Catching brackish water bass is a pleasant by catch for us in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Brackish Water Bass
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
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Brackish Water Bass,
East Gator Creek Road
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Haulover Misses
Went down to Haulover Canal to fish for some of the bull redfish that are in there right now and wound up breaking my favorite spinning outfit on the rocks.
I managed to slip on a step down coquina outcropping and it was either break a bone or the rod.
Needless to say, I'm too old to suffer any broken bones so the rod suffered.
Fortunately, I just got the email link below about Bass Pro Shops Annual Clearance Sale with Up to 70% off and free shipping over $50.
The sale already started 12/26/2019 and ends 1/8/2020.
I picked up another graphite spinning rod and a Penn Fierce II baitrunner outfit which should be here before I have to get back to work in Mobile, Al next week.
I fished the canal for about an hour and a half with a smaller outfit that was spooled with 10 pound Cajun Red and had two hits on sections of live blue crab.
The first fish broke off on the coquina rocks after about a minute or so, and the second fish took off up the canal towards the bridge pilings and also got off.
I usually spool up with 30 to 65 pound Power Pro to handle the bruisers, but I left those rods at the house.
It was chilly on the water today so after losing the second fish I decided to head for the house and try again tomorrow with some heavier tackle.
Till next time,
Tight Lines and have a Happy New Year...........
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bull redfish,
Haulover Canal
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Redfish In The Creeks
Thursday, December 26, 2019
This afternoon when Karen asked if we could take the "boys" for a ride, I thought about the redfish in the creeks near Shiloh Road and immediately agreed.
We left in such a hurry that I had to stop at a bait shop to buy some frozen shrimp for bait.
It was in the mid 70s and drizzling when we pulled into Shiloh Marsh Road but by the time we were half way to where Karen wanted to fish, the rain had stopped.
The water level was up on both sides of the road and we both got wet feet walking to our fishing spot.
Karen was using an Okuma bait runner reel loaded with Cajun Red line and I had a Penn Fierce III outfit loaded with 8 pound mono and only a #4/0 Owner hook.
We put out both rods with shrimp and I pulled out another Penn outfit with a Johnson Sprite spoon and started blind casting the area. I'm not patient enough to sit and watch a rod for a bite.
I wasn't doing anything with the spoon but Karen had caught and released two hard head catfish in a matter of a half an hour.
I pulled out my cell phone and took this video of the action.
During the fight, I hooked into another catfish that I quickly landed and released.
We were going to stay and fish a little bit longer but it started to rain again so we called it a day.
This area of the Indian River produces some nice redfish, snook, tarpon, and occasionally black drum. I seldom catch sea trout in the creeks but I'm sure they are here.
Till next time,
Tight Lines...
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Redfish,
Redfish In The Creeks,
Shiloh Marsh Road
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Shrimping On The Titusville Pier
Saturday, December 21, 2019
When I got home late Friday afternoon, the first thing I did was pack Elmo, Odie, and my wife into the truck to take a trip around the refuge and see if anybody was catching any fish.
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Shrimping,
Titusville pier
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