From the Water
Sebastian Inlet Fishing Report
What’s biting, what’s running, and what to expect — straight from Captain Richard.
From Captain Richard
Monthly Reports
What Captain Richard Ladrew is actually seeing on the water, month by month.
This Week at Sebastian Inlet
The week-to-week read from the boat and the jetties: what is biting, what the water is doing, and which dates matter.
Read This Week’s ReportAtlantic Red Snapper Season: 9 to 22 October
Fourteen days, one fish per person, no size limit. What the state-run season means if you book a reef day, and how we fish it.
Read the Red Snapper GuideThe Mullet Run, From the Boat
Every report on the fall mullet run is written from the jetty. This is the run from the water: the beach, the inlet, and the current funnels inside the lagoon.
Read the Mullet Run GuideTrout, Redfish and Snook on the Mangrove Edges
A strong bite along the deeper mangrove edges on greenies and pogies, holding on points that funnel the current. Water at 82°F, and three season changes inside the month.
Read the October ReportCan We Keep What We Catch?
Yes, in season and inside the limits, cleaned and bagged. Which Sebastian Inlet fish come home, which are catch and release, and why.
Read the Harvest GuideGuides
Planning Guides
The pages people read before they book — seasons, places and what to expect.
Sebastian Inlet Fishing Is Good Year Round
No off season: what each season at the inlet brings, what is open, and what you can take home.
Read the Seasons GuideThe Spoil Islands of the Indian River Lagoon
Over a hundred boat-only islands between Sebastian and Vero, and why they are full of fossil shark teeth.
Read the Islands GuideSebastian Inlet State Park: A Captain’s Guide
North side, south side, the jetties, the beach and the ramp the boat leaves from.
Read the Park GuideWhere to See Manatees, Dolphins and Sea Turtles
Resident dolphins all year, manatees in the cool months, turtles on the beach in summer.
Read the Wildlife GuideShark Teeth Hunting by Boat
Three islands, water under three feet, more teeth than you will carry home.
Read the Shark Teeth GuideThings to Do in Vero Beach
Eleven things worth your week on the quiet end of the Treasure Coast.
Read the Vero GuideBachelor & Bachelorette Party Boat Days
Fishing days, sandbar days and sunset cruises for parties up to 18 across three boats.
Read the Party GuideA Kids’ Birthday Party on the Boat
Three hours, a fish for every kid, dolphins and an island stop for shark teeth.
Read the Birthday GuideThings to Do in Melbourne Beach with Kids
A local captain’s honest list for a family week on the barrier island.
Read the Melbourne Beach GuideCurrent Conditions
Sebastian Inlet fishes year-round, and the bite moves with the season — offshore through late spring and summer, inshore as the water cools, then Sheepshead and Goliath Grouper across the winter. The month-by-month breakdown below shows what is worth targeting whenever you are planning to come.
For a second read on what is biting this week, the Sebastian Inlet District publishes a report every Monday, written by Wayne “Snookman” Landry. It is the most reliable week-to-week read on the inlet there is, and it is worth a look before your trip.
Updated every Monday
This Week at Sebastian Inlet
The Sebastian Inlet District’s weekly fishing report — conditions, what is running, and where they are holding.
Read This Week’s ReportPublished by the Sebastian Inlet District. Opens in a new tab.
Want to know what Captain Richard is seeing right now? Get in touch — he is on the water most days, and the honest answer about conditions is a phone call away.
Plan Your Trip
What’s Running by Month
The short version. It is good every month; for what each season brings, read Sebastian Inlet Fishing Is Good Year Round.
Sebastian Inlet has something worth targeting year-round. Here’s the seasonal breakdown.
January
- Goliath Grouper release only
- Sheepshead
February
- Goliath Grouper release only
- Pompano
- Sheepshead
March
- Goliath Grouper release only
- Pompano
- Sheepshead
April
- Cobia
- Goliath Grouper release only
- Pompano
- Sheepshead
May
- Blacktip Shark
- Cobia
- King Mackerel
- Mahi Mahi
- Tarpon release only
June
- Blacktip Shark
- King Mackerel
- Mahi Mahi
- Tarpon release only
July
- Blacktip Shark
- Mahi Mahi
- Redfish release only
- Sea Trout
- Snook release only
- Tarpon release only
August
- Mahi Mahi
- Redfish release only
- Sea Trout
- Snook release only
September
- King Mackerel
- Redfish release only
- Sea Trout
- Snook
October
- King Mackerel
- Redfish release only
- Sea Trout
- Snook
November
- Flounder closed to 30 Nov
December
- Goliath Grouper release only
- Sheepshead
Species availability varies with tides, water temperature and conditions. Captain Richard Ladrew will target whatever is actively biting on the day of your trip.
Release only means the fish is catchable but cannot be kept — redfish, tarpon and goliath grouper are catch-and-release in these waters, and snook harvest is closed 1 June to 31 August. Closed means a seasonal harvest closure is in force for part or all of that month. Regulations checked September 2026 and change year to year; the current rules are on the FWC site, and Captain Richard will tell you on the day what you can keep.
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