![]() ![]() Cobia have been caught around the 60’ wrecks and reefs such as the Sand Pile and Pipe Barge. You can free line them or fish them on a jig head. The Permit have mainly been caught on live crabs at the boils off the power plant. ![]() Nearshore fishing has been steady with Permit, Cobia and big Jack Crevalles all making the catch list. Along with Muttons and Mangroves, there have been plenty of Lane and Vermillion Snapper around as well. Keep a flat line bait out when you’re Snapper fishing as there have been a lot of Kingfish caught in the same range. You’ll want to use a long leader as these fish can tend to get leader shy especially with the clearer water. A lot of them have been caught on the 50’-90’ reefs and wrecks. These fish are being caught on live baits, trolling and on vertical jigs by anglers out at the hill.įor those bottom fishing, we’ve had some clean water lately from a strong north current which has been good for those looking to target Mutton and Mangrove Snapper. We’ve had a solid Blackfin Tuna bite from 150’ out to Push Button Hill. Other things to look for to increase your chances would be debris in the water, temperature changes, color changes and birds overhead. Look for them around weedlines that are holding bait. We have been seeing flurries of Mahi being caught already south east of the inlet in 200′ which is a great sign for a good spring run. Our spring Mahi bite should be right around the corner. We’ve had some Sailfish action along the reefs and wrecks in 90’-140’ and these fish should push shallower with bait arriving nearshore. Bryan and Mike from Stuart Live Bait have been in the Manatee Pocket in the morning selling pilchards, threadfins and goggle eyes, give them a shout the night before to reserve your baits, 77. If you are going out to fish the surface, having enough bait is definitely going to be important as there have been a lot of Bonita around that you may have to pick through to get the quality bites. We are starting to see some bait show up on some of the nearshore reefs such as Bull Shark Barge. ![]() April typically brings along some excellent offshore fishing if you are looking to head out the St. ![]()
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