Today’s (September 14) forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, a high of 86 degrees, East wind of 9 mph and one to two-foot seas. Anticipate scattered thunderstorms the rest of the week through the weekend.

 North jetty: Here, the bite has been on both tides, with the outgoing at the tip being the better fishing. The water has remained relatively clean and calm with plenty of baitfish, mullet, greenies and pilchards. Plenty of snook, mostly keepers on live pigfish and mullet, several also over slot, a couple redfish in the mix. Also, on the outgoing there were quite a few nice mangrove snappers caught around the rocks on live and dead greenies and shrimp. Mist of those caught were in the 11 to 12-inch size. Jack crevalle and some blue runners were biting too. At the beachside of the jetty both tides, it was all about the Spanish mackerel — lots of them being caught on live greenies, silver spoons,  and tiny white jigs. Most of the fish were in the 14 to 16-inch range. Incoming, or high tide when the water was deeper beach side, snook were caught at the tip on live pigs and mullet, and fir those fishing cut shrimp, there some nice whiting caught, along with some mangroves in the pilings. The snook bite continued on the incoming as well on live baits with quite a few nice slots being caught. Some were oversized, but a good bite. Another species being caught were the "tasty" lookdowns, plenty of them being caught on greenies, small shrimp and tiny jigs. On this tide also the Spanish mackerel bite was happening with quite a few fish being caught, again, live greenies, small silver spoons and tiny jigs. Mangrove snappers were also biting in and around the rocks and pilings on just about any cut bait. 

South jetty: Here, it continues to be relatively good, especially on the incoming high tide. Slit-sized snook and a few reds are being caught on just about any live baits fished, pugs being the better choice. Many smaller fish on this side, but some keepers in the mix. The mangrove bite has also still been decent on greenies, mojarra, and shrimp. Outgoing tide at the tip, it has been the normal cast of characters: spot tails, margate, whiting, catfish and jacks, any cur bait works. 

T-Dock area: Back here the fishing has also picked up some with more of the ‘snook’ anglers fishing. Incoming tide is the best with fish being caught on live baits, pigs and mullet being the better baits, and some on shrimp. For those using shrimp or cut baits on either tide, there are decent mangroves, mutton, and lane snapper being caught around the docks and rocky shoreline, but the mutton and lanes have been too small to keep. Black margate and spot tail pins are also being caught. 

Surf Area, both sides: The water on the north side growing deeper as some of the sandbar washes away, and the mullet are still there at times. A few ‘beach snook’ are being caught on the live mullet. Also, for those fishing shrimp, the whiting and croakers, and of course the pesky catfish are biting. The water hadn't cooled off enough yet to get the pompano around, but that's still to come. 

South side surf, still nobody fishing that area due to being inaccessible from the parking lot. 

That's what it for this week! The fishing is good and it will only get better as the water cools,  fall conditions arrive, and the good mullet run starts. Grab your stuff, bait, water, and get out and enjoy what the inlet and the ocean has to offer! Cheers.” — Snookman.