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Fishing Reports
Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Forecast
October 29, 2006
Posted by Captain Tom Van Horn
Chuluota, Fl 32766 USA
Email: captain@irl-fishing.com
Current Report
Indian River Lagoon Coast
Fishing Forecast, November
2006
Mosquito Coast Fishing
Charters
November on the Indian River
Lagoon Coast of Florida sets
the stage for some of the
best fishing experienced all
year by Florida east coast
anglers. Record cold
temperatures have already
dropped water temperatures
into the seventies along the
beach and offshore, and
falling water temperatures
will increase the feeding
activity of larger species.
Shorter days, northeast
swells, cooler waters, all
act as a dinner bell for
larger fish preparing for
the onset of winter.
As water temperatures cool,
look for cobia and
tripletail to begin showing
up on the Port Canaveral
Buoy line and on flotsam,
both near-shore and
offshore. When you find
weeds and other debris, look
for tripletail to be hanging
just below the floating
structure. Live shrimp and
small jigs tipped with
shrimp work well when
targeting these brim on
steroids. It is also
important to keep the sun to
your back to improve your
range of sight, and to keep
a medium heavy rod rigged
with a one-ounce chartreuse
or white buck tail jig ready
to throw to any cruising
cobia. Also, look for the
fall kingfish run to
commence as well and an
occasional sailfish or black
fin tuna on the near-shore
reefs and wrecks like 8A and
Pelican Flats.
November is one of the best
months to target snook at
Sebastian Inlet. In
addition, large flounder and
oversized redfish have begun
to show up on the Port
Canaveral buoy line and in
the inlets of Ponce De Leon
and Sebastian, and their
numbers will increase as the
flounder begin their seaward
migration out of the
lagoon. Also, lets not
forget the influx of Spanish
mackerel, bluefish, and
black tip sharks shadowing
schools of finger mullet and
glass minnows along the
beach.
On the inside, look for
pompano to begin to form up
and move off of the lagoon
flats thought the inlets,
and invade the beach in
search of mole crabs (sand
fleas) their favorite winter
food. Currently, reports of
pompano skipping have been
coming from anglers working
the flats in various
locations within the
Lagoon. Also look for large
schools of ladyfish, jacks,
Spanish mackerel, and sea
trout to be feeding on the
migrating schools of glass
minnows as they move south
through the Lagoon.
Sight fishing this past
month for redfish has was
tough due to higher water
levels and tons of finger
mullet, but water levels
have begun to drop and the
early arrival of cold air
and cooling water has the
redfish schooling up again,
and the large sea trout
showing up on the skinny
flats. Additionally, a good
numbers of quality black
drum and some gag grouper
will begin to occupy the
deeper channels of the ICW
and areas around bridges and
power structures throughout
the lagoon.
Last but not least, the
tailing black drum and
redfish have shown up early
on the flats of the Banana
River No-Motor Zone. If you
have never experienced black
drum tailing in a foot of
water, it is worth the long
paddle. When targeting
black drum in the zone,
concentrate your efforts on
the deeper side on the
sandbars that parallel the
west shore. When you locate
tailing black drum and
redfish, try throwing crab
or shrimp imitation
artificial baits or a black
Clouser fly, and chunks of
blue crab or live shrimp
work well for natural baits.
As always, if you need more
information or have any
questions, please contact me.
Good luck and good fishing,
Captain Tom Van Horn
www.irl-fishing.com
407-366-8085 land line
407-416-1187 on the water
866-790-8081 toll free
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