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Central Indian River Lagoon
Capt. Ron Bielefeld
June 15, 2003
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Capt. Ron Bielefeld's Indian River Lagoon Report - Sebastian Area
Water temps are reaching 90 degrees late in the day. This necessitates fishing very early and very late if you want to catch many trout or snook. If you must fish during the heat of the day, fish docks, mangroves, and deep (4-5 ft) edges of flats. The overnight period can be great. I have had some very good late evening (7:30pm to 11:00pm) and early morning (5:00am to 7:00am) outings over the shallow grass. Trout and snook have been taking top-water plugs willingly and we have been catching some very nice fish (5 lb range) during each trip. I have fished a couple of times until midnight-1:00am, and fish have been actively feeding at times, but we have had difficulty getting the fish to pay much attention to us. The large amount of bait seems to be making it very difficult. When the fish have so much natural bait to pick from the odds are low they will choose yours. Generally, using loud top-water presentations solves this problem, but that has not been the case during the last two trips during the wee hours. This is not to say we have not caught any fish during the very late/early hours. We have managed a few snook each trip, but the numbers have not been what I am striving for. Well, the next trip may be completely different. That is how fishing is sometimes.
Redfish have been most active during the last minutes of light in the evening. These fish have taken top-water plugs, but they also have hit Rip Tide Brand jerk baits. If you get into a situation during the dark hours when you cannot fish top-water because there is too much floating grass, switch to the Ripe Tide Flats Chub, which can be rigged weedless very easily. One important thing is to insert a rattle tube to give the bait some noise making capability. This will increase your strikes. Until next time, Tight-Lines to all.
Sincerely,
Capt. Ron
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