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Central Indian River Lagoon
Capt. Ron Bielefeld
April 8, 2006
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Capt. Ron Bielefeld's Indian River Lagoon trout, reds, and snook fishing report-Sebastian Area
The water is warming up and so is the fishing! Trout, reds, and snook have been active. Of course, being in the right place at the right time with the right presentation has still been the key to catching multiple slams versus just a handful of fish. With the warmer water the top-water action has picked up. Ah, top-water time. I love it! From this point on through the fall top-water plugs will be one of my favorite types of lures to use. Early mornings, late evenings, and any time there is a good chop going will be excellent times to bring out the poppers or to walk the dog. My favorite top-water plugs are the ZZ-Pop, Hydro-Pencil, Hydro Tiger, and Hydro Popper by Yo-Zuri. These are larger lures, and this time of year larger lures mean larger fish. OK, well, at least most of the time. The best color pattern to use varies, but I always like silver or white with a darker top. You can’t go wrong with the white with red head either. For the times when the fish just don’t want to come to the top, I like Yo-Zuri’s 3D Fingerling. You can work this lure just under the surface with a stop and go action. I love the Clear Minnow color pattern because it always seems to produce. The gold and black and silver and black patterns also are good. If you like jigs and soft plastics try the Rip-Tide Brand Flats Chubs in the new penny and gold’n glow colors. They work very well when ripped with a stop and start action. Don’t be afraid work them aggressively this time of year. The fishes’ metabolisms are up, so they will chase things down. Working jigs aggressively will attract the fishes’ attention away from all the natural bait, while at the same time keeping grass and other matter from fowling your hook. This of course will lead to more strikes and hopefully more fish being brought to the side of the boat.
As always, we have been targeting shallow water areas (1-2 feet) with grass and bait. The larger trout, reds, and snook have been lurking in these areas throughout the day. The water has been very clear, so we have been seeing a lot of the fish we have been casting to. Some eat and some don’t, but the ones we have hooked up with have tended to be large. Some of the areas have been large flats, but others have been very small pieces of habitat. The shallows around spoil islands are a good example. The larger fish have been sitting right up next to the islands in a foot of water many times right on the break where it drops off to deeper water of 4-5 feet. Target these shallow areas and the size of your catch is likely to increase both in quantity and in quality. But remember, be quiet on approach, or all you will probably see it the tail of the fish you wanted to catch waving good-bye. Until next time, Tight-Lines to all.
Sincerely,
Capt. Ron
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