Treasure Coast Fishing Report: June 21
INDIAN RIVER COUNTYDoug Eisinger of Wabasso Tackle reported that his customers caught dolphin over the weekend in 65 to 85 feet. The best technique is trolling ballyhoo with black and red or black and purple skirts. Pulling birds ahead of the skirts also helps, he said. Some of the fish have been in the 28- to 30-pound range and were around weeds, finally. On the flats, the surprising flounder action continued. Arkansas glow jigs in -ounce weight work best.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
Lisa Carra of DeBrooks Fishing Corner in Fort Pierce said some of the better action offshore this past week and looking ahead is the snapper fishing. Mutton fishing has been steady in 20 to 30 feet of water with some mangrove snapper catches, too. Cut bait is the preferred offering. Dolphin were scattered. Inshore, the redfish bite was consistent with live shrimp getting plenty of bites. Trout fishing also is still good in low light.
MARTIN COUNTY
Freddie Caimotto of the Snook Nook in Jensen Beach reported scattered dolphin with some good fish still around. There were a handful caught at the Sand Hill the past few days, along with some little blackfin tuna. Grouper to 40 pounds were caught in 90 feet along with amberjacks. Sea bass fishing also is really good. Toward the Loran Tower, mutton snapper fishing was good. The sailfish bite was good in 125 feet, but live bait has been tough to find.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
According to Florida historians, Lake Okeechobee is named for the Seminole Indian word meaning "Big Water." That may be changed to "Big Dry Area" if the worst drought in 80 years of rainfall records continues. The lack of rain wicks away the lake's important water. This drought is only slightly drier than the previous worst-ever drought on record just four years ago. The fishing remains very good, but getting to them is becoming a challenge. Use caution.
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Grouper to 40 pounds were caught in 90 feet along with amberjacks. Sea bass fishing also is really good. Toward the Loran Tower, mutton snapper fishing was good. The sailfish bite was good in 125 feet, but live bait has been tough to find.
He said that trolling for grouper was unproductive, and bottom fishing only produced a few grunts and a couple of mangrove snapper. He had better luck a few days later trolling 6-ounce jigs on No. 3 planers in 35 feet of water.
The grouper were caught on fresh cut sardines. Birt said they began trolling right after bringing in the second grouper. "Trolling started a little slow for us, but we ended up catching eight nice dolphin including two in the mid-20-pound range," he
Offshore, black grouper up to 25 pounds good in 80 feet at Bethel Shoals on live pinfish. Long-range boats going to "The Corner'' at end of Bahamas for wahoo up to 40 pounds, catching them on blackfin tuna 10-12 pounds rigged for trolling.
Bluewater trolling is at its finest with billfish, wahoo, tuna and dolphin all available in good numbers. Amberjack and big bluefish are showing around towers and wrecks. Deep droppers are finding tilefish, sea bass, grouper, spadefish,
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I´d caught several species with the manns 30+ and 40+ They are really productive, however you have to change the original hooks in the 30+ model or you´ll lose too many grouper.
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