Sebastian Inlet Fishing Report – Dec 31, 2025 (Post-Christmas Slowdown)
Hello all my Sebastian Inlet friends and fans! I hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas with friends and family!! Santa forgot to bring us some fish — guess we’ve been naughty again — so this report will be another brief one as it was pretty slow all weekend and most of last week. Here we go.
North Jetty
About the only fish I saw, and heard about, were some decent black drum on the early daybreak outgoing tide. Not many, just a few, caught on live and dead shrimp.
Sunday I saw a couple nice sheepshead caught over the rocks at the tip on dead shrimp.
I also saw one of my friends catch two slot snook on live shrimp, but they had to be released as the season is closed and will reopen on February 1st, 2026.
A few small Spanish mackerel were caught on small metal jigs, but they were barely keeper size. Some small whiting were caught toward the surf on dead shrimp.
Along the seawall between the bait shop and bridge — nothing doing.
Back west of the tide pool along the rocks around the steel, anglers have been getting some smaller flounder (12–15 inches) on live shrimp and mud minnows.
South Jetty
Slow as well, with only a few fish being caught. Some small snook were caught on live baits at the tip on the incoming tide.
I did hear about a few small flounder being caught in the beach pocket area on small live baits and small rubber jigs.
T-Dock Area
Extremely slow on either tide. The noise from the dredging has the fish on edge and they don’t want to bite due to all the activity.
The dock has been open on weekends, but not many anglers have been taking advantage of it.
I did hear that a few small flounder were caught at the cleaning table, but didn’t see them.
Surf – North & South
North side: decent whiting, small puppy drum, and a few nice pompano. Live sand fleas and shrimp were the baits of choice.
South side: similar action, but stingrays have been more abundant. The surf closer to the jetty can be a staging area for flounder before they push into the inlet. Small live baits and small rubber swimbaits will work.
Monday will be the last warm day, then another cool down for the rest of the week into the weekend.
I wish everyone a safe and prosperous New Year! Stay well everyone!!
– Snookman Wayne
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Bait tip: Even during a slow bite, having the right bait helps. Stop by Saltwater Cowboy Bait & Tackle for live shrimp, mud minnows (seasonal), and frozen options.