Fishing the inlets and bridges at night for Snook has been pretty solid, both on live bait and flare jigs, and a few Tarpon are still being caught at night in Fort Pierce. Flounder are also starting to show up in the inlets, caught mostly on live finger mullet and shrimp, and Pompano fishing has been good on incoming water. Offshore conditions look to be fairly rough for a few days, but fishing has been good. Cobia are abundant, as are Kingfish, and Sailfish have been plentiful to the north. In the Indian River, Redfish catches continue to be good throughout the area. Most fish are holding near mangrove shorelines, and birds on those shorelines are a good indication of bait, and thus fish. Snook are showing back up a bit, and as the water warms a bit that should get better. The surf has been good, with Spanish Mackerel prolific in some areas, and some Pompano. There have been lots of Spinner Sharks as well. Good luck out there! Don’t forget we have Capt. Joe Gonzalez in the Vero store on Saturday, March 23rd, starting at 1:00 talking about fish behavior and fishing for Bonefish, Permit, and Tarpon in South Florida, don’t miss it!
Synopsis: High pressure over the mid-Atlantic states this morning will move east over the western Atlantic. A trailing ridge axis will gradually slip south across central Florida and the adjacent Atlantic late in the week. A weak cool front is forecast to push across the waters Saturday.
GULF STREAM HAZARDS…East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast tonight. Seas 4 to 6 feet.
The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Sunday March 10th.
38 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet. 27 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral. 22 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet. 14 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet. 9 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.
Today
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant period 6 seconds. Choppy on the intracoastal waters.
Tonight
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with a dominant period 7 seconds. Choppy on the intracoastal waters.
Thursday
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with a dominant period 7 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters.
Thursday Night
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
Friday
Southeast winds 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
Friday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Slight chance of showers.
Saturday
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely
Tides for Vero Beach (ocean) starting with March 13, 2019.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
W 13 High 1:01 AM 3.2 7:33 AM Set 1:02 AM 32
13 Low 6:59 AM 0.5 7:29 PM Rise 12:06 PM
13 High 1:04 PM 3.0
13 Low 7:26 PM 0.1
Th 14 High 2:01 AM 3.2 7:32 AM Set 2:02 AM 43
14 Low 8:03 AM 0.7 7:29 PM Rise 12:56 PM
14 High 2:05 PM 3.0
14 Low 8:33 PM 0.1
F 15 High 3:09 AM 3.2 7:31 AM Set 3:02 AM 54
15 Low 9:13 AM 0.7 7:30 PM Rise 1:52 PM
15 High 3:17 PM 3.0
15 Low 9:43 PM 0.0
Sa 16 High 4:18 AM 3.3 7:30 AM Set 4:01 AM 65
16 Low 10:22 AM 0.5 7:30 PM Rise 2:54 PM
16 High 4:31 PM 3.2
16 Low 10:51 PM -0.1