Stuart Area Offshore and Inshore

It has been tough to get offshore the past two weeks due to the windy conditions. The boats that could, have caught a mixed bag of sailfish and dolphin along with kings and bonita. The action has been spotty and should remain so until we get a consistent weather pattern. A few cobia have been boated up by the power plant in the bait pods near the beach. Amberjack are being caught near structure on either blue runners or jigs. Spanish mackerel and blue fish are closer in and could be caught from the beach. The bottom bite on the reefs and at the Loran Tower has been steady when conditions allow. Sea bass, beeliners and trigger fish have been the mainstay. Moving inshore, the pompano bite turned red hot in various locations. At Hells gate last week , we boated fifteen of them on a morning charter. They are also being caught on the Sailfish Flats and the Stuart Causeway bridge. They are beginning to move up into the north fork of the St. Lucie to spawn. We had five big ones the other day on a short exploratory trip. The snook bite at the Roosevelt Bridge has gotten better as the water temps rise. Early morning and night fishing is the way to go. Triple tail and black drum can also be caught there. Live shrimp on a jig head will work well. One more cold front is moving in this week and we hope it will be the last of the season. More later.