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Week of September 23: Snook bite slows down, but Spanish mackerel are going wild

A man proudly holding a large fish by the seafront, with a railing and ocean in the background.
Angler of the Week; Our fishing guide, "Snookman" Wayne Landry sent us this photo of Aaron and a story about karma. Fishing was slow on the day Aaron was at the north jetty, so he took a break and picked up or kicked into the water all of the dead greenies and finger mullet that were rotting in the sun. Afterwards, he caught this 34-inch snook using a live mullet. Thanks, Aaron,  you deserve this fine catch. Please send your photos to www.sitd.us/contact-us. Don't send them via Facebook messenger. And remember, we love details! Please include your name, hometown, species of fish and (if you want to share) the bait or lure that worked for you!

Today's (Monday) forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies, a few showers possible in the afternoon, a sweaty 85 degrees, E winds at 13-14 mph, and three to four-foot seas. Cloudy on Tuesday and the possibility of thunderstorms during the rest of the week. 

Our fishing guide, "Snookman" Wayne Landry offers a brief report this week: 

“Good morning, all you hard core Sebastian Inlet fishing junkies. I hope everyone had a great weekend. This report is going to be short, as nothing has changed since last week’s report. The water is still murky due to stormwater runoff from the mainland and the sand churned up by the lingering swells. It's going to be wet and rough this week on the jetty and the south side as well.

Baitfish remain plentiful around the jetties: Pilchards, greenies and finger mullet, but the bigger mullet that were coming down the coast have diminished. The reduction combined with the poor water quality has slowed the snook bite to random catches, mostly, in the surf and on the beach side of the north jetty. Over the weekend, the Spanish mackerel went on a suicide mission and have been hitting the best I've seen in a while! Plenty of nice fish are being caught, and the redfish action has taken up where the snook left off. Most of the action has been on the incoming tide. The south side, same thing: incoming tide, some Spanish, a few snook and plenty of redfish and jack crevalle to keep it interesting — on live baits. On Sunday, I saw a couple of pompano caught on the south jetty and on the north jetty, a couple of  sheepshead and a black drum or two.

That’s it for this week. It's not what it was a couple of weeks ago, but it is some action, especially for the Spanish mackerel. They've gone crazy on the north jetty! Have a great week, everyone!” –  Snookman