Slow bite yesterday off of Ft. Pierce inlet. Scattered sailfish and Mahi from 110′-200′ trolling small ballyhoo. The best of the bite being early morning or late afternoon. A few small schools of bait being marked while fishing in that same depth range. Farther to the south the Spanish mackerel and jacks are thick in the St Lucie inlet and to the south off pecks lake. Keep an eye out for the boats about 1/4 mile off the beach plenty of fish to be caught.
As for inshore, there has been a few pompano on the flats around Stuart. Another front coming in the weekend should get them fired up a little more. Only 11 days till snook season reopens, its a great time to take advantage of the catch/release before the crowd of anglers come in to fish for diner. The bite has been great in the north fork river and the Rio area across from downtown Stuart. Don’t be surprised if you see a few Spanish that far up river as we have had a really good tide flow the last few weeks. Great clarity all the way up river to Ten Cent bridge.Tight lines and good luck this weekend. -Cullen
National Weather Service Marine Forecast
.SYNOPSIS…SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY DURING SUNDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES, THEN GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATION WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE BEHIND IT THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
National Weather Service Marine Forecast
THIS AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. TONIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. A LIGHT CHOP ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. SATURDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. CHOPPY ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. SATURDAY NIGHT SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. CHOPPY ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. SUNDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ROUGH ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING… THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida Tide Chart
Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida
27.4683° N, 80.2967° W
2017-01-20 Fri 2:28 PM EST 1.6 feet High Tide
2017-01-20 Fri 5:52 PM EST Sunset
2017-01-20 Fri 8:46 PM EST 0.1 feet Low Tide
2017-01-21 Sat 3:18 AM EST 1.6 feet High Tide
2017-01-21 Sat 7:11 AM EST Sunrise
2017-01-21 Sat 9:15 AM EST 0.5 feet Low Tide
2017-01-21 Sat 3:21 PM EST 1.5 feet High Tide
2017-01-21 Sat 5:53 PM EST Sunset
2017-01-21 Sat 9:40 PM EST 0.1 feet Low Tide
2017-01-22 Sun 4:14 AM EST 1.6 feet High Tide
2017-01-22 Sun 7:11 AM EST Sunrise
2017-01-22 Sun 10:12 AM EST 0.5 feet Low Tide
2017-01-22 Sun 4:15 PM EST 1.5 feet High Tide
2017-01-22 Sun 5:54 PM EST Sunset
// Vero Beach, Indian River, Florida Tide Chart
Vero Beach, Indian River, Florida
27.6333° N, 80.3750° W
2017-01-20 Fri 11:53 AM EST -0.2 feet Low Tide
2017-01-20 Fri 5:35 PM EST 0.2 feet High Tide
2017-01-20 Fri 5:52 PM EST Sunset
2017-01-20 Fri 11:46 PM EST -0.3 feet Low Tide
2017-01-21 Sat 6:32 AM EST 0.3 feet High Tide
2017-01-21 Sat 7:12 AM EST Sunrise
2017-01-21 Sat 12:54 PM EST -0.2 feet Low Tide
2017-01-21 Sat 5:53 PM EST Sunset
2017-01-21 Sat 6:24 PM EST 0.1 feet High Tide
2017-01-22 Sun 12:33 AM EST -0.3 feet Low Tide
2017-01-22 Sun 7:11 AM EST Sunrise
2017-01-22 Sun 7:25 AM EST 0.3 feet High Tide
2017-01-22 Sun 1:51 PM EST -0.2 feet Low Tide
2017-01-22 Sun 5:54 PM EST Sunset
2017-01-22 Sun 7:13 PM EST 0.1 feet High Tide
// Stuart, St. Lucie River, Florida Tide Chart
Stuart, St. Lucie River, Florida
27.2000° N, 80.2583° W
2017-01-20 Fri 11:48 AM EST 0.3 feet Low Tide
2017-01-20 Fri 4:55 PM EST 0.8 feet High Tide
2017-01-20 Fri 5:53 PM EST Sunset
2017-01-21 Sat 12:17 AM EST 0.1 feet Low Tide
2017-01-21 Sat 5:45 AM EST 0.8 feet High Tide
2017-01-21 Sat 7:10 AM EST Sunrise
2017-01-21 Sat 12:46 PM EST 0.4 feet Low Tide
2017-01-21 Sat 5:48 PM EST 0.7 feet High Tide
2017-01-21 Sat 5:54 PM EST Sunset
2017-01-22 Sun 1:11 AM EST 0.1 feet Low Tide
2017-01-22 Sun 6:41 AM EST 0.8 feet High Tide
2017-01-22 Sun 7:10 AM EST Sunrise
2017-01-22 Sun 1:43 PM EST 0.3 feet Low Tide
2017-01-22 Sun 5:54 PM EST Sunset
2017-01-22 Sun 6:42 PM EST 0.7 feet High Tide