FISHING NOV. 3, 04

WELL GANG IT WON’T BE LONG, STARTED TO PUT THE WALLS BACK IN THE BUILDING, SHOULD BE BACK AND OUT OF CONTROL BEFORE THE FIRST. OR SHOULD I SAY BACK TO NORMAL??????

LET’S START ON THE SURF AND GO FROM THERE. SURF HAS BEEN UP AND DOWN ALL WEEK IT SEEMS TO CHANGE FROM DAY TO DAY BUT THE FORCAST IS POLITE AND COOL. COLD SNAP THIS WEEKEND, TEMP WILL FALL INTO THE HIGH FIFTYS AT NIGHT. THE COOL NIGHT WILL START THE BLUE FISH AND SPANISH MAC ATTACKS ON THE BEACH NOT TO MENTION THE POMPANO. THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR THE SURF ANGLERS WITH POLITE SURF AND NO WIND YOU CAN STILL USE YOUR SEVEN FOOT ROD, THE FISH WILL BE AT YOUR TOES, WELL IN EASY CASTING RANGE. SPOONS AND CUT BAIT WILL FIND THE FISH WITH TEETH, SAND FLEAS FOR THE POMPANO AND THERE ARE STILL SNOOK FOR THE EARLY ANGLER. THROW A WINDCHEATER, D.O.A. BAIT BUSTER OR A RED TAIL HAWK, SNOOK ARE ALL IN THE SLOT SIZE. PLENTY OF BIG WHITING AND CROAKERS FOR THE AFTERNOON ANGLER, A LITTLE PIECE OF SHRIMP OR SQUID IS THE PERFECT BAIT. THE TURBITY IS LEAVING THE WATER AND MORE ACCESS POINT ARE BEING REPAIRED, WE ARE GETTING BACK TO NORMAL.

OUT OF THE FT. PIERCE OR ST. LUCIE INLET GET TO THE EDGE OF THAT BROWN WATER AND START FISHING. LIVE BAIT FANS BRING SOME MULLET FROM THE RIVER, OFF SHORE IT HAS BEEN A HARD FIND. WE HAVE HAD REPORTS OF GOOD DOLPHIN STARTING AT 90’ GOING TO 200’. TROLLED BALLY HOO TOPS THE LIST, TAKE DINNER TO THE FISH DON’T WAIT FOR THEM TO FIND YOU. NICE KINGS FROM 60’, NOT BIG, TWELVE POUND CLASS JUST RIGHT FOR THE GRILL. THE WAHOO BITE HAS BEEN IN THE 150’ TO 200’ ON DEEP BAITS. A BIG BALLY HOO, SPLIT TAIL MULLET, YOZURI ANY BIG BAITS YOU CAN RUN DEEP. PAY ATTENTION TO THE COLOR LINES THERE IS PLENTY OF THEM AND HAVE A COUPLE RODS RIGGED AND READY TO PITCH, LOTS OF SCHOOL DOLPHIN IN THE AREA. ON THE CATCH LIST HAS BEEN A FEW SAILS, COBIA AND BOTTOM FISHING STARTS AT 30’ WITH A LONG LIST OF SNAPPERS AND GROUPERS.

RIVER IS AS GOOD AS IT COULD BE, THE FISH COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE STORM, THE ARE ALL READY WET. TROUT SEASON IS CLOSED NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER AND THE FISH KNOW IT. THROW IT AND THEY WILL EAT IT SO TAKE THE BARBS OFF THE HOOKS FOR A QUICK RELEASE. CAPT. SQUEEKY KELLY HAD FIFTY TROUT IN FIFTY-SIX CASTS, ALL IN THE SLOT. WE ARE TALKING THE INDIAN RIVER FROM BEAR POINT TO THE JENSEN CAUSWAY. REDS AT MID WAY ROAD, WALTON ROAD AND AT THE NORTH END OF HERMANS BAY. GLOW SHRIMP, MIR-O-LURES, SPOONS AND YES LIVE SHRIMP STILL WORK. SNOOK IN THE SHALLOW EARLY, AROUND THE BRIDGES DEEP, THE ARE FEEDING ON THE FINGER MULLET. FLOUNDER, BLUES, MAC’S AND POMPANO SKIPPING BEHIND THE BOAT, FISHING IS EXCELLENT. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET THE CAMERA, YOU WILL GET PLENTY OF GREAT PICTURES.

NOV. 27, 04 FISHING

FINALLY IT IS JUST WIND, NOT 100MPH, JUST 8 TO 10MPH OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. WIND WE CAN DEAL WITH, WIND THAT WILL PUT THE SAILFISH IN OUR YARD, POMPANO EVERY WHERE AND BLUES AND MAC’S IN CASTING RANGE.

