Today’s (July 14) forecast calls for cloudy skies with afternoon thunderstorms, a high of 82 degrees, W winds  of 10 mph becoming NW in the afternoon, and one to two-foot seas.

Our fishing guide, “Snookman” Wayne Landry, tells us what’s biting:

Hello all my Sebastian Inlet fans and friends, I hope you all enjoyed your weekend despite all the afternoon storms! It's that time once again for your weekly "what's going on at the inlet" report. Over the weekend the fishing was slow, but not as slow as it could have been, the coolness of the water has got the fish kind of in lockjaw mode, where they don't want to bite like they should. The water temps have again went down into the mid 70's, I saw 75 over the weekend, and some of the guys cast netting for majorra on the south side said the water was COLD!! On a good note though, the north jetty water was pretty clean again, as it usually is this time of the year. I could see all types of fish swimming around the jetty pilings, and outwards from the jetty. It was like looking in an aquarium out there! The sough side was a little dirty though from the surf and the SSE winds we had, but it was fishable. So off we go with your action spots. 

 North Jetty.... Like I said, over here the water was very clean, and the fish were present, but just weren't biting all that well. You could see plenty of snook, but the goliaths were harassing and herding them like sheep on the farm! So not very many snook were even hooked as they were a bit spooked. I did see a couple of nice schools of big redfish and jack crevalle roaming around on the beachside of the jetty, but they too weren't interested in biting. Anyone that threw a lure at them, they spooked and went down. About the only fish that were playing were a few nice mangrove snappers caught on small live baits around the pilings, and rocks at the tip. The mangroves are starting to show up, and I saw some pretty nice ones swimming around the base of the jetty on the incoming tide while the water was clear. Also saw some spade fish caught on dead shrimp, and some nice lookdowns on small live shrimp and live greenies, incoming tide as well. The greenies are starting to show up slowly, but they are there. If they get more abundant the spanish mackerel will soon be there as well. Another species I saw swimming around the rocks at the tip were the cubera snappers, they should be starting to be more abundant as the water warms. One more species I am starting to see more of are the barracudas, mose I've seen so far have been on the small size, but a couple I saw were in the 3-4 ft range. A lot of fun to catch if you can trick one into biting your bait, or tube lure. 

 South Jetty.... Over here the fishing is a tad slower due to the water being a bit dirtier, but they are catching some fish, the regular cast of characters. Outgoing tide at the tip on cut shrimp they are catching spottail pins, black margate, whiting, still some sand perch, and of course the ever present puffers and kitty fish. On the incoming tide there have been some schools of mullet coming into the inlet and they are attracting some of those big jack crevalle, and tarpon. Large swimbaits, spoons and jigs, and any live bait tossed out towards the channel might provoke a bite from one of those. Incoming along the rock shoreline the anglers fishing live croakers and threadfins are catching some catch and release snook and reds. That's pretty much for over here. 

 T-Dock Area.... Back here on the dock on either tide the mangrove snapper bite has picked up a tad, they are catching more, but most are still too small to keep. I did chat with one angler who told me that last week while he was there he did catch 3 mangroves that were 12 or so inches, he said they were so fat and healthy he wasn't sure if they were even mangroves, and not cuberas. They were fishing live greenies and cut majorra around the pilings. The outgoing tide is when the greenies are around the dock, and the bite is better he said. Also on the outgoing tide there have been reports of some decent spanish mackerel being caught on small swimbaits, jigs and live greenies. On the incoming tide there have been some nice catch and release snook being caught on live baits, around the rocks and cleaning station. I was chatting with my friend Erica, the "snook queen," who was fishing back there on Friday evening just before sunset, and  she told me that a huge school of mullet had moved into the area and there were big tarpon, snook cartwheeling in the school of mullet, and some big jack crevalle and other fish also tearing them up! She said it was quite the sight to watch. She did end up catching a 40 inch catch and release snook on her first bait out!! So yeah, there's fish around back here. 

 Surf Area, both sides.... The surf on the north side has been pretty clean and calm for the most part, and the mullet are starting to be more prevalent, and the fish chasing them as well coming down the beach. If you're fishing the beach, be on the lookout for schools of bait, mullet and glass minnows which also show up this time of year, if you find some, either fish medium swimbaits, or any live bait you have. You never know what id going to be around. I have seen king mackerel and cobia caught from the beach in our area when the mullet are around. Big redfish, jack crevalle, tarpon and sharks also hang around and are a possibility. The bait fishing folks, shrimp and sandfleas have been catching some whiting, croakers, black drum in the high tide phases. 

   South side surf has been a bit dirty, but not like it was previously, the weeds have subsided some as well. If you find some clean water, whiting, black drum, black margete, and a couple of pompano are possible. Live sandfleas, shrimp, and cut shrimp are the baits of choice. Also as on the north side, there have been schools of mullet running up and down the beach, so keep an eye out for that, you never know what's feeding on them when they are around. 

 Well all my inlet fishing fans, and inlet sightseers, looks like we are going to have another week of unsettled weather, so if you go out be careful, and be safe! Water, sunscreen and shade, as it's going to be hot again. Cheers everyone!" - Snookman.