Saturday, April 30, 2005

repeat

Water and wind conditions are the same as yesterday...good southeast wind and dirty water

yesterdays catch included pompano, spanish, blue, reds, and hard tails

Friday, April 29, 2005

Dingy agin

We have mackeral type conditions today..a good southeast wind and nice waves...the water is stained again but mackeral will feed in it...

yesterdays catch included more pompano, sspanish, blues, hard tails, and reds

pray for sunshine thi weekend and get your gear ready

DINGY AGAIN

We have a perfect mackeral day, a nice southeast wind and good waves....the water is stained, but the kings will feed if they are there..

yesterdays catch included more pompano, spanish, bllues, hard tails, and reds

check your gear and get ready for the weekend...hopefully the rain will hold off

Thursday, April 28, 2005

Good water equals good fishing

Yesterdays clear water gave up 3 cobias to pier fishermen...one was taken on a gotcha...this is the second one so far..maybe a new secret cobia lure? you be the judge

the water is again clear and we have a good east wind with nice waves

yesterdays catch also included pompano, spanish, blues, reds, and hardtails

if the weather holds it will be a good weekend for fishing

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

I can't believe it

Hard to believe, but the water has cleared up..visibility is very good...temp 68...there are good swells and just a light wind

no fish were reported yesterday but already today they have got spanish, pompano and blues

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

April showers bring May fish

This has been the wettest april on record. The 2 plus inches last night did just what you would expect to the water...its dirty again southern wind pushing high surf...if the rain stops or you dont mind getting wet....conditions are okay for mackeral and using live bait for cobia, but sight fishing would be very hard

yesterdays catch included spanish, blues and pompano

Monday, April 25, 2005

Got Another one

A good angler got another cobia yesterday...if he had been in the tourney it would have placed in the money, but....

Still have a north wind seas are calm and the water clean visibility is okay

yesterdays catch included the cobia, spanish, blues, reds, and pompano

Sunday, April 24, 2005

Cold Sunday

Well the good news is that the north wind has somewhat cleared the water...while not crystal clear there is some visibility...

Yesterdays catch included spanish, blues, reds, sheepshead and still more pompano

this is susposed to be the last cold snap of the year

Saturday, April 23, 2005

Weekend weather

Last night rain storm silted up the water a bit...in close it is cloudly but visibility improves as you go further out on the pier....Alex lost a big cobia at gaff today..people say it would have placed first or second in the tourney

yesterdays catch included spanish, king, sheepshead, reds, blues, and still mre pompano

a tide line should come through and with this north wind improve water conditions for this afternoon and sunday

Friday, April 22, 2005

clear water

This is the clearest the water has been in a good while...hardly any breeze and the small waves are coming from the southeast...this all adds up to perfect cobia conditions....

if you have signed up for the cobia tourney and have not got your tee shirt, just stop by and pick it up

remember the tourney pays 3 places...I am sure that there will be more money fish caugth before it is over...if your not in it you can sign up now

yesterdays catch included spanish were seeing some good runs of these gotcha plugs working the best, blues, pompano this is the longest streak of catches in a good while ...big reds, sheepshead and kings

it all points toward a good weekend of fishing if the weather holds

Thursday, April 21, 2005

A biggie yesterday

Seas are calm with just a light chop visibility good down about 5-10 feet getting a light east wind...

yesterdays catch included Vince's #60 cobia, spanish, blues, pompano still around, reds, and kings

seems that the fish are here, come on out this week end and git it your best first shot

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

60 lbs

Just a quick update Vince got a 60 pounder about 10 ayem today

way to go Vince

Its starting

The water is about the same as yesterday...east wind and mostly clear

yesterdays catch included spanish, blues, pompano, reds, bonito and king

they already have caught king today

the conditions are right and the fish are starting to show up

lastFriday Ms Cora angler caught 8 pompano . best one day catch in a long time

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

cobia again

Inshore can see that the water is clear..with the overcast sky its hard to tell further out...I expect it is also clear since no major storms came through....got an easterly wind and just a light chop

yesterdays catch included a cobia, spanish, blues, pompano, big reds, bonito, and sheepshead

the world pier cobia tourney has received their tee shirts...they do have extras and are selling them for $15.00 come in and check them out all funds go to the cobia tourney organizers

Monday, April 18, 2005

Monday Monday

Weekend is over an the water has cleared up without a trace of the tint we had. Tempis still hovering around the 68 degree mark. Light north wint and calm seas.

Yesterdays catch included spanish, blues, reds, more pompano, bonito, and jack cravelle

species wise things are looking up

remember the 1000 dollar pier cobia tourney

and to email photos to islandpier@cybertron.com to show off your catch

Sunday, April 17, 2005

About the same

The good news is April is half over, soon we will be getting consistently good warm weather...

the gulf is the same as yesterday..a light chop and some tint to the water...curent and wind from the south...its amazing that we get a southern breeze and the air temp is still so cold...but again that's April

Yesterdays catch included more spanish, pompano again looks they they are making a comeback, blues and one cuda

Saturday, April 16, 2005

Never the same

Weekend is here and of course the water has changed...The good news is that we have a perfect east southeast wind and current...this always pushes the fish in to us.....the so so news is that after a day of clearing today while visible the water has a slight tint..with good sunglasses you can still see the fish it hust looks ugly

yesterdays catch included the one cobia, blues, pompano, and spanish...seems like pompano have been caught every day

we stock some excellent artifical baits for pompano included soft mold sand fleas

