Good Morning,Offshore over the weekend was a little slow but there were reports of a few dolphin out in like 200ft live bait produced the best.The kingfish bite slowed down a little with the swell that moved in but there were a few fish caught on the reef in like 80ft.The bottom fishing has been been ok with some nice snapper but that swell has slowed the bite down but hopefully will pick back up by the end of the week.The south jetty in Ft Pierce has produce some nice snook during the day on live shrimp with a few nice flounder around to.Inshore the snook fishing has been good around the mangrove islands north of the north bridge in Ft Pierce live bait has been the bait of choice. The Big Brothers and Big Sisters Spring Shootout was over the weekend for Kingfish 1st 42.30 Bottom Line 2nd 33.65 Pennyless 3rd 33.15 Dolphin 1st 27.65 Back Porch 2nd 24.50 Reef Cheif 3rd Screaming Seaman Congrats to these guys and thanks to everyone that fished. Todays Forecast and tide information-
Synopsis: PREVAILING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL PERSIST TODAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY AND STALL OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME ONSHORE INTO MID WEEK AS FRONT TO THE SOUTH WEAKENS AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION.
OFFSHORE MOVING SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT FOR TUESDAY.
.GULF STREAM HAZARDS…NONE.
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM BASED ON THE REAL TIME OCEAN FORECAST SYSTEM FROM THURSDAY APRIL 16TH:
42 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF PONCE INLET. 30 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF PORT CANAVERAL. 23 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SEBASTIAN INLET. 15 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FORT PIERCE INLET. 9 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT LUCIE INLET.
Today
South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. A moderate chop on the Intracoastal waters. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning…then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Tonight
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening…then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida 27.4683° N, 80.2967° W 2015-04-20 Mon 10:15 AM EDT 2.3 feet High Tide 2015-04-20 Mon 4:24 PM EDT -0.7 feet Low Tide 2015-04-20 Mon 7:48 PM EDT Sunset 2015-04-20 Mon 10:51 PM EDT 2.4 feet High Tide
Stuart, St. Lucie River, Florida 27.2000° N, 80.2583° W 2015-04-20 Mon 12:42 PM EDT 1.1 feet High Tide 2015-04-20 Mon 7:48 PM EDT Sunset 2015-04-20 Mon 7:55 PM EDT -0.5 feet Low Tide
Sebastian Inlet bridge, Indian River, Florida (2) 27.8600° N, 80.4483° W 2015-04-20 Mon 9:41 AM EDT 2.6 feet High Tide 2015-04-20 Mon 4:01 PM EDT -0.5 feet Low Tide 2015-04-20 Mon 7:49 PM EDT Sunset 2015-04-20 Mon 10:17 PM EDT 2.7 feet High Tide
Good luck,Kadri