RIVER ANGLERS ARE TALKING ABOUT THE POMPANO SKIPPING, BRIDGE ANGLERS ARE JIGGINGS POMPS FROM THE BRIDGE AND THE SURF ANGLERS ARE GLAD TO SEE ALL THE SAND FLEAS ON THE EDGE. ONE MIGHT SAY IT IS POMPANO TIME. YES, THEY HAVE BEEN HERE ALL YEAR BUT NOW THEY ARE HERE IN NUMBERS FOR ALL ANGLERS TO CATCH. BAG LIMIT IS SIX AND THE MUST BE ELEVEN INCHES IN LENGTH. RIVER ANGLERS HAVE USING A RED FISH JIG WITH A PIECE OF SHRIMP ON IT AND PUTTING OUT AND EXTRA ROD WITH THREE HOOKS BAITED WITH SAND FLEAS AND LEAVING IT IN THE ROD HOLDER. BRIDGE ANGLERS USING NYLURES OR DOC’S GOOFY JIGS ARE PUTTING THEM ON THE BRIDGE AND THE SURF BOYS USE ONLY FLEAS TO GET THEIR LIMITS. EARLY IS BEST BUT CATCH THE INCOMING TIDE AND YOU WILL BE IN THE POMPS, WATCH YOUR LIMIT. NOW THAT YOU HAVE CAUGHT YOUR POMPS PLEASE DO NOT FELLIT THEM, BAKE FIRST WHOLE (GUT THEM, REMOVE GILLS) AND FELLIT BEFORE YOU SEARVE THEM. YES, HEAD ON THAT IT WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.

EVERY DAY ANOTHER ACESS OPENS TO THE SURF AND THE BLUES, POMPANO, SPANISH MAC’S ALSO WHITING AND CROAKERS ARE THERE. DIFFERENT TIMES WILL CATCH FISH BUT THE COOL THING IS THERE IS FISH ALL DAY. SPOONS AND CUT BAIT FOR THE BLUES AND MAC’S, FLEAS FOR THE POMPS, SHRIMP FOR THE WHITING AND CROAKER. JACKS OF ALL SIZES ARE CRUISING THE EDGE SO DO NOT WALK FAR FROM YOUR EQUIPMENT, THEY WILL TAKE ALL OF THE ABOVE.

RIVER ANGLERS TROUT ARE OUT OF CONTROL, THEY KNOW THE SEASON IS CLOSED. GOOD SNOOK FROM MANY LOCATIONS LOOK DEEPER IN THE EARLY HOUR, WARM WATER IS YOUR TARGET ZONE AFTER THE SUN IS UP THEY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT FROM DEEP TO SHALLOW WITH THE BIGGER FISH FAVORING LIVE MULLET. BIG FISH BIG BAIT. LOTS OF FINGER MULLET BUT HAVE YOU EVER USED A BIG MULLET? THE CATCH LIST IS LONG FROM THE RIVER WITH REDS IN GOOD NUMBERS, STILL A FEW TARPON, THE BIGGER BLUES AND MAC’S, WITH A REASONABLE NUMBER OF GOOD SIZE FLOUNDER. THE TURBITY SETTLES MORE EACH DAY AND THE RIVER IS LOOKING AND FISHING REAL GOOD. LIVE BAIT ANGLERS OR LURES LOTS OF GOOD REPORTS.

OFFSHORE THE MAC’S ARE BACK, ONE CAST ONE FISH JUST SOUTH OF THE ST. LUCIE INLET. THE TEMPS ARE PERFECT FOR THE SAILFISH SHOULD BE AND EXCELLENT SEASON. DOLPHINS ARE IN AND OUT LOTS OF SMALL BUT THE SIZEZ ARE GETTING BIGGER AS WATER CLEARS. TROLLING BAITS IS THE WAY; LIVE HAS BEEN A HARD FIND, TAKE DINNER TO THE FISH. ALWAYS RUN BAIT DOWN DEEP THE WAHOO HAVE BEEN FROM EITHTY FEET OUT, SMALL KINGS EVERY WHERE, BIGGER KINGS UP CLOSE. LOTS OF LITTLE BONITA, NOT SURE WHY BUT THEY ARE HERE, MAKE GREAT BAIT. RED GROUPER, BLACK GROUPER YOU NAME THE GROUPER IT SEEMS THEY ARE HERE. GOOD MIX OF SNAPPER, NOT BIG BUT NUMBERS SO WATCH YOUR BAG ON ALL OF THE ABOVE, IF YOU ARE NOT SURE PUT IT BACK THE BOYS ARE LOOKING IN THE COOLER AT THE RAMPS. NICE TO SEE THEM DO SOMETHING.

IT REALLY HAS BEENA GOOD WEEK FOR ALL ANGLERS AND YES WE ARE WORKING ON THE NOOK, HOPE TO START PUTTING THE RACKS AND INVENTORY BACK IN THE BUILDING THIS COMING WEEK END AND THEN WE WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL…………………………………………….