A strong 3.4-foot evening high and deep afternoon low make Sunday a prime day for inlet fishing — if you time it right
Sunday's best fishing window opens before most people finish their coffee.
A 2.6-foot high tide crests at 7:48 a.m. at Fort Pierce, and the falling water that follows will push baitfish through the inlet — exactly the kind of current that snook and tarpon hunt in early summer months. Plan to be on the water by first light.
The afternoon low bottoms out at near-zero feet — specifically minus 0.8 feet — at 1:59 p.m., according to NOAA CO-OPS tidal data. That's a significant drop, and shallow-draft boaters working the flats near the Indian River Lagoon should account for it before noon. Sandbars and oyster beds that look navigable at high water will not forgive a careless approach by early afternoon.
The tide cycle closes strong: a 3.4-foot high tide arrives at 8:39 p.m., the largest of the day. Anglers working the Fort Pierce Inlet after sunset will have an incoming tide pushing clean Atlantic water into the channel — a reliable setup for night fishing along the jetties.
The overnight low registered near-zero at 1:56 a.m.
ALERTS: No active NWS watches, warnings, or advisories are in effect for St. Lucie County as of publication. Officials said
All tidal predictions are from NOAA CO-OPS for the Fort Pierce reference station.
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