 |
Central Indian River Lagoon
Capt. Ron Bielefeld
June 29, 2003
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Capt Ron Bielefeld's Indian River Lagoon Report - Sebastian Area
The catching has been steady when the weather has produced decent fishing conditions. Trout, snook, ladyfish, and jacks have been providing the action on and near the flats during this past week. As usual for me, top-water plugs have been the “top” producers. The key to the top-water action has been fitting presentation to the conditions. You need to get the correct action on the plug. If there is a chop make the maximum amount of noise with the plug that it will produce. Not necessarily moving it fast across the water, but with a lot of pop or zig. If it is calm, scale down the movement and noise by trying a smaller plug or one with no rattles. If you do not have command of the plugs’ action you will not get the number of strikes you could have if you could have tailored the action to the situation. Moreover, make sure your hooks are very sharp. This is always important, but it is critical when fishing top-water. When a fish slashes, as is often the case when a fish hits something on the surface, a sharp hook is necessary to penetrate the outer parts of the fishes mouth and body. This will maximize hook-ups.
Mornings have been the better bet, mostly because the weather during the evenings has been very changeable. I have been working the windward edges of flats and mangrove shorelines when the wind has been blowing. When it has been calm I have been wading or poling the shallow edges in the very early mornings. The numbers of fish have not been staggering, but the size of the fish has been. I have taken several trout in the 5-7 lb range and snook to 10 lbs. On some mornings, the bite has only lasted as long as the wind and clouds hung around, sometimes as little as one hour. On the days that the wind did not slack off around 7 or 8 and cloud cover delayed the sun’s full fury the bite has lasted until around 10 am. Even bites have been picking up about an hour before dark and lasting on past dark. Smaller trout have been somewhat cooperative even during midday around deep structure. Baits of choice for these fish are live shrimp and jigs. Until next time, Tight-Lines to all.
Sincerely,
Capt. Ron
More Fishing Reports:
|
|
|
|
