Get Your Aerobics In While Fishing

You can get your aerobics in while fishing just by walking to your spot and in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge right now, there are many areas where you can avail yourself of the opportunity.

Since hunting season has closed most areas to vehicle traffic until mid February, bank fishermen have limited areas where they can successfully hope to catch a limit of fish.

Last week when I spoke with a fish and wildlife officer about the limited fishing areas, he suggested walking to some of the "honey holes" that now hold large sea trout and redfish.

A trail bike would also be a great option to get your aerobics in while fishing an area.

Saturday would have been a great day to practice but I had to work around my neglected yard.

I did finally manage to get out to our local fishing piers this evening to see if anybody was limiting out on shrimp.

I got down to the lower pier around 10:00 pm and immediately noticed that there were a ton of people there.

The band at the pavilion was packing up their gear and so were some of the shrimpers.

I asked several if they had done any good and to a man they all responded with negative comments.

The temperature was 52 degrees and there was absolutely no wind or tidal movement in the Indian River lagoon.

Although there was a full moon (which is normally good for shrimping) no one was "knocking them dead".

As I walked the lower fishing pier, only a few of the regular shrimpers had any shrimp in their buckets and many "jumbos" for which this area is noted.

There were several people fishing, mostly with live or fresh dead shrimp and the only fish caught were some croaker and a few under size sea trout.

I moved to the upper pier and found it just as populated.  The shrimpers and fishermen who were there gave about the same report as I got from the people down on the lower pier. 

Nothing of any consequence.

I took a few pics of both piers before heading to the house.

 

In short,  unless the water is moving in the lagoon, stay home "cause the shrimp aren't runnin".

In order to get your aerobics in while fishing you need to walk so I plan to do just that tomorrow if the weather permits.

Till then,

Tight Lines!