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Week of April 21: Plenty of wind and weedy water, but not so many fish 

Three people holding fish by the water, smiling and wearing casual summer clothes and hats.
Anglers of the Week: A happy trio of anglers with their slot limit catches, three of the many snook they caught  using live threadfins in the inlet with captain Greg, owner and operator of Snookside Fishing Charters. Thanks to Snookman for the photo.  Please send us your Angler of the Week photos. We love sharing fishing 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 vertically 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 79 degrees, ESE winds of 12 mph and two to three-foot seas. Similar conditions are expected throughout the week, with no rain in the forecast.

Our fishing guide, “Snookman” Wayne Landry says fishing is hit-or-miss, thanks to cooler, murkier water and windy conditions:

“Good morning, all my Sebastian Inlet fishing junkies! I hope you all had a happy Easter weekend! The fishing has been mostly slow  – one day good; the next few days, nothing. The main culprits are the water quality and conditions. All weekend while I was at the inlet, the winds have been  brisk out of the ESE (10-20 mph), and the three to four-foot seas soaked the south jetty. Also, the wind and the waves have transformed the entire inlet into a muddy mess again. Last Friday, I saw thick sargassum weed, rendering fishing tougher as well. It's everywhere!

The only fish I saw  caught over the weekend were nice snook  caught in the area back near the T-dock and cleaning station. Back there, the water is calmer and a little less weedy than out front on the jetty. On Sunday afternoon, the bite was decent. I saw several over-slots caught and several slots taken as well. Live mojarra was the bait of choice, if you could find some. They have been hard to get. One day they might be there; the next few days, none. Just like the fish. Boaters have been doing  well with the snook on both sides of the inlet along the shorelines — a lot of big fish caught using live threadfins for bait. The inside of the south jetty on the incoming tide has been producing plenty of under-slot snook and jack crevalle. Before the winds picked up, they were catching flounder on the beachside of the jetty, but that is all blown out now, along with any surf fishing. This week, the winds are expected to be  tough out of the ESE, and again, the water hasn't warmed back up. As of this writing it was showing 73 degrees, which is too cool for the hot action we need. 

That's it for this week. The weather should be nice, just a bit breezy. Grab your gear, water and  find a calm spot in the back of the inlet and catch ya one! Cheers.” — Snookman

A dolphin fin in the ocean with a pier and people in the background.
A dolphin passes through the Sebastian Inlet channel.