Around the inlet on the higher tides and first of the outgoing, the snook bite has been excellent. D.O.A. TerrorEyz in the brown/clown color bounced off the bottom has been producing lots of fish. For the live baiters there a plenty of pilchards and sardines to free line for snook in the inlet.Capt. John YoungAug 2nd, 2016
Snook, jacks, tarpon and permit will be migrating along the beaches, as will cobia, which are trying to feed on freshly hatched turtles as they make their way to open water. Dolphin wahoo, blackfin tuna and sailfish will be along the reefs and current edges of the Gulf Stream and these hot summer months are the ideal time to put a bait deep on your downrigger.Capt. Scott FawcettAug 2nd, 2016
Trout fishing should be good at places like Bear Point, Pete Stone Creek to the south and Harbor Branch and the Torpey Road area to the north. Try using top water baits like a Zara Spook in natural colors or a Chug Bug in a bright color. Live shrimp, greenies or pilchards fished under a popping cork will be hard to beat for the trout if you can keep it from the big jacks that are roaming the flats.Capt. Joe WardJul 29th, 2016
This time of year is a great time for catching a lot of bottom species such as trigger fish, sea bass and a variety of snapper. There are numerous areas to target these bottom species off the Treasure Coast from the beach to 150 feet depths and beyond. Capt. Danny MarkowskiJul 29th, 2016
Trout and snapper will continue to be the best bite around the river. Top water lures, like the D.O.A. Airhead, fished early, followed by a D.O.A. shrimp or C.A.L. jerk bait will be productive on the grass flats.Capt. Charlie ConnerJul 29th, 2016
This August 20th, the Treasure Coast Bonito Blast (TCBB) will be fishing not only for our Florida veterans, but also with them, thanks to the efforts of Capt. Billy Black and Mike Durkee, veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq and executive director for Wounded Warriors of South Florida (WWOSF). Together they will bring veterans on board to compete for the largest bonito and $2,500 prize money.Treasure CoastJul 29th, 2016
August maybe the best month all year to dive the Treasure Coast since seas remain calm and warm and lobster season gets underway. Clear water should also be expected at most dives spots in our area including the shallow sites off local beaches, all the way out to the reefs and wrecks offshore. Provided tropical activity remains low, the Treasure Coast is in for a spectacular month of diving.Steve WoodJul 28th, 2016
In years gone by, August was my favorite month to fish “The Inlet”. Snook will be stacked on top of one another and the big reds will be wherever they can find room. Live bait, including croakers, pigfish, greenies, pinfish, shrimp, in that order, will be the key to daytime inlet action. Night fishing can also be great, whether you drift through the bridge with live bait, or chuck plugs or bucktail jigs from the rocks. Catch and release is the law until September 1; please handle the snook with care. Sebastian Inshore Forecast: August 2016Capt. Gus BruggerJul 28th, 2016
Mid July brought our first shot of cold water on the bottom. Thermoclines can be devastating for bottom fishing unless … Capt. Bill StewartJul 28th, 2016
We have all seen the discharges, the green water, the algae blooms, the bacteria warning signs and we have heard that Florida Bay is dried up and the Everglades is dying. And, it is true, when there are discharges, the estuary suffers. Will these discharges cause the estuary to die and never return? Guest ColumnistJul 28th, 2016
