Vero Beach, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Jensen Beach, Hutchinson Island, Sebastian and Stuart Guided Inshore Fishing Trips
FYAO Fishing Charters Report
January: It's Winter in Florida and that means that the pompano, croakers and whiting are here in big numbers. You can find them along the beaches and any sandy cuts between islands in the Intracoastal Waterway. All you need is frozen shrimp, sand fleas, fish bites or pompano jigs to catch them.
The sheepshead are everywhere this time of year. All that you have to do to find them is throw a shrimp near any structure like a bridge piling, sea wall, dock, jetty.... Make sure to use a 1/0 sized hook or smaller or they will probably steal your bait without getting hooked.
There will also be plenty of Spanish Mackerel and bluefish inshore near the inlets and in the surf. Silver spoons will do the trick for these guys.
Fish for speckled trout and redfish in the deeper holes and cuts when the cold fronts are here. Fish deep early and shallow late if the sun is out.
We have a resident bonefish population that is getting bigger every year. Most are 12 to 14 inches but every now and again you will catch a good one. You will find them with the pompanos. They love an EZ flea fish bite.
February: If you can find bait out on the grass flats, then you can find the speckled trout. The trout will move around to where the bait is on the flats. A white DOA 3 inch paddle tail shad is deadly. You will probably catch tons of jacks, ladyfish, bluefish and mackerel too. The redfish can be found around the mangrove roots during the higher parts of the tide. Live shrimp under a popping cork is the way to go.
There are still plenty of pompano to be had in the surf and inshore around sandy cuts between islands or sand bars. You will catch croakers and whiting too so have plenty of banana jigs in pink or orange and bounce the sandy bottoms with them.
The Treasure Coast has its own species of bonefish that can be caught most of the year on the same sandy patches as the pompano.
You can find tripletail near pilings. A live shrimp is the way to go with these guys.
This is a good month to get on a cobia along the Treasure Coast as they migrate through. They often show up around Valentine's day and stick around for a month or so. Focus your efforts around the inlets and wherever you see manatees.
March: The snook bite is hot and heavy 6-12 hours before the last cold fronts of the season roll through. You can find them around the bridge pilings and docks. They will be feeding voraciously before the low pressure cold fronts arrive and then they will shut down for a few days. The tarpon and other warm water fish will slowly be moving into the Treasure Coast once water temperatures climb above 75 degrees.
The bunkers (menhaden) will start to move through the Treasure Coast this time of year. You can catch snook, redfish, big trout, bluefish and big dog and cubera snappers with this bait. Sink the bunkers near dock pilings, sea walls, bridge pilings or any other structure and hold on.
The flounder move inshore this time of year after staying offshore to spawn during the winter months. Just find bait and structure and you will have a great shot at some big fat flatties.
There are still pompano around on the inshore sandbars and other sandy spots near spoil islands. You might even pick up a bonefish or two when you are fishing the areas near the St. Lucie and Fort Pierce Inlets. Get on the pompano in the surf before the water gets too hot and they move north.
April: The water is warming up and the reds, trout and snook can be found all around the grass flats. Fish shallow early and move the drop offs and channel edges as the day goes on. There are still pompano around on the sandy spots in the river, off the beach and near the inlets.
This is when the first tarpon of the year will also start moving into the area. There is plenty of bait around so find the schools and you will find the predators.
This is the time of year when the permit move into town. You can catch them with the same banana jigs that you caught their cousins the pompano with. Bounce the sandy bottom near the inlets and off of the beach and hold on because permit are drag burners. Add some white crab flavored fish bites to your jig for best results.
You will start to see more and more tarpon show up inshore during April. They love warm water. The hotter the better for the Silver King.
May: There are plenty of finger mullet and glass minnows around so there are predators feeding on them. The tarpon bite is good early if you can find them. The redfish, snook and trout are hanging around the docks early and late in the day as well.
The key is to avoid fishing dead zones. If you don't see any life where you are MOVE!! You have the find the bait to find the predators.
You can still fish all day in May but the fishing is best in the mornings, sunset and night.
You can find permit in the surf and along sandy cuts near the inlets. Live shrimp and crabs are the way to go. Banana jigs are hard to beat for an artificial bait.
The tarpon bite is starting to get hot this time of year and will only get better until the first cold fronts arrive.
FYAO Fishing Charters Report
January: It's Winter in Florida and that means that the pompano, croakers and whiting are here in big numbers. You can find them along the beaches and any sandy cuts between islands in the Intracoastal Waterway. All you need is frozen shrimp, sand fleas, fish bites or pompano jigs to catch them.
The sheepshead are everywhere this time of year. All that you have to do to find them is throw a shrimp near any structure like a bridge piling, sea wall, dock, jetty.... Make sure to use a 1/0 sized hook or smaller or they will probably steal your bait without getting hooked.
There will also be plenty of Spanish Mackerel and bluefish inshore near the inlets and in the surf. Silver spoons will do the trick for these guys.
Fish for speckled trout and redfish in the deeper holes and cuts when the cold fronts are here. Fish deep early and shallow late if the sun is out.
