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Week of August 3: The north jetty appears to be your best bet right now

A man and a child are on a fishing boat, equipped with fishing rods, surrounded by blue water. Enjoying a day out on the sea.
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Today's (August 3) forecast calls for partly sunny skies in the morning, scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon, a high of 86 degrees,  SSE winds of 10 mph and two to three-foot seas. 

Our fishing guide, "Snookman" Wayne Landry says there's plenty of action on the north jetty if you fish the incoming tide:

“Hello, Sebastian inlet fans and family; I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend despite the rain. . This first report for August is brief again, as most of the action has been on the north side where the water has been a lot cleaner than the south side. Here we go: 

North Jetty: Over here, most of the action has been on the incoming high tide as I previously mentioned. Plenty of catch-and-release snook on live shrimp, croakers and mullet, they have kind of turned off on the mojarra. For those fishing live shrimp and live of dead greenies and pilchards around the pilings and rocks, they are still catching mangrove snappers. Also, dead shrimp are still attracting spot tail pins and small sheepshead. This action on the snapper and sheepshead goes all the way along the seawall to the bait shop and cleaning station. The outgoing tide at the tip is also producing catch-and-release snook and reds in the early morning hours on live croakers and mullet. I also heard about a couple of nice 26 to 27-inch cubera snapper caught on live mullet and croakers. Big and small jack crevalle are around for those fishing the channel area with baits, jigs and spoons. Also, some mangroves were caught around the rocky tip on the outgoing. 

South Jetty: I haven't heard anything new from here, but judging by the number of people on the jetty day-to-day that the fishing action is  the same from last week’s report. Incoming tide being the better tide with some catch-and-release snook caught on all live baits, especially the croakers. Mangrove snapper and sheepshead should still be the best bet for those fishing live shrimp and greenies along the rocks. Outgoing at the tip, same cast of characters as always, this time of year with cut dead shrimp: spot tail pins, black margates, whiting, sheepshead, and the ever-present puffers and kitty fish. Blue runners and jack crevalle, as always, should be in the mix. The water on this side has been a lot dirtier than the north side due to the rain runoff flowing from the Sebastian river, and moving south along the beach. 

 T-dock cleaning station area: Back here, the fishing has been slow due to the dock being mostly closed. Either tide, fishing live or dead shrimp and greenies, has resulted in anglers catching small snappers of various species, spot tail pins and small sheepshead. Not a whole lot going on, but the water has been cleaner here than out front around the jetty; just nobody fishing, no one wants to crawl around on the rocks and get hurt. 

 Surf Area, both sides: Again, there hasn't been anyone fishing the surf due to the limited access on the south side, and the massive sand bar on the north side creating a shallow water situation, even on the high tide phase. 

Well folks, that's it in a nutshell for this week. Looks like it's going to be another rainy week and the winds swapping around to be ESE for the remainder of the week, and by Thursday-Friday, the surf kicking back up to two to three feet, with winds in the 10 to 15 mph range, and the water temp has dropped back down to 71 today, Monday, when it should be in the low to mid 80s this time of year. However, the anticipated ESE winds should warm it back up. Have a great week everyone!” —  Snookman.