Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report

January 11, 2011 INSHORE - The inshore fishing has been good over the last couple of weeks. There are tons of spanish mackerel, bluefish and jacks in and around the Ft. Pierce Inlet and in the Turning Basin. They will hit on anything shinny. The sheepshead and black drum bite remains good when fishing with live shrimp and around structure. There has been a fairly good flounder bite at the Ft. Pierce Jetty when fishing a live shrimp on the bottom. A few report of pompano in the surf down around Normandy Beach with a clam or a sand flea being the baits of choice. The snapper bite along the channel edges has slowed a little but if you can find them they will take a live shrimp. The redfish bite has been good around the Queen's Cove area but the fish are being picky and not feeding as much as usual. The catch and release snook action has been goon in the Ft. Pierce Inlet when fishing a live bait on the bottom. The trout bite has been good to the north in the river with most of the trout being on the small side. OFFSHORE - The sailfish bite is still going strong almost straight out of the Ft. Pierce Inlet. Several oats had over 20 releases last week. Most of the fish were in 80 to 120 feet of water. We had several kingfish come into the docks this past weekend. They were caught in 60 feet of water and most were under 20 pounds. The bottom fishing the reefs and wrecks has been good with snapper, sheepshead and big AJ's being caught. TREASURE COAST CASTETRS - The Treasure Coast Casters Junior Division held their from shore tournament this past Saturday. The kids caught and released a total of 40 fish. 1st place - Kaitlyn Ward, 2nd place Mackenzie Tessier and 3rd place went to Jessica Eastland. If you have a child between the ages of 5 and 11 and would like for them to fish with the Treasure Coast Casters - you can call 772-201-5773 or e-mail [email protected] for more info. The Senior Division are holding an inshore tournament this weekend. The senior division is for the 12 to 18 age group - contact info above. If you would like to report a catch you can call me at 772-201-5770 or e-mail me at [email protected] Capt. Joe Ward Capt. Joe's River Charters