Fishing is fine after Matthew

Snapper, wrecked boat draw anglers, gawkers to Blue Heron bridge.

RIVIERA BEACH — On Singer Island on Friday morning, the pros and cons of Hurricane Matthew played out on the causeway just east of Phil Foster Park.

The con: Someone’s 30-foot sailboat tore away from a dock and crashed on the rocks on the north side of the causeway, attracting dozens of onlookers.

The pro: About 50 feet west of the sailboat, a dozen fishermen were reeling in a catch of snapper and jack — courtesy of Matthew’s winds.

Alex Batista of West Palm Beach tiptoed around dozens of jack he’d hauled in, some of them wriggling on the pavement, to show off his prize catches.

He opened a cooler and showed off about 10 snapper.

He plans on giving the jack to his friends and neighbors later today.

“The snapper I’m keeping for me,’’ he said.

If a storm blows in from the west, the chances of catching prime fish are not very good, he said.

“When a storm blows in from the east, that’s good for fishing. Matthew brought them in because he blew in from the east.’’

The sailboat attracted enough o n l o o ke r s t h a t s o me p e o p l e stopped their cars on the righthand westbound lane to the Blue Heron bridge.

Riviera Beach police showed up and ordered them to move their cars.

The sailboat appeared to be