The ‘yo-yo’ weather pattern will stabilize this month, with warmer air and water temperatures, which means topwater action. More baitfish, such as bunker and mullet, are in the St. Lucie River, which indicates good water quality and happy fish. Get back into the mangroves for snook in places like Five Fingers, Tarpon Bay and the cut by the old Moonraker movie bridge for action on topwater plugs. A ‘walk the dog’ style plug (red/ white) is simply irresistible. Make sure you have smooth, tight drags and quick reflexes to dog them out of the mangroves. There will be a lot of big snook feeding on mullet back in the bays and cuts.
The big jacks are back busting bait on the dock lines and pinning mullet up against seawalls. A big topwater chugger will get the ‘freight train jacks’ attention. Some of these brutes will push 30 pounds, but most will be 12 to 20 pounds and will test your tackle. There has been a good black drum bite at the bridges on live or dead shrimp, with the last of the outgoing tide being the best. We are still waiting for the tarpon to show up in the St. Lucie River as of this writing, but should see signs soon. Trout and reds will be feeding aggressively on the flats and submerged island edges. Throw topwater plugs like Skitterwalks, Spooks or DOA Bait Busters at first light for the bigger fish. Switch to soft baits like DOA shad tails in glow /gold rush bellies for steady action. Move to the docks at a higher tide and flip baits under the docks for reds. The elusive tripletail should be hanging on channel markers in the Intracoastal Waterway. Flip a shrimp and see what happens, you might be very surprised.
Keep the waterways clean and wear your Bullfrog!
FORECAST BY: Capt. John Young
Bites On Guide Service
Snook, Trout, Redfish, Tarpon, Kingfish
Phone: (772) 708-3593
Email: snoooky12@yahoo.com
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