Today’s (February 2) forecast calls for a high of only 53 degrees, sunny skies, NNW winds of 16 mph and five to seven-foot seas.

Our fishing guide, “Snookman” Wayne Landry brings you this fishing update from somewhere warm (his house):

“Good morning, Sebastian Inlet fans; I hope you had a great weekend — even though it was BRUTALLY cold both days — and stayed warm. The weekend at the inlet was an unpleasant place to be. Saturday was windy, cold and rough; Sunday was BRUTAL in the cold department with high winds, rough water and wind chills in the 20s, not a lot of anglers out there. This report is short because there wasn't any reason to go down there in that kind of weather. I was down on Friday for a couple hours, before the chill down, and there was not much going on anywhere in the inlet, except for the north jetty. Everywhere else was dead, or nobody was fishing. About the only fish I saw caught on the north jetty were small bluefish on spoons, jigs, and cut bait, a couple of BIG black drum on clams, and one on a flair jig. Remember, if you are using live clams for bait, you are NOT ALLOWED TO BRING THEM OUT ON THE JETTY IN THE SHELLS. THE RULES STATE YOU MUST SHUCK THEM AT THE CLEANING STATION AND PUT THEM IN A CONTAINER. This keeps our jetty clean of the shells, and from stinking it up with the leftover liquids from breaking them open on the deck. Also, on a safety note, nobody will trip on the shells stuck in the grates or discarded on the deck. Thank you! Other fish I saw caught were just a few sheepshead in and around the pilings on fiddler crabs and sandfleas. Along the wall between the bait shop and bridge, I did see a couple small snook and redfish caught on live shrimp, and a couple sheepshead. This was all the action I saw on either side on Friday. 

This week will start out chilly, but the temperatures will warm back up by Wednesday-Thursday. If the winds don't mess the water up, we may have some good fishing — the only other thing holding it back is the very cold water (currently showing 58 to 60 degrees, which is too cold for our fishies’ comfort. We shall see what happens. Have a great week everyone! Stay safe, and be well.” — Snookman.