We have a resident bonefish population that is getting bigger every year. Most are 12 to 14 inches but every now and again you will catch a good one. You will find them with the pompanos. They love an EZ flea fish bite.
February: If you can find bait out on the grass flats, then you can find the speckled trout. The trout will move around to where the bait is on the flats. A white DOA 3 inch paddle tail shad is deadly. You will probably catch tons of jacks, ladyfish, bluefish and mackerel too. The redfish can be found around the mangrove roots during the higher parts of the tide. Live shrimp under a popping cork is the way to go.
There are still plenty of pompano to be had in the surf and inshore around sandy cuts between islands or sand bars. You will catch croakers and whiting too so have plenty of banana jigs in pink or orange and bounce the sandy bottoms with them.
The Treasure Coast has its own species of bonefish that can be caught most of the year on the same sandy patches as the pompano.
You can find tripletail near pilings. A live shrimp is the way to go with these guys.
This is a good month to get on a cobia along the Treasure Coast as they migrate through. They often show up around Valentine's day and stick around for a month or so. Focus your efforts around the inlets and wherever you see manatees.
March: The snook bite is hot and heavy 6-12 hours before the last cold fronts of the season roll through. You can find them around the bridge pilings and docks. They will be feeding voraciously before the low pressure cold fronts arrive and then they will shut down for a few days. The tarpon and other warm water fish will slowly be moving into the Treasure Coast once water temperatures climb above 75 degrees.
The bunkers (menhaden) will start to move through the Treasure Coast this time of year. You can catch snook, redfish, big trout, bluefish and big dog and cubera snappers with this bait. Sink the bunkers near dock pilings, sea walls, bridge pilings or any other structure and hold on.
The flounder move inshore this time of year after staying offshore to spawn during the winter months. Just find bait and structure and you will have a great shot at some big fat flatties.
There are still pompano around on the inshore sandbars and other sandy spots near spoil islands. You might even pick up a bonefish or two when you are fishing the areas near the St. Lucie and Fort Pierce Inlets. Get on the pompano in the surf before the water gets too hot and they move north.
April: The water is warming up and the reds, trout and snook can be found all around the grass flats. Fish shallow early and move the drop offs and channel edges as the day goes on. There are still pompano around on the sandy spots in the river, off the beach and near the inlets.
This is when the first tarpon of the year will also start moving into the area. There is plenty of bait around so find the schools and you will find the predators.
This is the time of year when the permit move into town. You can catch them with the same banana jigs that you caught their cousins the pompano with. Bounce the sandy bottom near the inlets and off of the beach and hold on because permit are drag burners. Add some white crab flavored fish bites to your jig for best results.
You will start to see more and more tarpon show up inshore during April. They love warm water. The hotter the better for the Silver King.
May: There are plenty of finger mullet and glass minnows around so there are predators feeding on them. The tarpon bite is good early if you can find them. The redfish, snook and trout are hanging around the docks early and late in the day as well.
The key is to avoid fishing dead zones. If you don't see any life where you are MOVE!! You have the find the bait to find the predators.
You can still fish all day in May but the fishing is best in the mornings, sunset and night.
You can find permit in the surf and along sandy cuts near the inlets. Live shrimp and crabs are the way to go. Banana jigs are hard to beat for an artificial bait.
The tarpon bite is starting to get hot this time of year and will only get better until the first cold fronts arrive.
June: The water is getting hot!!! Try to get your fishing done before noon unless you are fishing in deep water. The tarpon and snook bite is great early in the morning. A walk-the-dog type of lure is a fun way to catch tarpon, snook, speckled trout, jacks and ladyfish early in the morning. The docks and inlets are holding tons of snook this time of year.
A great search bait is the 3 to 5 inch paddle tails with a 1/8 to 1/4 ounce jig head or rigged weed less for mangrove fishing. Keep moving until you find feeding fish. Remember to fish shallow early and deep later because the water will get too hot for the fish.
There are plenty of jacks, snook, ladyfish, bluefish and tarpon on the beach. Fish the high tide.
May and June are the best months for catching permit off the beach or around sandy cuts and grass flats inshore.
July: The water temperatures are super hot and you need to get on the water at first light for best results. The first two hours of the day are the best for scoring a decent fish. There is plenty of bait around and the tarpon, snook, and trout are willing takers of pilchards and finger mullet if you can find any.
The deep drop offs around the mangroves are a great place to target snook, redfish and tarpon. You want to get as close as you can to the mangrove roots. Sometimes the strike zone is 18 inches or less for the snook so you need a good cast. Fish deep cuts and channels as the sun heats the water.
The night fishing is great this time of year.
Snook in the surf will be plentiful as they move to the inlets to spawn.
August: Boy is the water hot!!! You have to get out real early to catch fish on the flats this time of year. Your best bet is the first 2 hours of light in the morning. This is say 630 to about 830.
The tarpon bite is really good during those first two hours. The snook will bite for a few more hours but everything is basically shut down in the shallow water by 11 am.
