INSHORE
Look for the fishing to be good this month if the weather cooperates. The snook bite should be excellent at places like the Ft. Pierce Inlet and around the local bridges. Try using live baits such as pinfish, pigfish, mullet or a select shrimp. You can also troll bug plugs in the Ft. Pierce Inlet and around the bridges. The trout and redfish bite should also remain good around the deeper edges of the flats and around the mangroves; try a live shrimp as your first choice, then soft plastic baits and then a spoon. The bottom fishing for sheepshead, black drum and snapper should be great around any structure along the Intracoastal Waterway and around the local bridges. There should also be plenty of bluefish and pompano in the surf for those of you that want to get out for some fishing off the beaches.
OFFSHORE
March can be a windy month, so if the sea conditions are good you can look for a good cobia bite when fishing over the reefs and wrecks. There should be plenty of kingfish in 40 to 70 feet of water for anglers trolling spoons and strip baits. The bottom fishing for snapper and grouper should also be good, especially around the full moon when fishing over the reefs and wrecks with both live and cut baits; the night fishing should be better for snapper. You will also find plenty of Spanish mackerel and bluefish at the mouth of the Ft. Pierce Inlet.
FORECAST BY: Capt. Joe Ward
Captain Joe’s River Charters
Phone: (772) 201-5770 or (772) 461-1335
Email: CWard11605@aol.com
Website: www.captjoeward.com
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