SPRING IS HERE 03/17/2012
This year we had a warm winter and has fired the spring bite early. The trout bite has been insane the past few weeks, lots of fish over 20" biggest so far has been 9 1/2 lbs. caught by Earl Hammond from VA. We've also been getting good numbers of redfish. early they are tailing and as the sun gets higher were seeing fish cruising the flats and busting bait on the shorelines with half their backs out of the water. We are starting to see the big fish 20-40lbs on the dropoffs, we hooked a few over 20lbs this week but they pulled the hook. I suspect the BIG fish bite will be starting very soon Add Comment NEW YEAR IS ON FIRE 01/17/2012
The bite has been on fire the last few weeks. Unusually warm weather has the fish feeding throughout the day . Redfish are schooled up on the open flats and lots of singles are in the back bays tailing and cruising shorelines. The trout bite has also been hot with lots of big trout schooling up to spawn. Were still getting the occasional cold front which will slow the bite down for a day or 2 but as soon as the temps come up the fish are on the feed. Hot Christmas bite 12/20/2011
The temps have remained warmer than normal and the fish have been on a good feed. They haven't gotten into there true winter patterns yet but will with the first cold fronts. Best flies have been clousers and seaducers . Spin fisherman have been doing w Fall is here 10/09/2011
Fall temps have arrived , water levels have risen over the past few weeks, letting the slot reds into the back country covering flooding into the flats that previously were dry. Lots of shots at tailers and fish crawling down the shorelines with there backs out of the water. The large breeder redfish continue to be schooled up and ready have been testing anglers as of late. Fish over 25lb have been quite common with a few over the 40lb mark being landed latley. Congrats to Lorna M who landed her first red this week, a fat 38 inch red that weighed about 40lb. A HOT summer continues 08/30/2011
Summer is in full swing, lots of bait has flooded onto area flats and the fish are chewing. Early has been best as the fish can be tough in the heat of the day. The big redfish are still grouping up for the spawn and will continue through the fall. The past few weeks we've been seeing more and more tarpon in the river and lagoon. Most of these fish are in the 30-50 lb range. Today we jumped 3 and landed 1 about 30lb of a seaducer. The first hurricane came and went and water levels came up a lot. The redfish have been as far back as they can get 'crawling' down shorelines with backs out water, making great targets for the sight fishing. SUMMER IS HERE 06/01/2011
Recently more and more bait has moved in and the topwater bite has been awesome. Big trout and redfish are crashing topwaters early. Weve also had outstanding catches with redifish over 30lb the past few weeks. The water levels still remain low but the fish dont care and have been inhaling clousers & shrimp patterns. Big cudos to Jeff from Maryland who landed a 35-40 lb red this week on Fly !! BOOK NOW TO SEE THE LAST SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH EVER FROM THE INDIAN RIVER AT OUR ISLAND PARTY !! THE BITES GETTING BETTER 05/01/2011
Temps have risen on the spacecoast and the bite is hot as well, early the trout are crashing topwater and poppers. Slot redfish & black drum are both schooled up and cruising in singles & pairs on open water flats and shorelines. And of course the big redfish have started there pre-spawn groups and are in schools from 40 to 100+ fish. Most have been in the 15-30lb range, big clousers have been deadly. Tarpon are on the baitpods on deeper flats 4-6ft of water, in the midday weve been getting a few shots at laid-up fish. Warmer Temps = Hot Bite 03/14/2011
Recent visitors to the Mosquito Lagoon have experienced schools of redfish numbering in the hundreds tailing and roaming the flats throughout the day. Small shrimp, crab & baitfish patterns have been scoring well for fly anglers. Anglers throwing spinning gear are scoring well on 3-4inch soft plastics. Both fly and spin anglers are having shots at well over 100 fish day and double digit catches have been the norm as of late, the majority of which were sight fished in water less than a foot. As well and the redfish we've had quite a few black drum landed in the 8-12 lb range and as the temps warm up were getting more and more big fish on the drop offs. Famous fly tyer Jeffrey “Bear” Andrews joined me for a day on the lagoon and scored big with a fat 25lb lagoon red, The biggest landed on fly this year so far and Bear's his redfish ever. Warmer temps means a hot bite and it will only get better in the future. Offshore Port Canaveral the cobia and thick and fish in the 50+ lb range have been getting caught all over this week. If you want that Cobia on fly NOW IS THE TIME !! I Still have a few dates open in March & April so book now Great start to the New Year 02/08/2011
The cooler weather has moved in & water levels have dropped bringing the normal winter time patterns into effect. Redfish in schools of hundreds are cruising the open flats of mosquito lagoon & Indian river as well as schools of trout over 6lbs. These fish can be very finicky requiring a stealthy approach & perfect presentations to hook up, BUT the smaller groups and singles found in the potholes have been chewing anything they see. In my first day back we had over 10 fish on fly and another 8 on plastics. For the next few months expect the water clarity & levels to give the best sight fishing opportunities possible. Even in windy conditions the fish were easy to locate and the bite was great. HAPPY FISHY NEW YEAR !! 01/08/2011
Fishing has remained good the past few weeks even with the cold fronts and windy conditions that have greeted anglers on Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River. With dropping water levels slot redfish continue to school throughout the lagoon on the shallow grass flats. Approaching quietly by push pole will increase your success rate dramatically. Lately most of my charters have yielded double digit days using small soft plastics rigged weedless. Fly anglers are having good success with light colored shrimp patterns. Leading the fish so as not to spook them is key and can be the difference between landing 10 or 1. Look for redfish in the 20+ pound range on the deeper drop offs when conditions allow. They have been tough to find lately and when we did find them our shots were few but the bite will only get better in the coming months. Trout up to 9lb are still in the shallowest water you can find. Look for bait and you’ll find the gator trout. 1-3lb trout are plentiful in the 4-6ft depths. Bright colored flies & soft plastics are very effective. Black Drum up to 50lb have been active in the afternoons in the south IRL. Black clousers, rattle rousers are good flies to try. Soft plastic crabs, live shrimp or cut blue crab will all draw strikes when put on a drums nose. Don’t expect them to chase a bait down you have to feed it to them. The years off to a good start and the bite will only get better with rising water temps |
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