Today's (August 25) forecast calls for thunderstorms, a high of 87 degrees, SW winds of 8 to 11 mph, and four to six-foot seas. Look for afternoon thunderstorms through Friday and scattered thunderstorms next weekend. 

 Here's the latest from legendary angler and state park volunteer "Snookman" Wayne Landry: 

“Good morning all you Sebastian Inet fishing fans and friends! I hope everyone had a great weekend and stayed dry with all the rain we had — it was intense at my house! Here is your fishing update for this week: There wasn’t much activity at the inlet over the weekend, thanks to hurricane Erin creating 8 to 9-foot waves Thursday and Friday. The surf churned the water around the inlet and up and down the entire coast in our area. The winds were not a problem at all, just the surf making the water very dirty everywhere. Water temperatures have cooled back down to an acceptable 85 degrees as of this writing. When it cleans up more, the fishing should turn on as we enter September. This is when the mullet arrive, sparking the ‘fall bite.’ Here's to hoping. On a good note, the District’s webcam is partially back up and running! We have still pics that update about every 33 or so minutes, weather data in the blue left sidebar that updates every 33 seconds. The video feature will be added in a few weeks. It’s a great start to getting back to normal. Here is a brief update on the action, or lack thereof, of what's happening around the inlet: 

North Jetty: Here, the water was still rough over the weekend, but it looked a bit calmer this morning. The water is still silted up quite a bit, but they are catching small mangrove snappers on shrimp and greenies around the pilings and the rocks at the tip. Incoming tide is the better tide to fish them, but they can be caught at the tip on the outgoing as well. Black margates and catfish are there as well. Snook fishing has been slow due to the dirty water. Incoming tide has produced just a few hookups on live mojarra and croakers, as well as at the tip on outgoing tide. We need an ENE wind to clean it back up. 

South jetty: Here, conditions are poor. Three to four-foot surf is keeping the water messy, and lingering seaweed is rendering tough fishing conditions. The water is much shallower on this side, which doesn't help. The outgoing at the tip is pretty much catfish city, along with black margates, spot tail pins and jack crevalle on cut shrimp. The incoming was producing great catch-and-release snook action before water conditions worsened from the passing storm.  Since it has cleaned up a tad, there are a few snook being caught on live croakers and mojarras; you just need to locate the fish. There have been a few redfish in the mix to keep it interesting.

T-Dock area: Around the dock pilings, the mangrove snapper are still here, but in the numbers previously reported. Most of the fish have been right around 10 inches of so; few reports of the bigger ones we were getting. Either tide with shrimp or greenies has been producing fish. Also, I received reports of decent Spanish mackerel caught on live greenies on a float rig, and on tiny white jigs and spoons. The first outgoing tide has been better for them. Also, for those tossing jigs and silver spoons on the outgoing tide, there have been nice jack crevalle caught, as they are following the schools of mullet coming into the inlet. 

Surf both sides: The surf fishing has largely been a bust due to the big waves created by Erin. But as it calms back down and cleans up, look for schools of mullet moving down the beach as we are getting closer to the fall mullet run — if even have one. Snook, tarpon, redfish, sharks will be a possibility. Fish with either live baits, or large plastic swim baits fish in and around the schools of bait. And as the water cools back down for those fishing shrimp and sandfleas, whiting, croakers and black drum are a possibility. 

That's all I have for this week. Hopefully, conditions will improve and storms will stay away!  Remember, snook season reopens September 1. It’s one fish per person per day, minimum 28 inches, tail PINCHED; maximum 32 inches with the tail PINCHED. Get out and enjoy what our inlet has to offer.” - Snookman.