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...]
Capt. Eric Metcalf
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Sebastian Area Fishing Report: June ’10 • Capt. Eric Metcalf, Attitude Adjustment Charters • www.attitudefishing.com Inshore With the water warming up, it’s set to be a great month for fishing. The bluefish were really thick around the Inlet, river, and beaches. Look for them to start moving north as it gets even warmer. Snook have also been very active and should start moving to the beaches soon. Reports have been promising, and it looks as if there are still some pretty good-sized... [Read more...]
Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Stovall Report: May ‘10 • Captain Sherrie Stovall • Sebastian Inlet Report Nighttime anglers are catching snook on buck tails and windcheaters during the outgoing tides. Focus on the tide changes and that should help produce a slot-sized fish. The bluefish have been very thick at the Inlet and expect to hook a few while trying to bag a redfish or snook. Good numbers of black drum, sheepshead, and pompano have been around the rocks at the tip of the North and South Jetties. With all the bait... [Read more...]
By: Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Put another log on the fire and sit back for this month’s fishing report. Due to all the recent freezing temperatures throughout most of Florida, the fish have been the ones hit the hardest. In early January, several nights of freezing 30-degree weather dropped the water temperature so low in the river that a large population of fish died. Many of the local species like tarpon, snook, mangrove snapper, sheepshead, ladyfish, and catfish have washed up along the water’s edge over the past... [Read more...]
By: Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
The seasons of change are definitely upon us with the bluefish showing up in huge numbers. The bite along the beaches and at Sebastian Inlet has been great, thanks to the rough and dirty surf. When fishing for the blues, remember that they have a mouthful of tiny, razor-sharp teeth that can destroy any plastic bait or mono leader. Break out the metal lures and wire leaders or a morning of fishing will soon become a huge financial burden. Tie on a Gotcha jig, silver spoon, diamond jig or any other... [Read more...]
By: Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
STOVALL REPORT Snook season is open — and the bite is hot, too! With lots of bait in the surf, the action along the beaches and at Sebastian Inlet has been red-hot. Huge schools of mullet are migrating through the surf and are being followed by every predator on the beach. At the tide changes, they round the jetties and make their way into the inlet. Sometimes the schools get trapped inside the inlet by the tide and just get worked over for hours by the snook and redfish. Many of the redfish... [Read more...]
By: Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
As the tropical action heats up in the Atlantic, expect the mullet to show up any time along the beaches for their annual migration. When the run is here, look for many predatory fish to shadow the schools and make endless attacks on the mullet. The smaller ones will blast through the air in defensive maneuvers to avoid being dinner, while the tarpon will make aerial displays rolling and jumping around them. The key to fishing these huge schools of bait is to stay where the action is. Stop and check... [Read more...]
By: Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Summer time brings smoker kingfish and tarpon close to shore. Massive bait pods full of pogies, greenies, glass minnows or mullet will gather along the beaches as far as the eye can see. Watch for baits exploding through the air as predators from below make their attack. Tarpon will roll in the bait pods or blast out of the water onto their backs when they are in a feeding frenzy. Look for jacks, redfish, blues, snook and bonito to be mixed into the action along the edges of the schools. Keep an... [Read more...]
By: Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
With hot surface temperatures and flat seas, now is the time to cool off by hunting on the ocean floor. Diving can be a nice relief form the heat and will put some nice color in the fish box. The visibility has been really good on the bottom and the fish are in their normal holes. Lobster season opens for a short two-day mini season July 29 and 30 for 2009. Lobster must be at have at least a 3″-carapace, and the limit is 12 per person for mini season. The regular spiny lobster season is August... [Read more...]
