East coast ocean fishing this month (March) NC to Fla then VA

Why do I find my steelhead, bass, perch and trout fishing stuff wile searching for my ocean gear?
Why did I find my ocean gear when headed to Kinza?
Why can't I find these things when I want them?????????

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Probably cause you are a lot like me. A gear head. Sometimes it seems I spend more time sorting out my fishing equipment, than fishing!!!!

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Why do I find my steelhead, bass, perch and trout fishing stuff wile searching for my ocean gear?
Why did I find my ocean gear when headed to Kinza?
Why can't I find these things when I want them?????????

A lot of the NC piers are still closed and very little is being caught on the ones that are open.
Surf fishing is reported as poor :(
Not sure about charters
Guess it is Hilton Head Saturday instead, then down to Florida Sunay or Monday

Thanks

I'm going to Falls Lake a little later today.
Did not renew my NC license yet but just want to look around and let Nico fish

Hello Marty,

Where in FL are you going? If you are in the Sebastian or Fort Pierce areas, they both have jetties that are always producing something. South side of Sebastian with live shrimp east of the A1A bridge will probably be producing good numbers of smaller snook now, though with the warm winter I don't know how well past patterns will hold. It will also likely be crowded. I'd expect there to be good numbers of redfish in the inlet itself. Don't know if snapper blues will still be there or if they will have gone north.
Any of the flats in those areas should also be productive for trout and reds--south of Sebastian Inlet, or park on the east side of the north bridge in Ft. Pierce and wade south. The flats around Wabasso Bridge can also be productive for big trout, reds, and probably some nice snook as well. You might even pick up some small grouper in the deeper pockets.
If you've never fished flats, shuffle your feet--you don't want to step on a ray. Look for drop-offs (where the sea-grass ends) or the light spots in the grass (where there is a break in the grass and it's a sand bottom). Depending on time of day and conditions, top water plugs, jigs, and live bait all should work well.
If you can fish the ocean side of the south jetty in Ft. Pierce on a rising tide with live pinfish, you should have a good shot at some large snook. South bridge catwalks at night with a red tailed hawk will probably also produce some nice snook.
Probably any inlet with a strong outgoing tide at night will produce ladyfish.
I expect they'll be getting some nice pompano in the surf if it's clear. Local bait shops would probably be your best shot in telling you the best areas. Sandfleas (mole crabs) are generally the way to go there.
Anyway, those are just some of the areas I know best and that have always been good to me. Admittedly, however, it's probably been 10 years since I've fished them. Any questions, feel free to PM.

Yesterday Nico said that he would rather go to a fishing pier with me than Disney
That is cool but I think I will probably force him to go to Disney for a day anyway and he is also going to Universal Studio's Theme Park whether he wants to or not.
I am a mean uncle- forcing him to do these things when we could be fishing