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Central Indian River Lagoon
Capt. Ron Bielefeld
May 28, 2002
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Capt. Ron Bielefeld's Indian River Report - Sebastian Area - May 28, 2002
Sorry for the long period between reports. Surgery put me out of commission for two weeks and the wind seems like it has been blowing 20 mph or more ever since. I have been getting out lately, but the winds have greatly limited where we could fish. Early mornings, by far, have been the best time to wet a line mainly because the winds have been down at least to the point of allowing a decent drift. During these periods the trout, reds, and snook have been pretty active. Some nice trout to 7 lbs. have come on the top in very shallow water. Snook also have been present on the shallow flats and around islands early in the day. Islands have been particularly productive during rising tides when the water flow around the points has concentrated bait fish. Top-water plugs and soft jerk baits have produced some keeper fish. Reds have been the most active late in the day on the flats, but the wind has really made fishing for these fish difficult. Some reds have been caught along the mangroves out of the wind, but these fish tend to be loners, so the numbers have not been large. Soft jerk baits have produced most of the reds, but a few fish have hit top-water on the flats. As always, look for clean water with structure such as grass and oysters to find concentrations of fish. If bait is present, all the better. Fish shallow water for the larger trout, and deeper areas for the schoolies, especially later in the morning into the afternoon.
If the wind ever calms down enough to let the ocean flatten out and the water clear up, the fishing for Spanish, jacks, and tarpon along the beaches should provide some late morning activity to go along with the early morning flats action. Lets just hope the calm conditions come along sooner rather than later.
Until next time, Tight-Lines to All,
Sincerely,
Capt. Ron
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