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Mullet Run is in Full Swing
Capt. Tom Van Horn
September 24, 2008
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Mosquito Creek Outdoors Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report, September 23, 2008
By Captain Tom Van Horn
Squally windy weather and angry seas kept most anglers in port and off of the water this past week, as our first attempt of a cold front stalled out across Central Florida. As the front moves away and the seas settle down, assume fishing conditions will return the beach. Following the front, cooler nighttime temperatures will set things up for our scaly friends to be on the feed
The mullet run is in full swing, with good reports of mullet schools moving south along the beach anywhere from Ponce De Leon Inlet south to Port Canaveral and Cocoa Beach. The primary bait source has been silver mullet, and schools of bluefish, Spanish mackerel, and jacks have been driving bait pods in close to the beach where both snook and redfish have been laying in wait at the edge of the surf. This is an exciting time to fish the surf with both top-water plugs and live finger mullet. Of course it wouldn't be a good fishing report if I neglected to tell you the Rapala Skitter Walk and the new Sub Walker are my favorite plugs for this situation, and to work these plugs fast to avoid getting cut off by blues and Spanish.
Inside the Lagoon, the breeder redfish schools have started to show up in their traditional locations, but choppy conditions have been working in their favor making locating them difficult. These schools are breeders, so if you do locate one, be kind to the fish by not pounding the school. Catch yourself a nice fish, and then move on in search of other fish. Believe me, I know this is easier said than done, but the more time we give them to get jiggie, the more fish we will catch next year and into the future. Water levels are still up, so don't forget to try the extreme edged of the shoreline and the creeks for tarpon, snook and redfish.
After checking the long-range weather forecast, conditions are looking much better for the later part of this week, so we may have to dog off work and go fishing.
As always, if you have any questions or need more information, please contact me.
Good luck and good fishing,
Captain Tom Van Horn
Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters
www.irl-fishing.com
407-366-8085 landline
407-416-1187 on the water
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