With all of the flooding and all of the runoff, I really thought the fish were going to suffer and fishing would be slow in the lagoon as it was still too rough to run the beach and look for tarpon and sharks. Inshore bite was strong from Grant to Wabasso with a lot of trout, more trout than I have caught in years due to the return of the sea grass. Along with the trout we caught several snook, some black drum, redfish and plenty of jacks, macs, ladyfish, snapper and juvenile grouper. All on the Rapala Crush City Mooch minnow.

The salinity levels in the lagoon became dangerously low but seem to be improving throughout the week and should as we move forward. Let’s hope we avoided a disaster with the lagoon. We need the water to clear up and keep the grass that has come back healthy so the bait and fish stick around. The forecast is good with little rain and cooler temps late this week so the odds are good for a rebound.