Well
it's December and The cooler weather has yet to really
set in. Temps are still in the high 80's. The redfish
and black drum are starting to school back up on the shallow
flat's of the Mosquito Lagoon. The shrimp run inside the
Lagoons has started and the fish are going nuts over them.
Along with the shrimp we also have the run of the small
quarter size blue crabs. Redfish and black drum can be
found tailing through out the day in super shallow water
in search of these tiny crustaions. Fishing the past week
has produced black drum ranging from 5-20 pounds. Schools
upwards of 300 fish are easy to find in gin clear water.
Sight fishing with live shrimp and imitations like the
D.O.A shrimp has been the key to hooking into these fish.
The black drum is a strong fighting fish on light tackle,
and a true challenge to all anglers. The Trout fishing
has been up and down, but we should see the world class
fish over 10lbs move back onto the shallow flats soon.
Trout season is closed and fishing for them is strictly
catch and release for this month, so we make sure to handle
these fish as best as we can to insure their safe release.
Small soft plastics has been the lure of choice for these
laid up trout. If the weather is right, anglers are able
to sight fish these trout in shallow potholes along the
grass flats. With the end of snook season around we tend
to focus on other fish for the next couple of months.
November
2009
It's
November and it's the time of the year the fish start
make their transition. Redfish, trout, and black drum
will start to forage off the small shrimp and crabs on
the shallow grass flats. Anglers will find the best sight
fishing on calm fall mornings. Most of the mornings will
be spent chasing tailing redfish, and black drum in clear
water. The last of the tarpon will make their way south
following the bait pods that flooded the area for the
past couple of months. You can still find some of the
smaller 5-10 pond tarpon in deep creeks along the Indian
River Lagoon through out the colder months. Big trout
will start to lay up in shallow potholes along the flats,
and still suckers for a well placed soft plastic. Snook
will fall off to deep water with approaching cold fronts,
but they will make their way up to shallow water mangroves
to feed on small bait fish and shrimp once the day starts
to warm the cool flats. On the right days anglers have
a great chance of sight fishing these brutes on light
tackle in crystal clear water. We have a couple spots
left for this month, give us a call and book your trip
today.
October
2009
This
month has been out standing with the fall mullet run at
it's peak. The Inlets and Lagoons are flooded with pods
of small finger mullet and the redfish, trout, snook,
and tarpon are right behind them. We spent a few days
fishing inside Port Canaveral for big snook at night and
even found some small mangrove, and mutton snappers. Anglers
fishing the Sebastion area this month are jumping tarpon
in the 20-50 pound range on small top water plugs and
finger mullet at first light. A thrill for any angler
on light tackle. The redfish are still very thick inside
the Mosquito Lagoon, along with the black drum, and trout.
Sight fishing when the weather allows us to, is a challange
for all skill levels.
Snook
season is still open, and anglers have had some great
days fishing, with keeper slot snook on most trips. Anglers
can also look foward to pluging the mangrove shorelines,
and shallow flats for big snook, trout, and redfish looking
to fatten up before the brunt of the cold fronts make
thier way to Florida. Pompano can be found skipping on
the open flats, and they put up a great fight on light
tackle. Once the water temps start to drop, the larger
tarpon will leave our area until next summer. Snook fishing
is still possibe, if you pick your day's right as they
tend to get picky in the winter. Our main target for the
next couple of months will be redfish, black drum, and
trout along the Mosquito Lagoon, and Indian River Lagoon.
September
2009
September
is here and so is snook
season. The snook fishing should be great for the next
couple of months. With rain storms on us everyday, and
the fall mullet run about to kick off we should see some
explosive action on the flats this month. Fishing the
Indian
River Lagoon will be our main target for snook. Anglers
can look forward to early morning top fishing water to
produce good results. The night fishing will be just as
productive for anglers seeking the big snook on the lighted
docks and bridges.
The smaller tarpon
in the 20-40 pound range are starting to get a little
thicker in the creeks and rivers around the Sebastian
area on the Indian River Lagoon. Fishing for them has
been best at first light with live finger mullet, or a
sinking plug like a rattle trap. Soon we will be able
to find them roaming the open flats chasing the schools
of finger mullet, and pinfish.
Redfish
in the
Mosquito Lagoon are still grouped up in big numbers
and in full spawn.The trick these past couple of weeks
was finding the baits pods on the shallow flats and casting
small top water plugs around the bait pods. As the sun
starts to rise the sight fishing is the main ticket to
targeting big redfish on the gin clear flats. We were
lucky enough to dodge two major storms. Let's hope our
luck holds out for the rest of the season.
August
2009
The
fishing this month has been pretty good. We have some
nice schools of redfish
up to 40 lbs on the shallow flats on Mosquito
Lagoon. And they've been more than willing to play
with us for a few weeks now. In addition to the schools
of big redfish we've also been chasing several nice size
schools of slot redfish..
There
have been a few spots holding some nice
tarpon moving into the creeks and flats along the
Indian River
Lagoon. Most of these tarpon are crashing very small
baits at first light, and late in the afternoon when the
water temps are cooler. Anglers have had a chance to jump
a few on lures and live mullet. As the fall mullet runs
rolls through the Space Coast area we will see a better
number of tarpon inside the rivers and flats.
