Mahi & Sharks
Mahi and sharks are the theme of the week. Actually we had more mahi than kings this week. The water out to 220' has been an odd color of black. It's actually black mixed with some brown in it, almost like Okeechobee Cyprus black.
Continued High Water
With the continued high water we are experiencing, the redfish bite has been good using topwater plugs, finger mullet and pig fish. Tarpon are thick in the river and inlet.
East Lake Toho and Fish Lake
Got out twice last week, Friday morning on East Lake Toho and Saturday morning on Fish Lake. Friday, Lakefront Park was closed so I went over to Chisholm Park and started fishing at the end of the canal to the right along the reeds and pepper grass, picked up 2 small ones before getting down past the grass and moved to the canal leading to AJ Lake.
Challenging Bite with Full Moon
The bite has been a little challenging this past week with the full moon phase. Between the influx of rain over the past couple of weeks and the stronger tide swings from the full moon we have had a lot of water throughout the New Smyrna Beach backwaters and Mosquito Lagoon.
Kayak Fishing: Gifford Cut (Vero)
Today I am going to talk about a new spot; and it was one of the one’s I mentioned last week on my report about top places to go kayak fishing in Central Florida. This report is about one of those spots listed in Vero Beach. Let’s dive in!
Chasing Fish in the Lagoons
The beaches are full of fish this week, but the high surf is making it a little difficult to get out there and enjoy catching them. So we are chasing fish around the lagoons this week.
Indian River Fishing Report
This week's focus was on exploring both dock structures and mangrove shorelines/flats. While the docks were relatively quiet, the mangroves and flats proved to be hotspots.
Fish are Firing Ahead of the Full Moon
Let me start by saying the beach fishing in the Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach areas has been electric when those mullet schools swing by. Yes, it has been rough on a few days, but the snook, black drum and pompano have been firing most days.
Rough Two Weeks!
It's been a rough two weeks for me lately. It started out the morning I met up with my friend John at Headwaters as our usual outing together. After prepping the boat loading my gear into it, I hopped back into my truck to move to a parking spot when I noticed my check engine light was on.
North Winds to Pump the Bait Run
Inshore fishing has been pretty good, but most of the small schools of mullet have moved on. Whether they have migrated south or just moved out due to all of the rain, they have thinned out but we still have plenty moving south to get in the lagoon and run off the beach.
Influx of Stormwater Runoff @ Inlet
The intense snook action from a week ago has cooled down quite a bit from what it was. I spent the last three days there and didn't see a whole lot being caught with the snook.
Tarpon Bite Still Firing
The tarpon bite this week with the full moon has been on fire! With the calm winds we've experienced, the fishing along the beach for tarpon has gone off.
