Today’s (May 11) forecast calls for cloudy skies with thunderstorms in the late afternoon, a high of 87 degrees, SE winds of 9 to 11 miles per hour, and zero to one-foot seas.

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

“Hello, Sebastian Inlet friends and fans. I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend, and all you moms had a great Mother's Day! The fishing is still kind of slow, but there are some fish being caught. The water has cleaned up nicely on the north side, but remains a tad dirty on the south side. The good thing: There are still quite a few finger mullet schools around, and some mojarra at times too. The water temp is good at 82 as of this report, up from the 78 it was during the week. So, there should be more baitfish showing up, and the warm water species that eat them as well. Over the weekend, on the outgoing tide, the weeds were a bit of a pain, but tolerable. Here we go with the action spots.

North jetty: Over here, most of the action has been on the early morning/day break outgoing tide at the tip of the jetty. There were redfish and snook caught on live shrimp, small croakers, and artificial shrimp jigs such as thumpers, lucky shrimp, and DOA's. The redfish are catch-and-release only, and in the 27 to 30-inch range, the snook were mostly oversized, but a few nice slot fish have been caught, along with some shorts. Early last week, anglers caught a few decent black drum using dead shrimp, but only a couple as the water is warm enough that they will leave until the fall when it cools back down again. Sheepshead continue to be biting around the pilings on either tide using live fiddler crabs and sandfleas. On the incoming tide, the snook bite has been slow as well, a few fish have been caught, most were too big to keep, but a few were keepers. Redfish also have been present. Live shrimp, croakers and mojarra, and live mullet are the baits of choice. For those fishing dead shrimp, sheepshead, black margates, spottail pinfish are biting around the jetty pilings. Beach side on fleas and shrimp there were some pompano and whiting being caught on the high tide in the afternoons. 

South jetty: Over here it is slow due to the water being dirtied up by the ESE winds and  weeds, but there are fish around. On the outgoing tide at the tip, it's all about the black margates, spottails, and a couple nice pompano, with shrimp being the best bait. Also  caught were some of the regulars: blue runners, small jacks, and puffers. On the incoming tide, if you catch cleaner water, the snook bite has been pretty good, lots of undersized fish, but a few decent slots were caught. Live threadfins, small croakers, and mojarra are the baits of choice. The snook have been present along the shoreline on both sides of the bridge on the incoming tide. Also being caught are some decent sheepshead, and smaller mangrove snapper; they aren't big enough yet to keep, but they are starting to show up. Live shrimp, and dead shrimp for them, shrimp, fiddlers, and sandfleas for the sheepshead. 

T-Dock: Back here the fishing has been slow, with the exception of small mangrove snapper, sheepshead and whiting caught on cut dead shrimp fished around the pilings and the rock shoreline. Either tide will work, but keep it tight to the shoreline on the outgoing tide. Last week, a couple of black drum were caught on the dock, along with a bunch of spottail pinfish that were big enough to keep and eat. No size or bag limit on those tasty panfish. The snook bite has been hit and miss, live mojarra or tiny croakers fished on the incoming tide around the dock, either side. 

Surf Area, both sides: The north side has been back in action with the water being deeper away from the jetty, and it's been pretty clean. Whiting, black drum, sheepshead and a few pompano have been caught fishing dead shrimp and sandfleas on the outside trough area. Schools of mullet are coming down the beach lately, so keep an eye out for them as there may be some predators wanting some action: snook, big jacks, redfish and tarpon follow them up and down the beaches. Oh, and the sharks!

The south side has been about the same now that anglers have access to the beach again, and can fish it. The same species are being caught as the north side, along with the pesky puffers and stingrays to boot. Blue runners, jacks and a few straggler bluefish have been caught as well. 

Well folks, that about wraps things up for this week's report. The week is supposed to start out rough, windy and rainy on Monday, but the weather should calm down. I'm hoping that the water will stay clean, and that will help get us back on track for more good fishing. Stay well everyone, and have a great week!´— Snookman.