The first of two bonefish Teresa caught on a recent outing with Capt. Mark Wright.
Typically this time of year there is a lot going on here in the Fort Pierce area. However, the aggressive and persistent winds this Spring season have kept me in hiding.
There are reports of trout, snook and redfish catches in the Round Island area and northward into the region known as the narrows. I’m unable to substantiate the claims though I personally have no trouble believing them!
I can say with certainty here in Fort Pierce proper, the snook are sporadically active in the inlet, near the jetties and in the backwaters! The finger mullet, pilchards and greenies are here and when the winds lay down the baits are coming to the surface.
I fished the inlet for a short time on Monday with Teresa and Anthony. We drifted live pinfish, a favorite bait of mine, starting at the mouth of the inlet. Teresa was using a nose-hooked knocker rig while Anthony used a free swimming pin. Halfway through our drift the wind settled and the pilchards came to the surface… everywhere!
Oddly, only a few jacks reacted to the buffet. Also oddly, our drift of nearly a half mile resulted in only two bites, both on Teresa’s rod. Neither bite was detected. It was time for a change.
Moving to a favorite Intracoastal spot we set up two bait rods for Teresa to keep tabs on as Anthony began casting a goofy-jig. I barely got the second bait rod out when the first rod went off. The second rod went off even before I rebated the first and Teresa was at it again!
Anthony then set the hook on a fish of his own and repeated it again and again. Over the next two hours we stayed busy catching a mixed bag of bonefish; yes, bonefish with two being landed as well as jacks, blue runners, ladyfish, mutton snapper and other bottom dwellers. Oh, I nearly forgot the eel. It’s been a very long time since I’ve seen an American eel in the IRL.
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