Good morning everyone! Fishing in the Indian River has been very good, with quite a few Redfish being caught, despite them being a bit spooky. Clearer water conditions have made them easier to find, but tougher to fool. Smaller artificials, such as the Storm Mangrove Minnow and flies such as sliders have proven effective, and best fished with lighter leaders. Snook have also been around, and have been a bit easier to get to eat, falling for the same soft plastics and flies. Seatrout are also being taken, and are often found around schools of Pilchards in 2 or 3 feet of water. Surf fishing has suffered from the increased East winds, roughing up the shore. Once things calm back down, look for Snook to continue to push out onto the beaches with these warmer temps. Snook fishing in the inlets has been very good, but with the clearer water it’s been far better with live bait, Croakers, Pinfish, and Pigfish. Offshore, the windier conditions have made getting out tough, but prior to that Dolphin trolling had been good in 180-200′ of water, and Kingfish were active in 80′ of water. There have also been plenty of big Jack Crevalle and some Tarpon nearshore. The weather looks to improve for the weekend, so get out there and good luck!
Synopsis: Surface high pressure over the mid Atlantic will shift eastward midweek, allowing an easterly wave over the Bahamas to move toward the Florida peninsula. This will tighten the pressure gradient, increasing onshore winds through late week. Wind and wave conditions will approach or exceed Small Craft Advisory criteria for the local Atlantic waters.GULF STREAM HAZARDS…East winds 15 to 20 knots north of the Cape, and increasing to 20 to 25 knots south of the Cape today into tonight. Seas building to 6 to 8 feet.
The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Sunday April 28th.
43 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet. 32 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral. 25 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet. 18 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet. 12 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.
Today
East winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet with a dominant period 6 seconds. Choppy on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers.
Tonight
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with a dominant period 7 seconds. Choppy on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Thursday
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant period 7 seconds. Choppy on the intracoastal waters. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Choppy on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Friday
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Friday Night
South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Saturday
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Chance of showers.
Sunday
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Tides for Fort Pierce Inlet starting with May 1, 2019.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
W 1 Low 12:35 AM 0.5 6:42 AM Rise 5:00 AM 16
1 High 6:46 AM 1.9 7:55 PM Set 5:06 PM
1 Low 12:55 PM 0.4
1 High 7:15 PM 2.0
Th 2 Low 1:17 AM 0.5 6:41 AM Rise 5:32 AM 9
2 High 7:29 AM 2.0 7:55 PM Set 5:59 PM
2 Low 1:34 PM 0.3
2 High 7:58 PM 2.1
F 3 Low 1:57 AM 0.4 6:40 AM Rise 6:06 AM 4
3 High 8:10 AM 2.0 7:56 PM Set 6:54 PM
3 Low 2:11 PM 0.1
3 High 8:40 PM 2.2
Sa 4 Low 2:35 AM 0.4 6:40 AM Rise 6:41 AM 1
4 High 8:49 AM 2.0 7:56 PM Set 7:50 PM
4 Low 2:48 PM 0.0
4 High 9:22 PM 2.2
Su 5 Low 3:14 AM 0.3 6:39 AM Rise 7:19 AM 0
5 High 9:29 AM 2.0 7:57 PM Set 8:49 PM
5 Low 3:25 PM -0.1
5 High 10:04 PM 2.3