Jetty Park "Fishing Reports" 2013 to 2022

[tears143]

That's awesome! I usually hit skyway more often now a day for the fun bonita fight.

A Mutton snapper at Jetty Park... that's not usual.. hhmm

[tears143]

nod and smile, nod and smile.

[fishboy]

Jettpark, you are killing it out there, way to go! I decided to hit playalinda up today to see if the pompano are still around. In 6 hours i got one keeper pompano, but that was not the fun part of the day. About an hour before i left i casted out my pompano rod and was standing near it when i heard the drag slowly pealing off it so i walked back and picked it up and reeled down and fish on!!! this thing was big, and started pulling me up the beach in the direction of swimmers, and i followed it putting a LOT of pressure on it. i would get a nice amount of line back and then this thing would make a HARD run out peeling like 30-40 yards of line. Fought the fish for ten minutes and finally managed to see it. It was a shark, around 2-3 foot long, but i was happy. Now comes the fun part. i manage to land it and it is a bonnet-head shark, and it was definitely the biggest i have ever seen. It was also the largest shore-bound fish i have ever caught and it weighted around 15-20 lbs. SO i was happy, but now comes the even more fun part. releasing it. I don't know how shark fisherman do it with huge sharks like hammerheads and bulls, because this "small" shark was terrifying to release. i walked it out and spun it into deeper water and basically ran on water back to the beach haha. looks like next week i am going to have to hit the port, because i want to get in on the game fish action. Oh BTW if anyone is interested in shark fishing, go to playalinda, In the time that i was there i saw way over 100 BIG sharks jumping and spinning through baits schools around 500 yards off the beach and sometimes a little closer. I think they are spinner sharks because they fit the name, but one guy i was talking to on the beach said they were black tips so i do not know, all i know is that there were a lot of them and they were big. The weather was nice through the morning, but it was typical summer weather so at 3 the wind picked up and a storm moved in and when you are at your car packing up to go there are a lot of bugs. Hopefully next week when i hit the port the fishing will be good and i catch something nice! good luck out there guys!

[opiato]

Nice report fishboy. I'm gona check that beach out one day. Dont be scared of the lil bonnetheads they're pretty docile. The bulls r another story... still easy to release but yeah ya shouldn't be catchin and/or releasing where ppl r swimming

And oh yes....I forgot bout those pain in the neck ribbon fishermen

[fixed80]

get ready to be pissed off... there are planing to wide the channel and dredge it deeper. could take for ever and the fish will not like that.

[fishboy]

Heading out tomorrow... Hopefully it is good out there!

[fishboy]

Last week was slow with just a couple snapper... Tomorrow looks good, so I am going to check things out, and hopefully get a fish or two..

[fishboy]

Jettypark, I didn't see your message till I got back, so I went to the park, but I am glad I did... I took my buddy with me, and we fished the whole day, and the fishing was Okay, but the action was slow, and we only got 3 keeper snapper. Then around sunset we moved to my favorite spot, and the fish were there and they were chewing!! Before we knew it we had 3 keeper mangrove snapper, a BIG lane snapper and a GROUPER!! I have never seen a grouper caught here before, so I was pumped!! It looked like a gag, or a black grouper, but I was not sure, and it was only 14 inches so we released it to catch another day. We also hooked up with a bunch of jacks, and a couple of mystery fish that rocked us. I also brought a BIG snapper up to the rocks, but while tring to net it, it managed to spit the hook... It was good for an hour, and then when it got dark, the bite died, so we left.... Hopefully as summer progresses it gets better... They were still actively dredging, and the tides were really HIGH!! Soon it will be vacation time, so I will be able to fish much more often, so hopefully the fishing gets hot! Tight lines!

[opiato]

Awesome reports! Glad to hear the bites still on. I may try to go one night this week

[opiato]

Waters gettin nasty. A LOT of mullet out there. No bites other than rays on cut mullet

[tears143]

From all the reports and such, there seems to be a good amount of rays at Jetty Park. Maybe I'll try to catch those one of these days. I know for a fact that they fight hard.

[opiato]

Yes. They wore me out last night. Throw a pinfish or cut mullet out as far as u can towards the middle on a high outgoing tide n wait. Dont let them dive to bottom when fightin them cuz theyll glue themselves to the floor. Wouldnt have minded keepin some for shark bait but they were all way too big to fit in my freezer

[fixed80]

opiato, how big were the rays?

[opiato]

Butterfly rays. Caught a few of them all around a 3 ft wingspan give or take. Thats a pretty average size there. Not to say they're too big for A freezer, just too big for MY cluttered freezer

[opiato]

Sounds fun but ill be at work. Good luck

[fixed80]

Fixed80> we have nothing over at the park for you.... stay away

oh its good! i stay away from places where i cant even get a pinfish to bite. thats right, no pinfish everyone, just come to Sebastian and you will get wore down with so much action.

[opiato]

Guess fixed was right.... rays, sharks, catfish but not a single pinfish!

Heheh good report. Thanks.

[fishboy]

Dude, sucks you didn't get another snook but at least you had fun. I was at school Friday so I couldn't make it but I hit the port today. I was making my way to jetty park and I stopped at a bait spot near the bridge along the way. my dad was fishing a live shrimp while I cast netted some bait, and he caught a Keeper flounder, so I gave up on cast netting and began fishing there... From 12-3pm we fished and caught 3 keeper mangrove snapper and another flounder which is not bad for a bait spot! Haha, then the afternoon storm hit so we left... One of the mangrove snapper was BIG and FAT, so I might post a picture of it later.. This summer is already looking good! Oh, we also caught a lot of jacks!! They are thick in the river right now...

[fixed80]

we also have the Niece.... freaking nite and day between them... the girl is also in her 20 and is finishing up college ... she going to spend three months with us and I already taken her shooting.... she love to shoot/fish and already ask me that her goal is to catch a shark bigger then her.... so Fixed80 I might have to take a ride down there and let

A girl! whats her name and where is her pic.