Swift Ebb Tide Boosts Fishing at Sebastian Inlet Thursday
Anglers in Indian River County can target snook and redfish during a 1.8-foot drop from a 2:32 a.m. high tide to an 8:48 a.m. low, concentrating bait along jetty rocks.
Anglers in Indian River County can target snook and redfish during a 1.8-foot drop from a 2:32 a.m. high tide to an 8:48 a.m. low, concentrating bait along jetty rocks.
Outgoing ebb bottoms out at 0.6 feet by 7:26 a.m., drawing baitfish and predators to St. Lucie County jetties and nearshore spots before afternoon breezes hit.
Northeast gusts up to 25 mph and an 80% chance of heavy showers challenge anglers and boaters at Sebastian Inlet, but clearer skies arrive by Friday for Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
Anglers in Indian River County can target snook and jack crevalle as the ebb tide pulls baitfish through the jetty rocks by 7:10 a.m., dropping water levels from 2.7 feet to 0.5 feet.
Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson briefs on persistent dry-season fire dangers affecting St. Lucie, Martin and Indian River counties during a packed Tallahassee agenda.
St. Lucie River bottoms out at 0.6 feet around 6:20 a.m., draining fast off the flats before slack water hits by noon and the flood returns.
Showers and thunderstorms will soak Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties through Thursday, featuring northeast winds up to 40 mph overnight.
National Weather Service warns of slow-moving rain bands from a stalled front soaking Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties through 8 p.m. Monday.
Low tide hits 0.4 feet at 6:27 a.m., concentrating baitfish for anglers while challenging boat navigation in the Indian River Lagoon.