Hit the deeper docks and channels later in the day because the fish will be there to cool off once the Sun heats the water up too much. The sunset and night fishing are great this time of year.
Hit the dock lights and bridge lights for snook, trout, tarpon and redfish at night.
The minnow run will give you a shot at big tarpon, jacks and snook in the surf.
A great search bait is the 3 to 5 inch paddle tails with a 1/8 to 1/4 ounce jig head or rigged weed less for mangrove fishing. Keep moving until you find feeding fish. Remember to fish shallow early and deep later because the water will get too hot for the fish.
There are plenty of jacks, snook, ladyfish, bluefish and tarpon on the beach. Fish the high tide.
May and June are the best months for catching permit off the beach or around sandy cuts and grass flats inshore.
July: The water temperatures are super hot and you need to get on the water at first light for best results. The first two hours of the day are the best for scoring a decent fish. There is plenty of bait around and the tarpon, snook, and trout are willing takers of pilchards and finger mullet if you can find any.
The deep drop offs around the mangroves are a great place to target snook, redfish and tarpon. You want to get as close as you can to the mangrove roots. Sometimes the strike zone is 18 inches or less for the snook so you need a good cast. Fish deep cuts and channels as the sun heats the water.
The night fishing is great this time of year.
Snook in the surf will be plentiful as they move to the inlets to spawn.
August: Boy is the water hot!!! You have to get out real early to catch fish on the flats this time of year. Your best bet is the first 2 hours of light in the morning. This is say 630 to about 830.
The tarpon bite is really good during those first two hours. The snook will bite for a few more hours but everything is basically shut down in the shallow water by 11 am.
Hit the deeper docks and channels later in the day because the fish will be there to cool off once the Sun heats the water up too much. The sunset and night fishing are great this time of year.
Hit the dock lights and bridge lights for snook, trout, tarpon and redfish at night.
The minnow run will give you a shot at big tarpon, jacks and snook in the surf.
September: You better get out there and catch some fish while the mullet run is still going on. It is a little bit late some years but the first pulses start in August and there are more fish showing up every day.
Take your pick of tarpon, snook, redfish, sea trout, sharks.... They are on the beaches, on the grass flats, around the docks, in the inlets..... Just get out there and you will catch some fish while the Fall mullet run is here.
Use lures that mimic a 4 or 5 inch mullet for best results. Night time is the right time to catch your personal best fish during September. You won't need live bait but get some if you can.
Take your pick of tarpon, snook, redfish, sea trout, sharks.... They are on the beaches, on the grass flats, around the docks, in the inlets..... Just get out there and you will catch some fish while the Fall mullet run is here.
Use lures that mimic a 4 or 5 inch mullet for best results. Night time is the right time to catch your personal best fish during September. You won't need live bait but get some if you can.
October: The bait is still around and so is the bite. The flounder will have moved into the intracoastal waterway in numbers and can be found around docks and the inlets. They are getting ready to move offshore for the winter to spawn and you won't be able to find them in numbers again until March.
The redfish and snook are destroying the bait schools. Just find the bait and you will find the predators. The first 3 hours and the last 3 hours of the day are the best. Night is also a great time to target snook and tarpon around bridges and inlets.
November: There a tons of whitebaits around and snook, trout and redfish love them. Find the baits and use lures that are small and shiny and you will catch fish. Of course if you can net the real thing you will do even better. Snook bite like crazy right before the first cold fronts hit. The pompano start to show up in good numbers in late November.
Most of the tarpon will start to leave the Treasure Coast with the first cold fronts and won't be back in decent numbers until April or May.
December: The black tip shark bite on the beach can be crazy this time of year as they migrate south. They will be feeding on the schools of Spanish mackerel that are heading through the area in search of warmer water temperatures. The cold fronts make it harder to find snook in the shallows but the inlets and deep bridge pilings are a great place to find them.
The tarpon are mostly gone except for a few on the beach heading south. The speckled trout, bluefish, Spanish mackerel and redfish are still biting inshore. Live shrimp is the way to go in the cold months.
The redfish and snook are destroying the bait schools. Just find the bait and you will find the predators. The first 3 hours and the last 3 hours of the day are the best. Night is also a great time to target snook and tarpon around bridges and inlets.
November: There a tons of whitebaits around and snook, trout and redfish love them. Find the baits and use lures that are small and shiny and you will catch fish. Of course if you can net the real thing you will do even better. Snook bite like crazy right before the first cold fronts hit. The pompano start to show up in good numbers in late November.
Most of the tarpon will start to leave the Treasure Coast with the first cold fronts and won't be back in decent numbers until April or May.
December: The black tip shark bite on the beach can be crazy this time of year as they migrate south. They will be feeding on the schools of Spanish mackerel that are heading through the area in search of warmer water temperatures. The cold fronts make it harder to find snook in the shallows but the inlets and deep bridge pilings are a great place to find them.
The tarpon are mostly gone except for a few on the beach heading south. The speckled trout, bluefish, Spanish mackerel and redfish are still biting inshore. Live shrimp is the way to go in the cold months.
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