Indian River Fishing Report updated September 30, 2011
INSHORE - The redfish bite has been red hot with a lot of over the slot
size fish being caught by anglers fishing in the Ft. Pierce Inlet.
Finger mullet, select shrimp or a pinfish have been working the best.
The snook have been active around the local bridges and in Taylor Creek
with mullet being the top bait to use. However, the trout bite has been
off this week with only a few keepers being reported. Most of the trout
were caught on a soft plastic bait at placed like Herman's Bay, Pete
Stone Creek and at Harbor Branch. The snapper bite is still good around
the bridges and in the Ft. Pierce Inlet. The best bite has been at
night on finger mullet or squid.
OFFSHORE - The dolphin bite this week has been out around 400 to 500
feet of water. We had a dozen or so come in that went from 8 to 20
pounds and they were all caught on a ballyhoo. The AJ bite has been
good over the deeper wrecks and these fish were taking mostly live
baits. We also had reports of a fairly good sailfish bite starting in
80 feet of water to the south of the Ft. Pierce Inlet. The sails were
taking slow trolled live baits. If you are looking for some good action
then fish around the mullet schools for kingfish, tarpon, bonita and
plenty of sharks. The bottom fishing has also been good over the reefs
an d wrecks when using both live and cut baits.
If you would like to report a catch you can e-mail me at
cward11605@aol.com or call me at 772-201-5770. You can also reach me on
the web at www.captjoeward.com
Capt. Joe Ward
Capt. Joe's River Charters
Capt. Joe Ward
Capt. Joe's River Charters
Inshore Fishing Guide
772-201-5770 or
If you would like to report a catch you can
e-mail me cward11605@aol.com
