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Fort Pierce Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

The Treasure Coast's working inlet: mangrove lagoons north, offshore ledges east and the earnest fish-town rhythm the resorts forgot.

3/5
Fair. Fish early or late.Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.
Next tide
Low 9:11 PM
Air / High
88 / 90 F
Wind
SE 14 mph

Sources: NOAA tides 8722213, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

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Friday
4
September 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish early or late.Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.

Fort Pierce locks in another hot, bright day: the fish know the drill and so should you. Today brings a mixed sky, wind SE around 14 mph, steady pressure near 1014 hPa and a high of 90. Tides: high 1:31 AM and 2:58 PM, low 8:03 AM and 9:11 PM: the moving water either side of each change is when this place feeds. Water sits around 85 F for the season (estimated). With the last quarter, the solunar majors run 5:39 AM-7:39 AM and 5:39 PM-7:39 PM: plan around them and beat the heat.

The plan, species by species

Redfish (red drum)Excellent

Dawn topwater over grass flats and shorelines, then follow them to deeper guts and channel edges with gold spoons and paddletails. Look for wakes and nervous bait.

BluefishExcellent

Dawn and dusk metal: cast spoons and poppers where bait shows. Midday fish slide deeper off the bars.

Speckled troutGood

First light topwater over grass and shell, then deeper: free-lined live shrimp or croaker over 4-8 ft structure. The bite dies with the sun; night lights fish well.

Tomorrow: Similar at 89 F with a rain chance. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Sep 5, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Water and weather

Live readings.

Tides

NOAA station 8722213 (Fort Pierce Inlet, Binney Dock). Fish the moving water either side of each change.

Fri
HIGH1:31 AM1.9 ft
LOW8:03 AM-0.1 ft
HIGH2:58 PM2.4 ft
LOW9:11 PM0.5 ft
Sat
HIGH2:45 AM1.9 ft
LOW9:12 AM-0.0 ft
HIGH4:15 PM2.4 ft
LOW10:18 PM0.5 ft

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp88 F
High / Low90 / 78 F
WindSE 14-17 mph
Pressure1014.0 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain51% cloud, 24%
Sunrise / Sunset07:01 / 19:38
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~85 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Overcast, 90/78 F, wind 16 mph, rain 24%

Fair or better. A 16 mph breeze puts a working chop on the banks it hits: fish the wind-blown side.

Species guide

The species that matter on Fort Pierce: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Redfish (red drum) illustration

Redfish (red drum)

Best: Sep-Nov bull run

The copper-flanked king of the flats and surf: tailing in inches of water, schooling by the hundred in fall. Dawn topwater over grass flats and shorelines, then follow them to deeper guts and channel edges with gold spoons and paddletails. Look for wakes and nervous bait.

Speckled trout illustration

Speckled trout

Best: spring and fall

The Gulf coast's everyday obsession: soft mouths, violent topwater strikes and a fishery that lives by tide and bait. First light topwater over grass and shell, then deeper: free-lined live shrimp or croaker over 4-8 ft structure. The bite dies with the sun; night lights fish well.

Bluefish illustration

Bluefish

Best: Sep-Oct blitzes

The ocean's most honest fish: when blues blitz bait on the beach, everything with hooks gets bit. Dawn and dusk metal: cast spoons and poppers where bait shows. Midday fish slide deeper off the bars.

When to come: the Fort Pierce calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Redfish (red drum)
Speckled trout
Bluefish
SlowPeak

Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 85 F (estimated, not a reading).

5060708090JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~85 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

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Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Sep 3

3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Redfish (red drum) led the card at excellent. High of 88 F, wind to 14 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Redfish (red drum) led the card at excellent. High of 86 F, wind to 12 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Redfish (red drum) led the card at excellent. High of 88 F, wind to 10 mph.

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Before you go

License

Florida requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Florida license. Snook seasonal + permit; lagoon slot reds release-only zones: review current FWC lagoon rules.

Access

Stan Blum Memorial ramp, city marina, Jetty Park; causeway bridge access.

About this water

Treasure Coast inlet town, St. Lucie County, FL. The working-waterfront fishery.

Fishing Fort Pierce: the full guide

The unpolished gem

Fort Pierce keeps the Treasure Coast's working-waterfront soul: commercial docks, a real fish house or two, and an inlet that opens onto both the Indian River Lagoon's best flats and quick offshore ledges. Less traffic than Stuart south or Sebastian north: the fishing splits the difference brilliantly.

Lagoon north, lagoon south

North of the inlet the lagoon spreads into Harbor Branch's flats and mangrove islands: reds and trout in the potholes, snook on the channel edges: while the south lagoon's spoil islands stack everything on moving tide. The inlet jetties run the standard east-coast rotation: snook (night), Spanish (spring/fall), sheepshead (winter), tarpon (summer rolls).

Offshore in minutes

The 27-fathom ledges and the famous Fort Pierce 'Offshore Bar' sit a short run out: kings, cobia and sails in season, mutton and mangrove snapper on the structure, and summer dolphin weed-lines within small-boat reach on calm days. The inlet's straight shot makes it the coast's easiest offshore access.

Town practicalities

The city marina and Stan Blum ramp handle the fleet: jetty park serves the boatless: and the causeway bridges fish the lagoon's night lights. Okeechobee discharges reach here too (milder than Stuart): clean-water windows fire the flats: watch the salinity like the locals.

Common questions

Is Fort Pierce better inshore or offshore?

It refuses to choose: the lagoon's flats rank with Florida's best sight-fishing and the ledges sit minutes out. Split days (flats dawn, ledges late morning) are the local rhythm.

Where can I fish Fort Pierce without a boat?

Jetty Park's rocks and the causeway bridges: snook, sheepshead and Spanish by season. The night lights under the bridges run the lagoon's classic snook school.

Is fishing good at Fort Pierce right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows.

Nearby waters

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