Good Morning!
Offshore:
The Mahi bite is still hot! The fish being caught are in the 10-20lbs range. They have been caught in 175ft-200ft of water. There have been a few nice Kingfish on the reefs at 60-80ft. THe Cobia are still following the Bullsharks out at the sandpile in Stuart.
Inshore:
The Snook bite is still on fire in the IRL slot and upper slot fish are being caught on twitch baits and Topwater plugs in the A.M and the Evening. You can pick up a few reds on shrimp imitations as well as some Snook and Trout. The Trout bite has still been great around Round island. Topwater plugs in the morning then switching it up to electric chicken D.O.A. shad tails whenm the sun is up has been producing some big fish. The night time bite has been great also, big trout are in the docklights in the North Fork of the St. Lucie and in the IRL in Jensen.
Weather:
Synopsis: A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE CAROLINA COAST THROUGH LATE WEEK. THIS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST BREEZE INTO FRIDAY…WITH GENERALLY POOR BOATING CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL. THE APPROACH OF A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY…THEN OVER THE WEEKEND BEHIND THE WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH…WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. 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 21ST. 43 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF PONCE INLET. 34 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF PORT CANAVERAL. 28 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SEBASTIAN INLET. 18 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF FORT PIERCE INLET. 11 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SAINT LUCIE INLET.
This Afternoon, Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant period 6 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters.
Tonight, Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with a dominant period 6 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Slight chance of showers.
Tides:
Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida
27.4683° N, 80.2967° W
2016-04-21 Thu 2:48 PM EDT -0.1 feet Low Tide
2016-04-21 Thu 7:49 PM EDT Sunset
2016-04-21 Thu 9:11 PM EDT 2.1 feet High Tide
Stuart, St. Lucie River, Florida
27.2000° N, 80.2583° W
2016-04-21 Thu 11:10 AM EDT 1.0 feet High Tide
2016-04-21 Thu 6:19 PM EDT -0.1 feet Low Tide
2016-04-21 Thu 7:49 PM EDT Sunset
2016-04-21 Thu 11:38 PM EDT 1.0 feet High Tide
Tight lines, Tyler!