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Central Indian River Lagoon
Capt. Ron Bielefeld
June 21, 2004
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Capt. Ron Bielefeld's Indian River Lagoon Report-Sebastian Area
Sorry of the gap in my reports but my computer hard drive failed and it took me awhile to get it back up and running.
The fishing has been great the past week or so. Redfish, snook, trout, bluefish, jacks, ladyfish, grouper, pompano, etc. have been feeding heavily in the mornings and late evenings. All species have been using very shallow water around the edges of flats with clean water and good grass and sand interspersion. Also, look for baitfish of all sizes. If there is not bait around, try another spot. The predators have been hanging around the food source almost exclusively. Spooks have been the most effective early. I have been using the full sized super spooks in the silver mullet pattern to catch the largerst fish. A case in point about larger baits catching the largest fish this time of year happened this morning. I snagged a large mullet (about 13-14 inches) and a nine or so pound trout came up and inhaled the head of this mullet. Now this mullet was big, but the trout still managed to get about 5 inches of the fish into its mouth. The trout hung on, or was stuck on, to this mullet for about 5 minutes as I fought the two fish. We almost netted the two fish, but at the last second the trout finally let go! The moral. Large struggling baitfish attract the attention of very large predators! So if you want to catch large fish use large lures.
After the sun gets up a bit, I have been switching to Rip-tide Brand Jerk Baits and shallow running plugs like the Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow and Pins Minnow. I have been working all my baits with a very arratic action and medium speed. After about 9am I have been heading in for the afternoon and coming back out about 6pm for the evening bite. No need to bake on the water during mid-day. This pattern should hold throughout the summer. We have not had too much rain so the water carity around the Sebastian areas remains very good. The clarity has allowed the grass beds too flourish and the trout, reds, and snook have benefited as well. So get out in fish while the conditions are good. Until next time, Tight-Lines to all.
Sincerely,
Capt. Ron
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