Indian River Lagoon
Capt. Tom Van Horn
March 7, 2003
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Indian Lagoon Coast Fishing Report, March 7, 2003
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Spring has finally arrived here in the sunshine state and the fish are starting to show signs of rejuvenation. This morning as I stepped outside before dawn, the first thing that hit me was the sweet fragrance of orange blossoms. My good friend and fishing mentor Captain Rodney Smith is the one who enlightened me on the connection between orange blossoms and redfish. When the west wind carries this delicate scent across the lagoon’s water, look for redfish to begin schooling up on the flats. It is also the time of year when the wind begins to settle and the trout and reds start working top water again.
For the most part, the weather conditions have showed some improvement. The temperature has been bordering on the 90-degree mark, warming our sprits and the waters. This weekend, look for rainy and cloudy conditions Saturday, with calmer seas, 2 too 3 feet, and sunny skies predicted for Sunday through Thursday.
The hot ticket this week is the cobia bite outside of Port Canaveral and Sebastian Inlet. The majority of the fish have been free swimming in the area of buoy 2, but a good number of cob’s have started showing up on the buoy line and along the beach in 30 too 40 feet of water. The only problem is everybody and their brother will be on the water in search of the big mouth striped brown logs this weekend. I’m not complaining, because I know how much I love to target these fish, and their only here for a short time. Most of us spend all winter chomping at the bit, waiting for the cob’s to show up, and then we only have the weekend available to fish. So look for a crowd at the ramp, and be patient and pleasant to others. It’s a big ocean, and there’s plenty of fish.
This past week, there were good reports of sea trout holding around the docks on the west shore of the Indian lagoon from Titusville to Rockledge, and also alone the deeper edges of the flats. In the skinny water, the redfish were actively tailing, but they were difficult to sight cast due to breeze conditions and cloudy skies. Hopefully, improving weather conditions will eliminate this problem.
As always, if you need information or have any questions, please contact me.
Good luck and good fishing,
Captain Tom Van Horn
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