OCT 12. 06 FISHING

WOW, ALREADY HALF THE MONTH IS GONE AND NO REPORT. NOT SURE WHAT I DO WITH THE TIME IT JUST SEEMS TO SWIM BY.

LET’S START ON THE SURF, LOTS OF MULLET AND MORE MULLET IT IS A BUFFET AND ALL ARE THERE FOR DINNER. SNOOK, TARPON, JACKS, BLUES, MAC’S AND A FEW I MAY HAVE LEFT OUT LIKE THE WHITING, THE SURF IS THE PLACE. EARLY IS THE TIME FOR MOST ALTHOUGH EVERY BODY IS THERE JUST BITING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. IF YOU ARE A SNOOK, TARPON OR BIG JACK FAN GET THERE BEFORE SUN UP. SNOOK JACKS AND BLUES WILL BE IN THROUGH MID MORNING AND THEN IT WILL BE WHITING, JACKS, SMALL POMPANO AND SPANISH MAC’S. A LURE THAT IS 3" TO 4" WITH A LOT OF FLASH, LIKE A CHROME SPOON, WILL CATCH THEM ALL. A LIVE MULLET IS VERY EFFECTIVE OR A PIECE OF MULLET FOR THE JACKS, BLUES, MAC’S OR SNOOK. WHITING LIKE A PIECE OF SHRIMP BUT SO DO THE BLUES, JACKS, SNOOK, AND SMALL POMPANO. I THINK YOU GET THE DRIFT, THE FISH ARE JUST THERE, PICK YOUR TIME AND GO, PICK YOUR BAIT AND GO, DO NOT FORGET THE ICE OR THE CAMERA.

THE TARPON HAVE NOT STOPPED, NORTH FORK OF THE ST. LUCIE, BRIDGES, WIDE ST. LUCIE, CROSSROADS, POWER PLANT THE LIST IS LONG WITH LOCATIONS AND SIZES, THE GOOD PART IS THEY ARE EATING. SNOOK THROUGH OUT THE AREA WITH THE BEST TIMES BEING THE DARK HOURS, ANY BRIDGE FROM LAND OR A BOAT WILL PUT IN THE FISH. DO NOT BRING A KNIFE TO THE GUN FIGHT, HEAVY TACKLE IS A MUST. SLOT SIZE TROUT IN GOOD NUMBERS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IN THE INDIAN RIVER USING TOP WATER EARLY AND SOFT RUBBER BAITS AFTER SUN UP. LOTS OF MULLET IN THE RIVER AND YES THEY WORK GREAT. PUT YOUR MULLET OR PIN FISH ON A FLOAT THAT WILL KEEP THEM FROM HIDING IN THE GRASS AND YOU CAN KEEP TRACK OF THE BAIT MUCH EASIER. MAC’S AND BLUES AT THE JENSEN CAUSEWAY EATING CUT BAITS BUT THEY ARE EVERY WHERE EATING EVERY THING. YES, THEY WILL TAKE A TOP WATER PLUG HOME WITH THEM. USUAL SUSPECTS AROUND THE BRIDGES, DRUM, SHEEP HEAD, SNAPPER, LADY FISH AND JACKS TO NAME A FEW AND I KNOW I LEFT SOME OUT. IF YOU ARE A TARPON FAN YOU NEED TO BE HERE NOW, MORNING TEMPS ARE COOLING AND THESE FISH WILL START SOUTH SOON, NOW IS THE TIME.

OFF SHORE HAS BEEN A LOT OF FISHING AND NOT MUCH CATCHING. NINTY TO ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FEET IS THE DEPTH. SAILS, KINGS, COBIA AND YES A FEW DOLPHIN BUT ANGLERS HAD TO WORK FOR THEM. TROLLING IS THE KEY, BALLY HOO TROLLED FROM THAT 90’ OUT TO 125’ AND BACK INTO 80’ AND BACK OUT TO 125’ HAS BEEN MOST PRODUCTIVE. LIVE BAIT HAS BEEN HARD TO FIND, LOTS OF BAIT IN THE RIVER SO GET OUT THE NET AND TAKE SOME WITH YOU, DO NOT DEPEND ON THE USUAL LOCATIONS. EVEN BOTTOM FISH HAVE BEEN A HARD CALL, WITH NO CURRENT ANGLERS ARE MOVING AROUND. WHERE EVER YOU GO OFF SHORE DO NOT GET HUNG UP ON THAT ONE ZONE, LOOK FOR THE FISH AND AS SOON AS ONE BITS LOOK AT THE TEMP GAUGE AND CONTINUE IN THAT ZONE.

I KNOW EVERY REPORT I PROMISE TO KEEP UP AND I AM GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. NOW MY SON FREDDIE IS TAKING SOME OF THE DAY TO DAY CHORES OVER SO I AM LOOKING FOR FORWARD A LITTLE TIME TO SLOW DOWN AND YES KEEP UP THIS SITE……………………………HENRY