November Indian River Lagoon Fishing

Despite the windy conditions throughout the day on the upper Indian River Lagoon, the fishing has been upbeat.

Finger mullet are still all over the river.  There are bait pods are being followed by trout and redfish,  all over the shallows on both banks of the Indian River.

Farther out in the river in deeper water, jacks are busting bait pods along with some gator trout.

My wife and I, and of course our wonder dog Elmo, didn't get the tackle out until about 3:30 this afternoon.  Since we got a late start, I decided to hit the "swamp" instead of taking out the boat.

We fished the kayak and canoe launch area at Peacock Pocket, right through to the end of the road.
      
Artificial lures produced only a few small trout today, mostly on ChugBug top water lures.

I had a good hit that could have been a redfish, on a Creme swimbait, but I was enjoying the scenery instead of paying attention to the fishing.

My wife Karen, caught and released a decent trout using a large dead shrimp near the Pocket, and later picked up a slot sized redfish in another area we frequent with the same bait.

The deep colors on the fish are just beautiful, this time of year as you can see by the photos.

As dusk approached, the wind picked up and it looked like a winter storm was going to blow in, so we decided to call it a day.

With any kind of luck, we might get out tomorrow for some more Mosquito Lagoon & Indian River Fishing.

Till next time; Tight Lines To All!!