I am looking for info for shore fishing on Sebastian inlet. Any clues?

Question

Thanks...I hope Brandon does see this one. I'm only about 20 miles from Sebastian inlet and read an article last night about snook fishing there. Would like to know more.

Answer 1

Here's some good tips for Jetty fishing:

#1. Live-bait is # 1! Either cast-net your own Finger-Mullet/Pogeys or buy Live Shrimp/Mud-Minnows.

#2. Try to find an area of slower current/Feeder creeks nearby Sebastion so you can "float" your bait. If the fish are hittin' "top" use a "popping cork" , but generally ,use the old reliable "dial-a-depth" float, bobber stop, & 1/4 OZ weight . ( I like circle-hooks in 1-1/0 for baitfishing with a cork.)

Floating your bait keeps it out of the rocks and away from "trash fish" & "dinks". If you can't float your live bait, (due to current), use a 1/4-1 OZ Jig and "swim" your bait through the rock/jetty areas. (hook shrimp in bottom of tail; F-Mullet in top-section of lips; Etc.)

#3. You CAN bottom fish but expect lotsa "dinks" ,"trash fish", and "snags".

#4. Snook tend to feed during low light levels. Snook also LOVE lures and Jigs.

Spec-Trout/Sand Trout/Weakfish always come in pairs and schools. So, if you DO catch a Trout, odds are there are 3-4 more swimming in the vicinity.Trout also LOVE topwater lures! IN FACT, a good way to "scout" for trout is to throw & "walk the dog" and see if you get a "swipe" at your lure.
If you get a "swipe", thouroughly fish the area with a jig/shrimp, jig/mud-minnow, Etc.

Flounder love a "carolina-rigged" Finger-Mullet bounced along the bottom. Find a nice sandy/prt-muddy bottom, adjacent to a flowing feeder creek, NEAR the jetty. Flounder will position themselves just out of the fast-current and strike at baitfish schools.

Sheephead/Drum are super-tasty and fun to catch. Use fiddler-crabs or small pieces of oyster, shrimp. Believe it or not the BEST way in a jetty/rock area to fish for Sheepies/Drum is with a HEAVY-DUTY cane-pole rigged with a Fiddler-crab on a 1/0 circle hook & 1/2 OZ barrel weight! Just keep your eyes peeled for them , and if you do see 1, drop your cane pole rigged line nearby. AND HOLD ON! They fight STRONG! Esp on a cane-pole. (Make sure to get a superstrong cane pole, not one of those Walmart "toothpick" canepoles. Call around to bait shops in your area and ask for a STRONG cane pole.)

Snook fishing is also VERY fun at night. Look for lighted docks, piers, Etc. They will sit just outside the light (in the shadow) and wait for a Shrimp, Mullet, Pogey, to show itself.

MORE HINTS:
I think you are fishing from shore, right?
Thats tough because you can't move around and "follow the tide", baitfish and gamefish. In a boat you can fish "current" all day in various canals and creeks and keep the schools of bait always nearby.

Make sure to use 10-14 LB flurocarbon leaders! Most "old salts" are "set in their ways" & don't think flurocarbon makes a difference. It does!

Shorefishing: Have one rod rigged for "live bait" and be CASTING jigs and lures with another.

Go AWAY from the crowd! Don't sit on a pier/dock/shoreline with 28 other people and expect to catch your limit! There are numerous different parks AWAY from Sebastion that hold more fish because very few people fish for them. DO YOUR HOMEWORK and find some obscure "honey-holes"! Go fishing at night or in the early morning.

I was raised fishing on the Mayport jettys in Jacksonville, FLA and it's jetty is comparable to Sebastion. In Mayport, unless something is "running" (like Spanish, Flounder or Monster Reds), fishing the jetty-rocks themselves can be "hit or miss", (mostly MISS!). Most people who DO "fish the rocks" are usually after Sheephead & Drum.

In J-ville/Mayport, the surrounding feeder creeks near the mouth of the St. Johns produce better than the actual "rocks" of the jetty.

Brandon lives down there and should have some more relavant info, but I don't think it will be MUCH different than what I've suggested. I hope he will answer you and give you a fishing report! I'm stuck in MN right now and long for a nice FLA flats! (lol)

I just hope this helps ya somehow? Good luck bro!

UPDATE: I just got my Florida Sportsman Magazine,(Hey, even though I'm currently in MN doesn't mean I can't have a subscription to my fav fishing mag!!! lol). If you plan to fish alot in FLA you should subscribe or pick up FLA Sportsman Mag. It has tons of info that is relavant to inshore salt-offshore fishing in Southern climates. Plus they cover freshwater too!
Plus, their website www.floridasportsman.com has an excellent Forum where people can meet & greet and chat about FLA fishing. Heck, some Forum members will sometimes "trade" or take you fishing. Go check it out!

Answer 2

Sebastian Inlet Fishing

Answer 3

Sebastian Inlet Fishing Report

Answer 4

Check the report from Captain Sherie Stovall of Whitey's Bait & Tackle. It can be found at, http://flafin.blogspot.com .

Answer 5

I hope Brandon will answer you that is his stompen ground!