FISHING 8/22/09
So the weather channel said the seas were to be 5 to 7ft for the week end, not sure where but it was not here. Our inlet cam and surf cam showed some rollers but not the seas the weather channel had forecasted, to be a weather man what a job.
Five to seven feet may have been the call but they were rollers, far apart and most anglers were looking for all the bad conditions that were forecasted. Deep was the location for the Wahoo, 240 feet of depth, deep baits found the fish. Of the fish that were caught, no big monsters but still nice fish. Captain VJ Bell found them on a color change the two other fish that I heard of were also deep and again it was a color line that anglers spent their time on. Anglers looking for rod pullers found most action in that 40 to 60ft zone. Sails were on the out side as deep as 100', Kings from the middle to the shallow side. Finally two Dolphin in the zone but they were the only two all week end and ten there is the boils. This area is east of the power plant and if Tarpon and Permit start your hart you need to be there. Big schools of big fish, most Tarpon were over the one hundred pounds and the Permit all twenty five pound and bigger, one little hitch, trying to figure out what it is they are eating. Snapper bite has been excellent using sardines, well the fish can not read so they didn't know about the five to seven foot seas.
Well with a little east wind most anglers spent their time on the east side of the river and found plenty of fish, so that is where they came back to. Lots of slot size Trout from Bear Point to the Sail Fish flats using top water, soft rubber, shrimp, mullet the bait list was almost as long the catch list. Tarpon, Jacks, Lady's and Snook were the mix and they were there late almost 10:AM before they all disappeared. Lots of bait in the river, big schools of mullet and half beaks were keeping the big Jacks and Snook busy, watch for the bait sprays and get in them, you know what they are eating match the profile and go for it. Tarpon from the north fork to the inlet and then north, it was Tarpon of all sizes. Favored bait this week was big mullet not finger but big, like feed a family of three size. All location reported the same big baits, time varied with location but the big mullet was the bait. If you are going to target these fish bring out the big equipment, big fish. Bridges were all about the Snapper and Drum on shrimp but there were others. At the east ends of the causeways Pompano, Mac's and Lady Fish kept anglers busy, favored tide , incoming. Yes, Tarpon on the north side of the Jensen and on the south side of the Stuart causeways testing equipment warranty's.
The swells took care of the weeds on the surfs edge, plenty of bait and a good catch list. The bite time has narrowed to the morning hours with dawn being the best. Snook and Jacks have kept most anglers attention, Spoons, topwater, soft rubber have all been working. Whiting, Croaker and a few Blues have filled the rest of the day but then the weather man, ummmmmmm.
Have a good week...........................................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
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