Indian River by 520
2 hours in a kayak under the 520 causeway. Windy and only managed some garbage fish and a couple small sheep using live shrimp.
Not so Fast, SPRING!
So just when we thought that Spring had arrived here in Central Florida ole Winter had to make another appearance. We had a small front dip down over the weekend bringing wind, rain and cooler temperatures across Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach and Mosquito Lagoon.
This Week on the Indian River
Fishing in our area has been incredibly productive over the past week, with many species starting to move out of their winter hiding spots.
Playing with Blacktips
Early in the week we had some pretty good weather that allowed us to get off the beach and chase the tarpon and play with some Blacktip sharks. =
Melbourne Pompano Run
We are seeing good catches of Pompano once again as they move north in search of cooler water with the warm weather as of lately. It's been a busy week but we had a chance to go fishing and we were able to get 5 nice whiting and 5 pompano in a 3 hour trip.
Interesting Weather but Fairly Good Fishing
It's been a week of interesting weather but the bite continues to be fairly good. Most of my fishing has been inside the lagoons for snook, trout and redfish.
Cobia and Kings on Pelican
We only finished one day last week. The goal is to always try to catch live bait before heading offshore. Some days we do, some days we don't.
Big Crowd @ Stick Marsh
Only one day of fishing for me last week. I chose to head to the Stick Marsh thinking that the crowd would be less than that at Headwaters but boy was I wrong.
Rough Conditions, Muddy Water
This report is going to be a bit short, as there just isn't anything happening at the inlet to report on, mostly in part to the absolutely crappy conditions down there the last 5 days! With the wind switch from offshore, to on shore NNE, then to SSE, and 15-20, it has made a big mess out of the Atlantic.
Beginner-friendly Fishing Tactics
This past Friday Valentine’s Day, February 14th. This date marks a special anniversary of sorts for me, as this was the day my family and I moved to Melbourne in 2020. Weirdly enough that date was also on a Friday that year.
Large Schools of Drum
The fishing has continued to be great with some very large schools of black drum and redfish. With this cold front, look for the bite to continue to be very strong.
