FISHING 4/3/08
Why is this wind still blowing, it is April. This is the time for the biggest Blue Fish of the season. Walking the beach casting spoons, big top water or a piece of cut bait will find Blues in the fifteen pound class, now if I can just turn off this wind. Having talked about the Bonita and Tarpon last week I know it is summer and this wind will stop as quick as it started. The turbity will leave the water and the fishing on the surf edge will be fast and furious. The Tarpon will be there, big Jacks, plenty of Whiting, Snook and yes the big Blue Fish. Targeting the Blues a wire leader is mandatory, for the rest mono will be your best bet. Off-shore the live baits have made a strong show both north and south of the inlet. The King fish bite started in thirty feet, no rocket science there, that is where the bait is. First bait in gets weighted and dropped over the other side of the boat, the fish are under the bait school and there may be more than Kings. Strong Dolphin bite at the hundred foot mark using any thing green and yellow. nice size Dolphin, fish in the fifteen pound class. Wehoos, that is a small Wahoo are there ,you need to put a bait down to them, have you ever had Wahoo steaks on the grill????? The river bite has been strong, all the fish are gathered on the east side getting away from chopped up water. Surprise of the week was all the big Trout lots of fish over twenty four inches. Good catches of Reds, Jacks, Snook in three to four feet of water. North and South Forks of the St. Lucie had the same to report, if you found quite water, you found fish. Two Tarpon this week in the Little Mud Creek area, not the target with a Trout set up but fun to watch as they leave. Dark soft rubber baits top the list all week, shrimp, jerk bait and a swimming tail kept anglers busy. The Bridges, Flair Hawks and chopped up river is the makings for great Snook action and it has been, lot of big fish. Enough about the wind, lets go catch a fish............
Snook Nook Bait & Tackle
3595 NE Indian River Drive
Jensen Beach, FL
(Just South of the Jensen Causeway)
(772)-334-2145
(Since 1949)
E-Mail: henry@snooknook.net