Today's forecast calls for a high of 85 degrees, partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon, SSE winds of 13 mph and one to two-foot seas. 

Our fishing guide, “Snookman” Wayne Landry has much to share today:

“Good morning, all my AWESOME Sebastian Inlet fishing friends and jetty visitors. Yesterday (June 30) was a grand day for the reopening of the north jetty! It was a fantastic turnout, to say the least! The weather was great, the water was clean and clear, and the fish were there in abundance. There were about 150 people or more that showed up to fish or just sightsee; it was fantastic! It was reminiscent of opening day of the fall snook season when the fish were biting well… and they stayed all day, too! I have to say, though, it is really nice to have the jetty back open because that is where we get the most fishing action. The north jetty offers  deeper water, and access farther out into the ocean, not to mention the abundance of more and better structure for the fish. Thank you to EVERYONE involved in the rebuilding of the jetty walkway area and the surrounding dunes and foliage. It was a job well done by all. So, without further delay, here is your HOT fishing report!! 

North jetty:  As I mentioned, the jetty was PACKED on Monday, and the fish were everywhere! On the walk out to the jetty with everyone, there were some small schools of large jack crevalle, 15 to 20-pounders chasing mullet and mojarra along the seawall and making quite the commotion. A couple of the ‘young  guns, I call them, were tossing large swim baits at them and hooking up, but none were landed as the hooks pulled out. That got everyone excited right off the bat! Once everyone claimed their spots, the tide came in nicely, and the fish started being hooked up, and come over the rails. Most of the fish were caught on live shrimp, black drum, redfish, black margates, sheepshead, and spadefish. For those fishing with live greenies and small crappie jigs and tiny swimbaits, the lookdowns were on fire! There were quite a lot of them caught! Not much to them, but they are VERY tasty to eat, and there are no limits or restrictions on them. For those fishing silver spoons out far, and vertical jigs, there were also quite a few nice bluefish in the 15 to 16-inch range caught. The snook were non-existent due to the abundance of all the huge goliath groupers harassing the schools and chasing them around. Only two were hooked and the groupers ate both of them, and one redfish. The groupers were trying to eat EVERYTHING being netted. My suggestion: Please DON'T target the snook during the summer so the groupers don't eat them all! Let them do their spawning thing; there are other species to catch that you CAN keep. That's pretty much all for this side. 

South side: Over here the water was pretty dirty, but not as dirty as it had been; it cleaned up some. At the tip they were catching black margates, spot tails, some sand perch, and a couple small whiting, and of course the pesky puffers and ever-present catfish. Once the tide started coming in, people on the south jetty moved to the north jetty. The water over there got pretty dirty, so they left. 

T-dock area: Back here the fishing has picked up, especially during the high tide phases. Small mangrove snapper are starting to show more as the water keeps warming up. I had some reports of a few keepers being caught on live greenies, and cut mojarra, and shrimp around the dock pilings. And as always, when the water gets a tad dirty, the puffers are abundant for the bait fishermen. On the outgoing tide when the greenies show up, there have some nice Spanish mackerel being caught on the live greenies, and small week of June 30 2025

swim baits. Other than that, it is still a bit slow. 

Surf area, both sides: On the north side, the water was silted up and there weren't any anglers fishing; just swimmers having fun. The south side remained a bit silted as well, but there were a few pockets of clean water around. For those fishing cut shrimp and live sandfleas, there were a couple nice pompano caught that I know of, along with some whiting. And again, the pesky catfish and once in a while bonnet head sharks to keep it interesting, along with a few bluefish. 

That's it in a nutshell! It is awesome to have the north jetty back open while fishing is hot. It is a blessing. This week is supposed to be riddled with afternoon thunderstorms, so get there early and catch some dinner. The high tides will be in the afternoons, but the fish are there to be caught. I wish everyone a safe and wonderful week!” — Snookman.