Russ, Jamie, Garret, and Ryan
Russ and his boys Jamie, Garret, and Ryan met me at the Sebastian Inlet boat ramp. The weather was questionable. Rain moving in from the west. It was going to be a half day, like it or not. The tide in the inlet is high at 5:40 a.m. Bait was no problem, croakers still holding strong. After bait fishing we anchored up at the inlet. The Snook bite was a little slow. Garrett and Jamie caught a nice size Snook each. Russ had one shot as well but never got the hook to set. That was it for the two hours that we fished the tip. We netted a few crabs that were coming through. We spent some time looking for the Redfish but never spotted them.

I decided we should run the beaches. We came across the Bonita and Ryan quickly hooked and landed one. That was pretty cool. We chased the schools, running and gunning. Never could get another hook up. We also came across schools of greenies. Ryan sabikied a few. The storms were getting close and the winds were blowing west pretty strong. We started drift fishing through the bait pods with live greenies out the back. We had one big Tarpon hit and roll on one of our baits. Everyone got to see the fish but we never got a hook in it. That was cool though. We made a few more drifts up until it started storming and we had to run back. It was a fun trip and a great group of guys to fish with. Thanks again Russ, Jamie, Garret, and Ryan hope to fish with you guys in the future.

Al and Julia
Al lives on the west coast of Florida, Ft Meyers area. Julia, Al’s daughter lives in Kansas. They were staying here locally on a family gathering. They decided to call me and try there luck at a day of fishing Sebastian. The inlet tide was high at 1:50 p.m. We met up at 1 p.m. at the Inlet boat ramps. The weather was a little rainy but no lightning. They were cool with getting a little wet. It was raining pretty good when we were catching croakers.

Once we started fishing, it was one after another Snook action for about a solid hour. I was running circles around the console. It was a lot of fun. I think Al caught 5 or 6, the biggest was the last one and it was 20lbs. on the nose. Great job out there Al. Julia did a great job as well, she landed 4 or 5 big Snook. Her biggest was 15lbs. We decided to give the Snook a break and moved in and looked for the Reds. Never did see any but we did hook up and lose 3 Reds. Al and I both saw his and it was a monster. Well, we tried for a bit longer and no luck. The winds were on it and it was a little tricky. That was a great Snook bite and the two of you were great to fish with. I hope we can fish together in the future. Enjoy the Pictures. Thanks again Al and Julia for a great day on the water.

Tim and Robert
Trip #2 night time Inlet. I picked them up at Capt. Hiram’s dock at 6 p.m. We headed and caught some croakers and then a few Pins. It was low tide in the Inlet at 6:50 p.m. It was a little windy and the ocean had a little chop. When we started fishing the tide had just changed and it wasn’t quite dark yet. Tim caught a Jack on the first drift. There were some Bluefish in there as well. Robert caught one. It was tough fishing, the tide started ripping to fast to fish. We tried a bunch of different spots and no luck.

Well We left and went and fished the docks for a bit. Tim hooked up a nice Snook and got schooled in the dock. I rigged up the meat stick and tossed a croaker in there. It took a few minutes but it eventually got hammered. The Snook came busting out of the water and it was game on. Robert fought the Snook to the boat and it was 31″. Well we fished for a little while longer and no luck. It was a slow night and not a lot of action but Tim and Robert are a lot of fun fishing with. Thanks Tim and Robert for all your support and the T-shirt. I really appreciate it and Tim sorry I couldn’t meet you for the scotch drink the next day, I ended up fishing a trip that afternoon. Thanks again guys! talk to you later!

Lavonda, Peggy, Derek, and Brandon
Lavonda, Peggy, Derek, and Brandon are all related, Grandma, Mom, and Sons. They are from Kansas and never really have been in the ocean fishing before. They couldn’t meet up till 11 a.m. The tide at the inlet was high at 10:50 a.m. It was going to work out. We went and caught our croakers and gave the tide a bit to get flowing.

Once we started fishing for Snook the bite was on. We had fish on with in a few minutes. Derek missed the first hit. Brandon set up nicely on his first hit and landed a good size Snook approx. 16lbs. He was stoked, his biggest fish ever before that was a 7lb. Bass. Derek jumped right back and landed a fatty as well. The two caught a couple more each and Derek caught a Jack. Lavonda, there Mom had a little tough of a time getting one to stay on. The bite shut off like a light switch. We decided to check and see if the Reds were coming up and they were. We must of made 30 drifts and had some fish really close and crabs were right there just couldn’t get that hit. We finished the day catching some BIG JACKS!!! Derek caught two of them and I’m guessing 45lbs. They were big. Brandon caught one that 16lbs. Well it was another fun trip. Thanks Lavonda, Peggy, Derek, and Brandon it was a pleasure to fish with all of you.