My first Indian River Snook

Today my wife and I drove around the swamp near Peacocks Pocket area and fished the culverts with some success, not knowing that today I would land my first Indian River Snook.

I caught several sea trout on Creme lures and two legal size snook in the river.

Both fish put up a spectacular jumping fight and surprised the hell out of me when they hit.

Apparently, they were cruising for minnows around the shallow mud bottom and enjoying the warmth.

Just prior to snagging the snook in this pic, I also tricked a slot redfish into giving up the ghost using the same Blue Creme Spoiler Shad Swimbait that you see hanging out of the fishes mouth in the picture.

I ate the redfish and put back both of the snook. (Remind me to get a Snook Stamp next year)

My wife Karen caught a nice redfish on a Cajun Thunder rig using dead shrimp for bait.

All in all it was a beautiful outing with flocks of migrating spoonbills chowing down on whatever they chow down on all over the place.

I never expected snook to be in this area of the Indian River, but now that I know they are here, I'll spend more time targeting them.

Till next outing,
Tight Lines.