The
trout
bite has been consistent for the past few weeks. We have
been able to put a few nice fish about 4 to 5 pounds in
the boat. The top water bite at day break has worked the
best for our clients. Nothing gets a big trouts attention
like a loud surface lure on calm slick flat. The key is
to find the baitfish, find that and you have found the
trout.
The
snook
in the Indian River lagoon are starting to show up around
the deeper flats in the early mornings. Your best bet
this time of the year is to book a night trip for the
brutes. The air is cooler and the fish tend to chew harder
at night. With snook season coming up, we will be fishing
more at night for snook, and tarpon along the Indian River.
If you're thinking of booking a night trip when the season
opens, make sure to dress in long pants and long sleeves,
the mosquitos bite just as hard as the snook.
July
2009
July
is here and it is hot folks with the temps in the high
90's. But the fishing is just as hot for this month with
the cool morning, and late afternoon bite being the best.
Anglers this month put some great fish in the boat. Finding
the bait pods at first light was the key to success. On
most days anglers found schools of tailing redfish
in the super shallow waters of the
Mosquito Lagoon and north
Indian River Lagoon.. These fish are pushing 5-40
pounds, with schools up to 200 fish. Casting a small top
water bait like the baby skitter walk from Rapala is the
key to big top water strikes. The trout
bite has been strong early in the morning, and there are
still plenty of black
drum to cast to on the shallow flats.
Down
south in the Sebastian area of the Indian
River lagoon the snook bite has been pretty good this
month. And with the full moon moving in at the end of
the month, the night
fishing should be excellent. We are starting to see
a good number of bait pods like finger mullet, and small
white baits starting to grow thicker. The fall mullet
run is around the corner, and should be a good one this
year. And with snook
season opening next month anglers should see some great
action. The tarpon
are still in the back creeks, but have become picky over
the past couple of weeks due to the full moon. The best
bet this time of year is to book a night trip and beat
the summers heat while testing your skills on some big
snook at night. Get your booking in before all of the
spots are taken for next month.
Congratulations
to Joe from Orlando for landing his first slam on light
tackle
June
2009
The
summer time heat is upon us, and so are the rains that
we have been looking for the past couple of years. Our
first tropical depression stalled out over central Florida
for a few days. With record rains we saw the Lagoons water
rise over night. It's a repeat of "Fay" from
last year. The redfish
and trout are now
able to feed in areas that they can't normally feed in
because of the low water in the summer time. And feeding
they are early in the morning in some super shallow water.
On most days you can find them with their backs out of
the water crawling on shallow water flat's to find shrimp
and small crabs that they crave.
On another note the snook
and tarpon bite
has been on fire with all of this rain! The tarpon around
the Sebastian area has been unreal with anglers hooking
on average 5-7 fish in a short time. These fish range
from 5-40 pounds And they are stacked up like cord wood
insides the rivers waiting for the food to be flushed
out for easy picking. Snook season is closed, but we can
still sight fish them in the mangroves. If you have never
seen a snook blast a top water, you don't know what your
missing.
The month of June and July are by far our favorite month
for fishing redfish on the shallow flats, the winds are
light and sight fishing for them becomes real easy. Get
your trip now for these big fish, before there are no
spots left.
May
2009
May
is here and so are the big schools of redfish.
Anglers will have a productive month fishing for schools
of bull redfish, in super shallow water. These fish will
be pushing 30-40 pounds. The trout
bite has been red hot with many fish over the six pound
range. The mullet are here and the fish are going crazy
over them, making the top water bite great first thing
in the morning. And the chance for a Mosquito
Lagoon slam is good this month redfish, trout, and
black drum.
We are starting to see the light south winds we crave
for in the summer time. The snook
bite around the Sebastian area back water is steady, with
some great fish on top water. The smaller
tarpon in the 20-40 pound range have moved into the
back creeks as well. There is still a couple day's left
open for this month.
April
2009
The
past few weeks the winds have been blowing and the bite
has been up and down. But it's spring time again and the
bite has been great when the weather works with us. Hopefully
we have seen the last of the cold fronts.
The
winds are starting to shift from north, to south, and
the big redfish
have moved onto the shallow flat's first thing in the
morning in good numbers. Sight fishing these tailers at
first light with soft plastics has been the key. Anglers
have had a chance to fish schools of redfish ranging from
six fish, to schools of 75 fish or more. These fish can
range from 5-40 pounds. The big trout
are chewing just as hard as the redfish.
The
action down south in the back waters of Sebastion Inlet
for snook has also proved to be a great bite on the right
days. Large snook
are stacked up, and the top water bite for them has been
steady this month.
The
tarpon are starting to make their showing along the Indian
River Lagoon in Sebastion Inlet, with a couple hook up's
of small 10-30 pound range tarpon on light tackle. We
should see the bigger tarpon
move in next month. I still have a few day's left for
the month of May, and the weather is sure to improve.
May, June, July are the best months to sight fish these
big redfish in shallow water so book your dates soon!
