The inshore fishing should be red hot this month. Look for a good trout bite on top water baits just around daylight and again just before dark. During the rest of the day, try a live pigfish or a shrimp fished under a popping cork. Look for the trout at places like Bear Point, the Midway Road area, and up at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. The redfish bite should also be good around the docks along Indian River Drive. Try using a live shrimp fished on a ¼ ounce Troll-Rite hook and make sure that you fish in the shadow of the dock. While using this rig, also check out the channel markers for tripletail. Pitch the bait at the marker and let it sink and wait for the bite. Snapper should be feeding around the local bridges and along the channel edges. Best is a live shrimp on a ½ ounce lead and 18 to 24 inches of fluorocarbon leader and a #2 hook. Also, look for a few tarpon to start showing up around the Ft. Pierce Inlet and in the Turning Basin. A live bait like a mullet will be hard to beat.
FORECAST BY: Capt. Joe Ward
Capt. Joe’s River Charters
Phone (772) 201-5770 or (772) 461-1335
Email: CWard11605@aol.com
Website: www.captjoeward.com
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