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Week of February 17: "Meh" conditions mean "meh" fishing until the water clears and winds calm down

People fishing on a pier by the sea, with rods and equipment set up along the railing.
The only activity "Snookman" Wayne Landry saw last week occurred at the south jetty. The fare: small blues, jacks, blue runners, stingrays and bonnet head sharks. We still want your Angler of the Week photos. Please send in a picture and the details of your fishing trip to the inlet by using the Contact Form on our website.  Pictures work best vertical and if you center the person with their catch, leaving room on the sides.

Today's forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, a high of 69 degrees, NNE winds of 15-16 mph, and two to three-foot seas. 

Our fishing guide, “Snookman” Wayne Landry serves up a plate of mediocre fishing in this week’s report. Don't blame him; he's only the messenger:

“Hello, Sebastian Inlet fans. I hope everyone had a great weekend — the weather was good! This report is going to be brief, as there isn't anything happening at the inlet, mostly due to the absolutely crappy conditions down there over the last five days.  The wind switch from offshore to onshore NNE, then to SSE, and 15 to 20 mph, has made a big mess out of the Atlantic. Rough conditions, muddy water and seaweed have put a damper on the fishing everywhere.

The only positive: The water has warmed up some, and has been at 71 degrees the last three days — that's a good thing. We need conditions to calm back down and clean up. During my last two trips to the inlet, the only fish I saw caught were small blues, jack crevalle, blue runners, stingrays and bonnet head sharks on the south jetty. Not what everyone is looking for. The entire inlet from the jetty to the back is plagued by dirty, weedy surf. The only snook activity I've heard about are fish being caught on jigs very early mornings before daylight, and late at night at the T-dock area; same thing, jigs. That's it in a nutshell until we get better conditions. We’re supposed to have another cool-down at the end of the week, Wednesday through Friday. It was nice to have a bit of springtime last week. But it will be back. Cheers, everyone!” — Snookman