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Central Indian River Lagoon
Capt. Ron Bielefeld
November 10, 2006
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Capt. Ron Bielefeld's Indian River Lagoon trout, redfish, and snook fishing report-Sebastian Area
The wind made it difficult to get much quality fishing in this past week. Besides blowing out most areas the wind churned up the bottom in many areas to the point that it was a wonder the fish could find our lures at all. The couple of times we got out the trout continued to be the most cooperative. In fact, the only other species we caught were two reds and a few jacks. Most of the trout were small, but we did manage to entice a handful of larger trout to take our offerings. Because of the wind we fished sheltered areas. The smaller fish were concentrated on the edges of drop-offs and the larger fish were cruising very shallow backwater areas. The small trout continued to hit the Yo-Zuri 3D Fingerlings while the larger trout took Rip Tide’s new Mud Minnows rigged on a 1/16 oz jig head. We worked the 3Ds with a rip-and-pause action, but the pause was extremely long. The jigs were pitched out and then worked very slowly just jumping it up off the bottom from time to time. The reds came from the same areas as the larger trout. Hopefully the wind will stay down for a while. The water is already clearing up given the past day or so has been relatively calm. As the waters continue to cool we will spend more and more time fishing the late afternoons looking for larger fish cruising the very shallow backwater areas. Trips to the open flats will be reserved for the warmest days. Small soft plastics will be our go-to lures and we will fish them slowly giving the fish a chance to move into position. Once the water cools below say 70 degrees or so the likelihood of a large snook cutting us off decreases greatly and the need to fool large slow moving fish in very shallow, clear water increases. As a result, heavy fluorocarbon leaders are no longer necessary or preferred for the most part. Yep, things are changing and if we want to keep catching fish it is best to change our tactics as well. Until next time, Tight-Lines to all.
Sincerely,
Capt. Ron
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