Mosquito Lagoon & Indian River Fishing Is Great

I'm happy to say that the weather for the past couple of weeks since the shuttle launch, has been wonderful and the Mosquito Lagoon & Indian River Fishing has been a sight fisherman's dream.

The redfish are tailing aggressively throughout most of the day and seem to be targeting small crabs and shrimp. You can occasionally see the shrimp zipping across the surface as the redfish chase after them.

Sight fishing schools of 100 fish are common, and you can spot lots of singles on the flats. The fish are spooky, so take care approaching them. Your success ratio always increases when you take your time sneaking up on the fish.

The best time to fish is early in the morning until about 10:00 a.m. and later on in the evening untill dusk. The redfish this past week have been aggressively feeding throughout the day, which makes them the prime target for the local guides.

Black drum are running with the redfish schools and are taking the same baits.

The pompano and bluefish along the Space Coast are also providing lots of action for surfer fishermen and small boaters running outside the breakers.

The surf fishermen are using cut clams, peeled shrimp and sand fleas for the pompano just off the beach. Small white, yellow, chartreuse and pink 1/4 oz. jigs in tandem are also picking up nice pompano in the 3 to 5 pound class.

The blues are smacking Krocodile chrome spoons, X-Raps, and live bait with gusto off the rocks at Port Canaveral and in the troughs at Playalinda Beach.

The Cobia run is in full swing and are being caught outside the Port close to any structure or floating object.

My wife and I tried to fish Peacocks Pocket Road Friday evening, but it was still closed to vehicle traffic; probably due to Obama's visit to the Cape on Thrusday.

Instead we fished another shallow water area and jumped four tailing redfish that appeared to be well over the slot limit. I tried one of my favorite top water baits without any success, and my wife used cut shrimp with the same results.

The fish were actively feeding on small crabs and apparently didn't care for our goodies.

On the way out of our fishing spot we spotted some police activity up the road so naturally we checked it out.

Someone didn't negotiate the curve going to Black Point Wildlife Drive and wound up in the marsh. The Titusville Police, NASA officers, and Fish & Wildlife people were all on sight with lights blinking.

I'm sure the car will still be there today. Anyway, till next time.

Tight Lines!