Jensen Beach Fishing Report 4-20-09

FISHING 4/20/09

The river is flat, not a puff of wind, the surf and it must be Monday. Lets hope that was it for the winter season and summer is here.

After too many days of five foot seas Sunday slowed to three foot with some five’s mixed in and yes a few strong anglers had to go. Dolphin in the twenty pound class were waiting. Anglers that did go went to 200’ that is where the wave pattern opened up. Bally hoo was the bait and a slow troll was the method. The Bonita are jumping up close, maybe a thousand feet from the beach and I am more than sure there is a mix of Kings along with them. Bonita, that is a sure sign of summer, now let’s hope the seas stay flat so we can all complain about the Bonita taking all baits. If you come on a school of these hungry fish put your baits deep there just may be a few Tuna hanging under this school.

Finally you can go the surf and cast a spoon or top water, this is the last of the Blue fish run and these are the bigger Blues. We do have a good resident population of Blues but this the last few days of the migrating schools, come on down they are still there in numbers. Have not heard of any Pompano, conditions and weeds kept most anglers away but this is anew week and things are looking real good for that long cast. I know, we just need a rise in the water temps and the Snook will be there. Plenty of Whiting for the afternoon angler, just pitch your bait a cast will put you to far out these fish are at your toes.

The worst the weather, the better the Snook fishing and that held true, pick a bridge and you were in the fish, not slot size (over) but fun to catch. Hold your breath, get your picture, when you need to breathe so does that fish, release them as quickly as possible. Still plenty of Pompano from the bridges using yellow Jigging Spoons and some five pound Mac’s to keep you busy. The river is flat, turbity has cleared and the Trout bite is on find a grass edge and fish it, sand holes on the flat put a shrimp or your favored plastic bait in the middle and slowly move it they will find you. Reds have been north from Walton road north to Midway, these fish have spread out, but if I were looking this area would be my go to location.

Lets hope that was it for the wind………………….HENRY

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
www.snooknook.net