Fishing Report for Indian River & St. Lucie River - Offshore

The summer weather pattern has settled in and the fishing that goes along with it has arrived. Bait is plentiful and so are the predators. Kings and cudas can be caught all around the bait pods. The sand pile east of the inlet has plenty of sardines. Catch a few and put them out and slow troll near the schools of bait. It will not take long for the reels to sing as kings run off with your offering. You can limit out in no time. We lost several kings to porpoise the other day because a hooked fish is an easy meal for them. We also caught and released several snook in the same area by adding a couple of ounces to the baits. A few cobia have also been caught using this method. The dolphin are scattered and you have to be lucky to run into some. Sailfish are still being caught any where from 120 feet and out. The bottom bite has improved with snapper being caught on the near wrecks and reefs. Tarpon and big jacks are feeding along the beaches in the early morning hours. Bonita are every where. Moving up into the rivers, trout are an early morning bite form the crossroads north. Top water works early, then switch to jerk baits or live pinfish. The bridges have the usual mix of croaker and sheepshead along with some tarpon and snook. Look for rolling tarpon on the north fork of the St. Lucie near Harbor Ridge and Bessey Creek. It is quite a mixed bag so get out and enjoy it. More later.