Friday, April 15, 2005

I can see the bottom

Clear water just in time for the weekend...if we don't have any major storms the seas wil be perfect for fishing can already see the bottom close in and it is clear all the way to the end....

the other biggie for today is already one cobia has been landed....the secret weapon in this case was a gotcha plug

yesterdays catch included spanish, blues, reds , and pompano

remember we are open 24 hours now so come early and stay late

Thursday, April 14, 2005

Still Dirty

When you look at the water you wonder how we got the nickname emerald coast....the water is still dirty but calm and cleaning up a bit...

yesterdays catch included spanish, blues, and whitings

temp is coming up and at elast we have sun shine

should be cleared up by weekend

dont forget the cobia tourney

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

good weather forcasted

Weatherman perdicts no rain for the next week..hope he's right. the seas have calmed down we have medium swells...still dirty but clearing up ...if we get a good tide line it could clear up in a day or two

yesterdays catch included spanish and blues
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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

more rain

another storm more dirty water, seems like thats the story of April so far this year...the sun is trying to peek out and should be in and out most of the day...the southeast wind will help push in any fish out there

yesterdays catch included spanish and blues

Monday, April 11, 2005

Big Mac Attack

Yesterday's rumor was true the first king mackrel was caught. The catch also included pompano, spanish, skipjack, and blues.

Temperature is rising and fishing is picking up. it will only get better from here on out if the water cooperates.

Todays water conditions are yucky..dirty water..on the good side have a nice south east wind..not much hope for cobia today but other species will be available to take a bait

if you have any photos that would be of interest to others e mail them to islandpier@cybertron.com and i will put them up for all to see

Sunday, April 10, 2005

RUMOR

As this is being typed the rummor is that someone has a large king on at the end of the pier.
this would be the first one of the year and worth a free years pass to whoever is the lucky angler, if they land it. Tune in tomorrow for updates.

The water has a little tint in it but still can see the fish.. temp is good and we have a nice southeast current the best kind for fishing.

Yesterdays catch included spanish, skipjack, blues, sheepshead and pompano

things are looking up come on out and enjoy a day of fishing

Saturday, April 09, 2005

Soooo much better

The gulf is in much better shape then it was the last two days...light chop and swells...temp 67

visibility while not perfect is good enough to see fish...

yesterdays catch included spanish, big reds, bules, sheepshead and pompano

it should be a great week end for fishing come on out and enjoy a day in the sunshine

Friday, April 08, 2005

so so

After yesterdays terrible conditions it's susprising that the catch included pompano, spanish, and sheepshead.

conditions are better today, still not good but better looks like some clean water off the end, so hopefully we will be good by the week end

today is the last day to get a reduction in fees for the cobia tourney todays cost is $35 after today the price jumps to $50 still a good bet for a $1000 prize

Thursday, April 07, 2005

Yes we have weather

The stroms of the last two days have left the gulf a mess..water is dirty and rough

temp at 67 which is the only good water condition today

yesterday they saw a few cobia but did not land any...the catch included red, bules, and spanish

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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Got another one

Big news from yesterday is got another cobia this one went #48..Also caught were spanish, pompano, reds, and jack carvelle..

the water today is kinda choppy and dirty but the good news is the temp is up to 68

things are starting to look up...now just start looking for the king and win free pass for a year

remember to enter the $1000 first prize cobia tourney....

Tuesday, April 05, 2005

5 Apr

As tax gets closer, the fishing is picking up

water is clearing up still a light southwest wind temp 64

yesterdays catch included a couple of good spanish runs, sheepshead and spanish...

Monday, April 04, 2005

Monday

The water is still clearing up very clear to excellent in most places...temp still 64

if we ever get a week of good weather conditions will be perfect...today our usual southwest breeze

yesterdays catch included spanish , sheepshead, and whiting

Sunday, April 03, 2005

better conditions

the seas have abated and clarity while not gin clear has improved enough to see fish.

yesterdays catch included snapper, blues, sheepshead, and flounder.

water temp still 64 now need to get the air temp back to normal

could be a good day for catching

Looking up

The seas have calmed down, water while not gin clear is greatly improved and should be albe to see the fish.

yesterdays catch included snapper, blues, sheepshead, and flounder

water temp stayed at 64 now if we can only get the air temp back to normal.

Saturday, April 02, 2005

The storm's over

Yesterday was a very non fishing day...lets start anew today... water has a good chop wind from the south west and temp 64 stil as you would expect it is quite dirty but here are clear patches

dont forget the 1000 dollar cobia tourney that started yesterday

Friday, April 01, 2005

April Fools day

Hate to say it, but only a fool would be out here now. its raining so hard. you could catch a fish with your hook 6 foot out of the water.

Yesterdays catch included sheepshead.

the $1000 pier cobia tourney starts today and runs until the 29th

water temp still 64 and the seas are what you would expect with a big storm on top of us

April Fools day

We have a major thunderstorm on top of us now...

yesterdays catch included sheepshead

water temp still 64 and the seas are all messed up with this storm

dont forget the $1000 pier cobia tourney that starts today