 days has been fire on both tides. For more info or tips call/text Capt. James Cronk. 772-267-0995
2/7/2020
Fishing report Vero/Fort Pierce A lot of trout around 69 street around the islands and south of the 17th street bridge around the islands. Running the crab pots picking up a few triple tail on the way to each spot. A lot of Bonnet Head sharks and Snook up in the mangroves. The water has been crazy clean and clear. Fort pierce/ Port St. Lucie A lot of Pompano just south of the Southbridge. Good Reds around Bear Point and a lot of Snook and Trout around the power plant. Good Sheepshead fishing on the docks west of the power plant with a lot of Jacks mixed in. Jensen/Stuart. Good size Snook around the walls and docks in the St.Lucie river. A lot of Jacks mixed in still a few Black Drums around the bridge. All the Spanish Mackerel you want just south of the inlet. A few Cobia being pulled off the reefs and a few Spinner Sharks starting to show up. Hot baits this week was the Storm Swim baits, white DOA Paddle Tail Cals, live shrimp, Pilchards, White flies and Spoons. Because the water was so clean and clear I dropped down to 25-20 pound leaders and got more bites. The weather looks amazing for the weekend for more tips or info call/text 772-267-0095
