Good Afternoon,
The weather may have been bad today but we have a great weekend forecast ahead of us. Offshore fishing has still been great with big Mahi being reported every couple of days. The bite has seemed to be north up by Ft. Pierce and South closer to Jupiter. Most Mahi caught this weekend were reported between 250-300ft. The Sailfish bite however has been fantastic out of Stuart, it seems like live bait has been the most productive for the Sails. Mutton fishing in 60-80ft in Stuart has also been very productive. Frozen boxes of Spanish Sardines have been hard to come by, but we have Cigar minnows in stock that will get the job done.
The Inshore Snook fishing in Stuart has been on fire. Fishing the docks with Live Pilchards is your best bet on catching numbers, If you’re going after quality there have been plenty of schools of Mullet as the spring mullet run has started. Use the larger Mullet along the seawalls and you’ll be sure to hook into a large over slot. There have been big Schools of large Jacks on Sailfish Flats and off the beach as well.
Weather:
South to southwest flow will dominate through Saturday with scattered lightning storms pushing offshore, with some strong to severe storms possible today and again tomorrow afternoon. A cold front will cross the local Atlantic waters Sunday followed by high pressure building south over the area.
.GULF STREAM HAZARDS…South to southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet.
The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Tuesday, April 21st.
41 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet. 30 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral. 24 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet. 16 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet. 9 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.
This Afternoon
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period 6 seconds. Choppy on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Tonight
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period 6 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Saturday
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet with a dominant period 7 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers after midnight.
Sunday
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Tides:
Sewall Point, St. Lucie River, Florida
27.1750° N, 80.1883° W
2020-04-24 Fri 6:11 PM EDT -0.1 feet Low Tide
2020-04-24 Fri 7:50 PM EDT Sunset
2020-04-24 Fri 9:23 PM EDT Moonset
2020-04-24 Fri 11:59 PM EDT 1.1 feet High Tide
2020-04-25 Sat 6:36 AM EDT 0.2 feet Low Tide
2020-04-25 Sat 6:46 AM EDT Sunrise
2020-04-25 Sat 8:30 AM EDT Moonrise
2020-04-25 Sat 12:04 PM EDT 1.0 feet High Tide
2020-04-25 Sat 6:44 PM EDT -0.1 feet Low Tide
2020-04-25 Sat 7:50 PM EDT Sunset
2020-04-25 Sat 10:18 PM EDT Moonset
2020-04-26 Sun 12:38 AM EDT 1.1 feet High Tide
2020-04-26 Sun 6:45 AM EDT Sunrise
2020-04-26 Sun 7:12 AM EDT 0.3 feet Low Tide
2020-04-26 Sun 9:11 AM EDT Moonrise
2020-04-26 Sun 12:41 PM EDT 0.9 feet High Tide
2020-04-26 Sun 7:21 PM EDT -0.0 feet Low Tide
2020-04-26 Sun 7:51 PM EDT Sunset
2020-04-26 Sun 11:14 PM EDT Moonset