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Indian River Lagoon
Capt. Tom Van Horn
September 19, 2003
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report
Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report, September 19, 2003
Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters
Stormy weather placed a damper on fishing this past week with Isabel’s transit bringing her ever so close to the India River Lagoon Coast. Once again, we’ve dodged the bullet, but not without experiencing the wrath of her monster surf and churning seas on our coastal waters. As Isabel departs our area, the seas will quickly settle, and once the water cleans up, angling opportunities will improve.
This past week I only had one opportunity to fish with clients before stormy conditions and engine trouble forced me off the water. Early Monday morning around 2am I met with John Freemon at the Port Canaveral ramp, and we proceeded out to fish the Port mouth. Our plan was to net finger mullet and fish live bait for snook and redfish. After cast netting bait, we anchored off of buoy #14 and tossed out live fingers. The first line was weighted with a one-ounce barrel sinker, and the other was flat lined. Before long, the action was on, boating three reds up to 30 inches and breaking off several others before leaving for our 5:30 am rendezvous at the dock with John’s son Shawn and his friend Cassy. After returning to our previous location, we picked up were we left off ending up with eight different species. At one point just after daylight, the larger fish were busting schools of finger mullet all around the boat in a frenzy that ended about an hour after sunrise.
Clearly, the mullet run is on, and once the weather settles, the fall fishing season will commence. Now is the time to target predator species ambushing schools of migrating baitfish in the lagoons, inlets, and on the beaches. On the inshore waters, focus on areas where the bait schools are funneled off of the protected shallow flats into deeper water giving the larger fish easer access. These areas include points, cannel mouths, edges of dredge holes, and causeway bridge abutments. On the beach, watch for pelicans and terns working nervous mullet schools in close, and toss live fingers into the mix. At the inlets, focus your attention on the jetty points and rocky edges were bait is forced to venture into the deeper water. If you’re interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, don’t hesitate, because before you know it, you will miss some of the best fishing experienced all year.
As always, if you have questions or need information, please contact me.
Good luck and good fishing,
Captain Tom Van Horn
www.irl-fishing.com
[email protected]
407-366-8085
407-416-1187 on the water
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