Treasure Coast fishing
March 11th, 2007 by Fishing admin
Capt. Gary Rhinehart of Action Guide Service and Professional Outfitters in Vero Beach said the spotted seatrout are starting to get a little bigger. This week, his charters were able to pick up a few in the 4-pound class while fishing soft plastic lures in three feet of water along the edge of the grassflats. There are also some nice redfish being caught north of Vero Beach — running in schools with as many as 35 fish in a pack. Other catches in the river this week included flounder, Spanish mackerel and ladyfish.ST. LUCIE COUNTY
Live bait continues to hold within a short distance outside of the Fort Pierce Inlet. The offshore action continues to center on gag grouper to 20 pounds on the reefs and the beginning of the spring run of mangrove snapper. Inshore, Scott Seitzinger of The Shrimp Spot said the Turning Basin has been a good spot for night fishermen to land snook close to the top end of the 34-inch maximum slot size. Flare hawks and live pinfish fished on the bottom are the way to get bites.MARTIN COUNTY
Pirates Cove Resort and Marina said two sailfish were released and two cobia were caught under a whale shark in 70 feet of water along the Loran Tower Ledge aboard Quit Yer Bitchin with Capt. Randy Towe. Reminder: Be cautious around whale sharks as they are protected under state and federal laws. Safari party boat with Capt. Rocky Carbia reported a 22-pound gag grouper for Roy Leakhardt of Irwin, Pa. and a 14-pound gag for Larry Laney of Stuart. Hungry Bear with Capt. Larry Laffler said Keith Moore of Ohio caught 17 dolphin to 18 pounds.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
Capt. Larry Wright of Okeechobee said his charter Friday caught 63 bass while fishing out in the lake near Horse Island. Anglers caught fish up to 7.5, 8.5 and 9.5 pounds on wild shiners fished deep in the Kissimmee grass in 16 inches of water. Wright said it is awful shallow in many areas of the lake, so boaters need to be very careful when running between spots. Some fish are moving into the bedding areas to get ready to spawn and other fish have already spawned and are moving back out into open water, he said.
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