easy sardine catching out of Stuart last week

ccordell

So I just got back from 8 days in Stuart Fl. We heard that the masses went to Bullshark and the Sand Pile. We went out day one and OMG what a zoo.

I hope this helps someone in the Stuart area but day two we went north out of the inlet and caught all the sardines we wanted on the beach. Sometimes they were a mile north and sometimes 5 miles but once we found them each day we were always the only boat there. This made catching bait super easy and we were full of bait and gone while most of the fleet were stacked on those two numbers.

I wanted to share in hopes it helps a fellow fisherman and saves the frustration of the zoo that those two spots are.

FISHHUNTR

Ive never seen sardines off the each.... Threadfins??

ccordell

FISHHUNTR wrote: »

Ive never seen sardines off the each.... Threadfins??

Sardines,,, Big Turbo's

Rginn1111

Can get them inside the river & Crossroads, all the Threadfins you need, no crowds, all day!

jayseas

Saw threadfins from crossroads all the way to 10 cent bridge.

FISHHUNTR

Mmmmm k Ive run many a mile of beach from ft pierce to Stuart and never seen anything but threads on the beach. Only place ive ever seen them remotely close to the beach is down in Jupiter / juno

ccordell

FISHHUNTR wrote: »

Mmmmm k Ive run many a mile of beach from ft pierce to Stuart and never seen anything but threads on the beach. Only place ive ever seen them remotely close to the beach is down in Jupiter / juno

So what are the baits that they catch just offshore at the Bullshark wreck and the sand pile?

FISHHUNTR

ccordell wrote: »

So what are the baits that they catch just offshore at the Bullshark wreck and the sand pile?

Sardines.... BUT I wouldn't define Bull shark let alone sandpile as being "on the beach". That being said I have heard some confirmation that the dines as well as some other specie of bait has been unusually close to the beach lately.... very unusual.

ccordell

FISHHUNTR wrote: »

Sardines.... BUT I wouldn't define Bull shark let alone sandpile as being "on the beach". That being said I have heard some confirmation that the dines as well as some other specie of bait has been unusually close to the beach lately.... very unusual.

Makes me feel better knowing I am not crazy. You had me googling my bait species LOL

FISHHUNTR

lol... well it is all to common for people to identify bait incorrectly

johnalki

Thanks for the info on the bait.

RodH

Bunch of jack butts on bull shark this morning....okay, not a bunch, but a couple. I saw at least two very close calls between boats. It was rough early, but calmed down later on.

Reel Gator 2

Sardines as in Spanish sardines....which I caught several years ago in that area...also have caught google eyes near the same area in mid day sunlight. Prefer sardines over threadfins....both have usually short shelf life.