Destination Fishing – St Lucie County Florida

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Located right in the middle of Florida’s Treasure Coast, St Lucie County has one of the most diverse fisheries in the world. You can fish offshore in the morning for Big Jack Crevalle, Bonita & mackerel and in the afternoon chase Snook Redfish and world class Seatrout in the Indian River Lagoon backcountry.

There are several places to stay on the water in St Lucie County including the Dockside Inn. Dockside is right on the beautiful Fort Pierce Inlet and gives visiting anglers access to offshore fishing in the Atlantic Ocean plus river & backcountry fishing in the Indian river lagoon. The inn offers hotel room as well as angler apartments with kitchenettes for longer stays. They also have a marina with slips for your boat and a full time dock master and bait shop. If you want to fish with a guide, you can book a trip with Captain Joe Ward who is one of the most experienced guides in the area.

When you are done fishing for the day you can relax and enjoy the sunset at On The Edge, Docksides waterfront restaurant and tiki bar.


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Bass Zone with BASS Angler Jeff Brooks

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The Bass Zone with Jeff Brooks is coming this summer !

Follow Jeff as he fishes the tournament trail all around Florida and the southeast. In addition tournament coverage Jeff will also share with us his knowledge of fishing for big bass. Learn about new lures & technics a too. Watch Bass Tips with Jeff Brooks for info that will make you a better bass angler.

Jeff is also an accomplished saltwater angler as well evidenced by this Gator Trout he caught on a Sebile Stick Shad.

For more about Jeff you can check out his website here → JeffBrooksFishing.com

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Fort Pierce Inlet Fishing Report 5-17-2012

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Rained like crazy the night before, there was a new moon rise and a high tide so headed out to the inlet to do some live baiting. Had no problem getting bait. There was mullet all over my favorite bait spot. With bait in the well I went fishing. Conditions were rough at the mouth of the inlet. A south west swell and a north east wind made in a chore to keep balance while fishing. Plus it was raining. First bait in the water I blasted by a big Jack that broke me off.  Re-tied and made a second pass and got blasted again but the stupid fish missed. Several of the other boats saw what was going on and immediately surrounded  me and crowding me out of my spot. One of them caught a small jack which I got on camera. Small fish for the effort it took to land. I gave up and left for the backcountry.

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Tight Lines & Good FIshing – CF

Indian River Lagoon Backcountry Fishing Report 5-18-2012

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Went in to the back country just east of north Hutchinson Island at first light to throw some artificial lures around the mullet pods that have migrated in to the Indian River Lagoon. My baits of choice was the Rapala Skitterwalk X-14 and a Sebile Stick Shad.  Hooked and lost several Redfish on the Rapala at the fist spot of the day. Made a move and got to the next spot just as the tide peaked and there were Redsfish, Trout and Barracuda feeding on the mullet pod I was fishing around. Caught a nice keeper Trout and decent size Cuda on the Skitter Walk. After the action slowed I moved to a mangrove shoreline in search of snook. Re-tied and switched to a suspending Stick Shad twitch bait. Hooked and lost 2 fish and finally landed a nice 24 inch snook. It was a great morning of fishing.

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Tight Lines & Good FIshing - CF

Team Jack Links/Navionics Wins 2012 Castaways KDW Tournament

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Paul Michele & Team Awesome win 2012 Castaways KDW Tournament

May 11 & 12 2012

Team Jack Links/Navionics with Paul Michele at the helm and anglers Jeff Michel and Cristina Webber win the KDW division and take a 4th overall finish in  the 2012 Grand Slam Castaways KDW event that was held this weekend in Jupiter Florida. They won with a nice 46.8 pouund fish caught on the way back long line with a large Goggle Eye in 85ft of water. The team also captured a second place for  Christina Webber in the women’s division with a 35.2 pound fish caught also on a Goggle Eye in 85 ft of water off of West Palm Beach. “Christina fought and expertly landed her fish” Paul told PBFR of their 3rd fish of the day.

The team ended up with 6 Kingfish, 5 Bonita, 1 Blacktin Tuna that was eaten by a shark, 1 Sailfish and 1 Dolphin. The fishing conditions where rough wit seas ranging from 3-5 in the morning to 6-9 by noon.

Benefitting multiple local charities, the Grand Slam tournament series host 5 tournaments through out the year. Paul & his team also won the SKA event this year in Naples Florida with a 46.58 pound fish.

Congratulations to all the anglers on a great performance.

Tight Lines & Good Fishing – CF

City of Fort Pierce Marina Restoration Project Phase I Begins

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FORT PIERCE FLORIDA

In 2005 Hurricanes Francis & Jeanne destroyed the City Marina in Ft. Pierce and most of the boats moored there at the time. Now after a long wait the journey to rebuilding this once thriving facility has finally started construction. Piles of rock and equipment have decended on the Moores Creek Boat Ramp near down town. Bull Dozer’s have begun loading rock on to the the barge that will haul them out to the spot where several new spoil mangrove islands will be made.

This new structure will protect the marina docks from storm surge damage and create new habitat for the diverse marine life of the Indian River Lagoon. Anglers will also benefit from the fishing opportunities these new islands will create.  Snook, Redfish, Tarpon and of course the plentiful and always fun to catch Jack Crevalle are just a few of the species of gamefish that will be drawn to these islands by the baitfish that use them to hide from the hungry predators tab prowl the IRL. The cost of this project is just over 108 million dollars funded mostly by federal grants.

We will be following this story closely and posting updates and new video regularly at www.palmbeachfishingreport.com

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Fort Pierce City Marina Restoration

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Fort Pierce Fishing Report for May 11, 2012

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Fort Pierce Inlet State Park

Went to see what was going on at Fort Pierce Inlet State Park. It was a beautiful sunny day and the wind was blowing hard from the north east. The inlet had a few boats anchored up along the north side of the channel. Did not see any hook up’s at all. Just as I got down to the beach there was a small shark being landed from the surf right in the corner of the jetty. The guy trying to handle the shark almost get’s bit in the process of releasing it.  Otherwise the surf fishing seemed difficult due to the wind and messy surf while a few anglers were wadding in off the beach.

Offshore Sport Fishing

Watched several boats from the Fort Pierce sport fishing fleet returning from a day offshore including the Last Mango and the Flo Rider.  Headed to the city marina to see what they caught. Turns out the Flo Rider had a great day. I saw lots of Amberjack & Tuna plus some very happy anglers. See a video showing their catch below.

Tight Lines & Good Fishing – CF

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Fort Pierce Florida Video Report 5-11-2012

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