Beach Fishing and the Mullet Run.
Capt. Tom Van Horn
October 11, 2009
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Mosquito Creek Outdoors Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report, October 9, 2009
By Captain Tom Van Horn
Let me start by apologize for my lack of reports last week. I'm currently landlocked recovering from some major surgery I received last week. Nonetheless, I'll be off of the water for the next several weeks, so the material within this report is generalized information provided by my good friends on the water.
The mullet run is now, and I say now, in full swing. If you have been waiting for the heat to dissipate and the bite to improve, don't wait any longer. The mullet are thick, and the predators are going off on them in all areas of the Lagoon Coast.
Beach snook caught by Charlie Brown of Lakeland while fishing with Captain Jim Ross of Fineline Charters
Along the beaches, the baits schools are pushing south, and good reports of snook, flounder, redfish, ladyfish, blues, jacks, Spanish mackerel, sharks and tarpon have been coming in from anglers from Playlinda to Sebastian. Try throwing top water plugs like Rapala X-Wrap XR-12 lures and Skitter Walks, or sub-surface baits like the DOA Bait Buster and BFL in close along the edge of the surf and around the jetties. Concentrate your efforts in areas of bait pods, and if the artificial bait fails to produce, net yourself some finger mullet, and fish them in close to the surf's edge.
In the Lagoon, focus on areas where baits schools are passing close to shorelines and alone the causeways, and work top water plugs like the Storm Chug-Bug or the Rapala Skitter Walk. If conditions are not suitable for the top-water bite, chunking live finger mullet or ladyfish chunks are effective.
I've also been hearing reports of big cobia and tripletail working north of the Canaveral buoy line and just north on the bight of the Cape off of the Rocket Ranch.
In closing, make some time to hit the water this week and enjoy one of the best times to fish all year.
As always, if you need information or have any questions, please contact me.
Good luck and good fishing,
Captain Tom Van Horn
www.irl-fishing.com
407-416-1187 on the water
407-366-8085 land line
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