Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
May is a great time to head out deep toward the cones or Gulf Stream for some of the best dolphin fishing all year. The dolphin are migrating back north this month, using the currents of the Gulf Stream to head toward the Carolinas. Trolled ballyhoo naked or with a skirt will help you cover some ground as you look for dolphin action around a weed line, floating debris, temperature breaks, or color changes. Many boaters will venture to the other side of the Gulf Stream in search of yellowfin tuna;... [Read more...]
Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Sebastian Inlet Fishing Report: April 2011 Captain Sherrie Stovall I don’t know about you guys, but that was an awesome March! We can only hope and pray for April to be the same. Maybe we’re being rewarded for surviving that crappy winter we had last year… Whatever it is, I’ll take it. March was definitely dominated by cobia for the offshore gang. We just had one of the best cobia runs in recent memory, and it should continue through part of April. I just heard report of... [Read more...]
Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Sebastian Inlet Fishing Report: March 2011 Captain Sherrie Stovall It’s time to get out of the house and go fishing. We enjoyed some of the best weather we’ve seen in a long time in February and hopefully that will remain the same through March. With the warmer weather, spring has surely sprung. The waters are turning on with fish, so get out and go catch some. March is definitely time to go running the beach looking for manta rays and free-swimming cobia. There have already been a lot... [Read more...]
Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Sebastian Inlet Fishing Report: February 2011 By Captain Sherrie Stovall Surf fishing has finally started to show some signs of a turnaround. Pompano are back on the catch list along with the arrival of some much missed sand fleas. The fleas are spotty and not showing in huge numbers, but there are a few there. This has brought the pompano, whiting, and blues through the surf, and many anglers are finally starting to catch a few fish. Some of the pompano are small, so keep a ruler handy. The legal... [Read more...]
Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Kingfish numbers are back along the high-bar area and around the Pines, north of Sebastian Inlet in about 50 to 60 feet of water. The kings are mostly 8 to 12 lbs. with an occasional 20-lb. smoker sneaking through your baits and leaving you with a racing heartbeat and usually a bird’s nest on the spool. Make sure if you use live baits to run them with a stinger hook to help keep the short strikes down. Live bait is very scarce and you need to make everyone count! Cobia have been mixed in with... [Read more...]
Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Sebastian Inlet Fishing Report: December 2010 Captain Sherrie Stovall With colder weather on the way, the flounder bite will continue to be steady. Good numbers of flounder have been caught over the past few weeks, and nothing suggests the bite should slow down. Most of the fish are 3 to 5 lbs. with a few in the 10-lb. range coming up on the rocks. The big doormats should start moving out of the river early in the month during the first or second cold front. Finger mullet and mud minnows seem... [Read more...]
Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Sebastian Inlet Fishing Report: November 2010 Captain Sherrie Stovall Is that a hint of fall I’m tasting in the air? Well, here in Florida that’s as close as we’re going to get. November is upon us, and for people who fish, it usually means eating too much at Thanksgiving and the flounder run at Sebastian Inlet. That’s right, this is the month to start fishing for the flatties. A good number of the smaller Gulf flounder (a.ka. Three Spots) have been moving in the Inlet over the... [Read more...]
Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
In September, fisherman finally got a break as far as the fishing regulations go, and the FWC agreed to open snook season on September 17 after a year of closure. The unusually cold weather at the start of 2010 weighed heavily on the decision. Many biologists thought the snook population was impacted with major losses due to extreme cold for an extended period of time. I guess some of the fish studies and numbers finally worked in our favor, and state officials agreed that the impact was minimal... [Read more...]
Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Summertime surf fishing will be slow, with little wave action in the surf and cold water on the beaches. If we get a small rolling swell and a little chop, your odds might increase. The lack of sand fleas around doesn’t help the shore bite, but look for a few whiting and the occasional pompano. Most of the anglers are trading their pompano gear in for heavier rods and are targeting the large schools of bait moving along the beaches and catching tarpon and snook. The massive bait pods full... [Read more...]
Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Sebastian Area Fishing Report: July ‘10 • Captain Sherrie Stovall • The weather has been flat calm and the fishing overall has been hot.. or maybe that’s just the temperature outside. The offshore bar is holding some good numbers of kingfish right now. Slow-troll live baits or free-line them off your transom for an aerial show complete with exploding action as a silver bullet launches from the water and into the sky. Sailfish and dolphin are being caught on trolled ballyhoo in blue... [Read more...]
