March Sea Trout Fishing

March sea trout fishing starts warming up as the waters warm up.

This afternoon was an example of when not to bother fishing in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Late this afternoon the wind was brisk, the air temperatures were in the high 60s to low 70s, and there was a ton of vehicle traffic out in the refuge.

My wife and I hit Peacocks Pocket to take Odie and Elmo (our two wonder dogs) out for some fresh air.

When we entered East Gator Creek road, I knew we weren't going to catch many fish. 

Six vehicles passed us before we got to the intersection of Gator Creek road, and before we passed the second entrance to Catfish Creek Loop road, five more vehicles from various states passed us.

From past experience I knew that when this amount of vehicle traffic is in the refuge, you can almost count on getting skunked.

The vibrations from the vehicles tend to put down the fish and unless you offer them with a perfect bait directly in front of their noses, they usually do not go out of their way to eat.

My wife fished with shrimp at several locations and I tossed a gold Neimeire Red Ripper spoon, two types of soft plastic paddle tail baits and a topwater Zara Spook Jr. as a last resort, with no success.

It's not too often that I make a trip through the refuge without a strike, but this afternoon was one of them.

All we got for this afternoon's efforts were some pics of the waterfowl.

 

While we were in the refuge we saw only two other people actually fishing with baits and they weren't catching anything either.

I'm not sure if the cold front coming in helped put down the bite, but it was definitely off today.

Hopefully things will change as the barometer makes some movement and the waters begin to warm up.

Till next time, Tight Lines.

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