Higher Water Levels In The Refuge

With the higher water levels in the refuge, I decided to wet a line and hit some of the more "likely" spots I used to catch sea trout in.

My wife said it had been raining off and on for a good part of the week.  This normally sets off  the bite along the shallower flats of the North Indian River and many areas in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

The air temperature this afternoon was in the high 80s and there was a slight breeze blowing over the mud flats when I started casting my paddletail bait along the shoreline.

Most of the areas I fish were without incident but along Catfish Creek Loop I started getting hits around the mangroves in the mud flats.

I missed three or four fish before finally landing an under slot sea trout that I quickly released.

The pond just before the entrance to Peacocks Pocket is usually taken over by bank fishermen dunking live or dead bats for redfish or black drum but this afternoon, I managed to catch another small trout on an old topwater Rebel Pop-R bait I had in my freshwater tackle box.  

After circling Catfish Creek Loop with no more bites, I decided to head back to the house and fininsh up some stairs I was working on.

Surprisingly, there were no people fishing the usual spots along the bank in either of the areas I visited this afternoon.

If I don't hit it again later today towards dusk, I'll be out sometime tomorrow.

Till next time,

Tight Lines.

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