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Indian River Lagoon & Banana River
Capt. John Kumiski
October 7, 2006
Titusville - Saltwater Fishing Report
Space Coast and Beyond report 10/7
Fishing Report for Space Coast and Beyond from Spotted Tail, 10/7/06
Upcoming Events-
-Show and Tell Seminar, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, 10/14 with overflow on the 15th. Visit http://www.spottedtail.com for more information.
-Kids Fishing Day, 10/28, if we get the event insured. That is still not resolved. I will keep everyone informed.
On to the fishing, and since I missed my report last week but I don’t have my calendar here I will only hit the highlights from last week.
On Sunday 9/24 Chris and Nick Carapella joined me on the Indian River. Chris fly fished, and Nick used DOA TerrorEyx and DOA CAL jigs. We fished the power stations where ladyfish of all sizes, including plenty of big ones, were thick. There were also some crevalle around. It was very entertaining, and we got a 25 inch snook and a 24 inch redfish too. We found a bunch of ten pound jacks cruising the flats terrorizing mullet and got four on Chug Bugs and Bait Busters, tremendous fun.
Monday 9/25 found fellow FOWA member Dennis Lubin on the Spotted Tail, again on the Indian River. We started at the power station and again the ladies were thick. I got a snook about 24 inches. Again, DOA CALS and TerrorEyz were the baits of choice. We went out on the flats and got three redfish to 27 inches, but then found big tarpon rolling, lots of them. Dennis had a hard time getting his lure to the poons through the ladyfish, trout, and sailcats. I very optimistically rigged up a tarpon fly on my seven weight, and managed to watch a fish of about 70 pounds eat the fly. I stuck him but not good enough, as he came unbuttoned on the first jump.
Tuesday Chris Myers and I joined Ron Presley on his Pathfinder 22 (what a great boat) and went out of Port Canaveral. There was bait everywhere but no fish and we didn’t get a bite.
Wednesday Rodney Smith joined me to look for those Indian River tarpon. They were still there. We tried fly fishing, various lures, and even cut ladyfish, and they sneered at everything. Rodney caught a bunch of fish including ladies, trout, and sailcats, but not a bite from a tarpon did we get.
Thursday Tim and Tim Beierschmitt, a father and son team, joined me for a morning’s tarpon fishing out of Ponce Inlet. We jumped five and caught four to about 150 pounds, and had steady action from blacktip and sharpnose sharks.
Friday John and Sebastian Vandergriff, another father and son team, and Chris, Sebastian’s maternal grandfather, joined me on the Mosquito Lagoon for a day’s redfishing. John and Chris got one fish each sight fishing with gold spoons. Six year old Sebastian got the biggest fish of the day though, a 27 inch redfish. It was a beautiful day and we had a wonderful time.
On Monday 10/2 and Tuesday 10/3 Steve Baker and I joined Capt. Joe Shute on his Mitzi 17 for some fly fishing for redfish in the salt marshes inside of Beaufort Inlet, NC, by Morehead City. The marsh is gorgeous and although we didn’t get any sizeable fish we certainly had numbers. We got distracted somewhat by the black drum and flounder too. Joe has a great fishery there. Visit http://www.captjoes.com for more information.
On Wednesday 10/4 Steve and I fly fished the mouth of the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound with Capt. Gary Dubiel, who fishes out of Oriental, NC. Fishing was slow according to Gary. We only got six redfish, two trout, one flounder, one bluefish, and one black drum. The amount of water and bait in the water there is almost astonishing, an absolutely amazing fishery. Get more information at http://www.specfever.com
On Thursday I found myself in Wilmington, NC, in a Beavertail Skiff with two big knuckleheads (and I mean that in the nicest possible way), Capt. Seth Vernon, who owns the Intracoastal Angler, and Capt. Eddie Stuart. We searched for about three hours and found a single fish, pretty slim pickings. Then they found a school of reds to 30 inches. We doubled up a couple of times. Eddie had a half dozen strikes on a deerhair slider. The fish were fairly ravenous and slammed everything we tried, a very hot 45 minutes of fishing and photography. Get more information at http://www.intracoastalangler.com
Yesterday Capt. Richard Stuhr took me out into the marshes near Charleston in his Action Craft. We saw a fish tailing in the grass immediately, but failed to catch it. The tide was exceptionally high on the full moon and we only saw a few fish. Richard had another engagement so it was a short day and although we didn’t catch a fish I got some beautiful photos. He has another great fishery there. Get more information at http://www.captstuhr.com
All along the southeast coast of the US there are extensive and beautiful salt marshes full of red drum. I feel very fortunate to be able to tke this trip and explore some of them, even if only in a very fleeting way. When I get home I will post some of the photos I’ve taken on my website.
Life is short- GO FISHING!
Life is also great, and man, do I love my work!
John Kumiski
www.spottedtail.com
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