Today's (October 12) forecast calls for sunny skies, a high of 83 degrees, N winds of 12 mph, and one to two-foot seas. 

And now for the latest update from our fishing guide, "Snookman" Wayne Landry: 

"Hello there, all you Sebastian Inlet fans and friends!

I hope you all had a great weekend despite all the rain we had both days. This week will be much better, with no rain in the forecast for the next few days and cooler temperatures to go along with it.

I don't have any good news on the fishing, as the water quality has everything shut down again, just like last week. Too much freshwater is coming out with the tannic acid-stained C-54 Canal rain runoff. The only fish being caught were during the early morning incoming tide on the north side and the very first hour or so of the outgoing tide, also on the north side.

Before I get into the action spots, I would like to address a few etiquette issues we are having on the north jetty.

First off, the jetty is open to EVERYONE: sightseers, pedestrians, anglers, and now it's time for the birdwatchers to be around doing their thing! Since the south side is unavailable to them, they are all over here on the north side and out on the jetty.

The jetty is NOT only for fishing. It is for anybody interested in the ocean, its marine life, and birds. Everyone has the privilege of being out there. It isn't a right, so you anglers, PLEASE be courteous and share the space. Do NOT ask anyone to move out of your way so you can fish. It doesn't work that way. We're all allowed to be at the railing. That's why the deck was built.

The reason I am bringing this up is that while I was down there over the weekend, standing at the railing at the tip, one of the young guns asked me to move out of the way so he could fish. Don't do that.

One of our rules is that any and all rude or bad behavior will NOT be tolerated! So please, share the wealth!

Now, on to our action spot. Yeah, spot, only the north jetty. Everywhere else was all messed up. Like I always say, I tell it like it is, good or bad.

North Jetty

Out here, all the action has been during the early morning incoming high tide. Several species of fish were being caught.

Snook, not enough to write home about, but a few were being caught on live mullet, pigfish, and live shrimp, with pigfish being the better bait for this time of year. Most of the fish were either too big or too small, but there were several slot-sized fish taken home.

Another species being caught was the Spanish mackerel on live greenies and small silver spoons. Most I saw were in the 14–16-inch range. They were being caught on the ocean side of the jetty during both tides until the dirty water moved around on the outgoing tide.

Another species being caught on the incoming tide, if you have the right gear and light tackle, was the lookdown, on small shrimp, tiny jigs, and small live greenies.

Also, I only saw a few mangrove snapper caught, and they weren't very big.

Early last week, we had a brief bite on the cubera snapper. Two nice 8–10-pound fish were caught that I saw, one on shrimp and one on mullet. I did hear that a few more were caught when I wasn't there.

Also, I heard about one large permit being caught on live shrimp.

All this action was on the incoming tide with the clean water.

South Jetty

No report, as there weren't very many anglers out due to the nasty water conditions.

T-Dock Area

Same back here, nothing but catfish and puffers. The water quality was also very bad, but there were plenty of baitfish! Mojarra and finger mullet.

Surf Area – Both Sides

Due to the wind and bigger surf, both sides were blown out. A few folks were fishing the north side, but the water was too low due to the tide phase. Low tide, no water, but it was decently clean.

The sandbar is back!

Well, that's all I have for this week. The weather is supposed to be good for a change, but we'll see how that works out.

The wind and waves, according to my surf report, show ENE winds at 5–10 mph. Should be a great week to fish. That will help clean up the water again.

Have a great week, everyone!" - Snookman