Another Indian River Space X Launch

We had another Indian River Space X Launch this morning, and although I was going to pass on it, I decided to get my buns down to the river and see if it would go off without being scrubbed.

The Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink satellites into orbit from Complex 40 under cloudy conditions yet despite the cloud cover, there was still a sizable crowd along the banks waiting to see the shot.

Several people were fishing along the bank of the river with shrimp and cut baits with no success and although I was thinking about wetting a line, I didn't bother tossing any lures around.

The shot went off with a slight delay and was somewhat underwhelming compared to the space shuttle launches we used to witness but it was still worth seeing, especially if you were a first time visitor.

The short video below is what transpired.

After the launch, I waited for some of the crowd to disperse and drove over to Gator Creek where I managed to catch a small sea trout on a gold YoZuri topwater plug.

It took a lot of fan casting over the grass beds but finally one stupid trout hit the bait.

I released the fish and headed home to mow the lawn.

Till next time,

Tight Lines

Barren Beach

I was privy to a barren beach when I got to Playalinda the other day.  The weather was lousy and the waves required a 5 oz. pyramid sinker to hold bottom.

When I got to Playalinda Beach, the tide was almost full.  I had a few river rods with me in the truck that I was going to use for juvenile tarpon in the Vistas, but all the Vistas were cordoned off to vehicles due to the upcoming Space X launch, so I decided to try the surf instead.

I noticed very few vehicles in the lots and decided to fish Lot #8 where I had some decent luck with whiting a couple of weeks ago.

When I got to the end of the walkway, I was the only person on the beach as far as the eye could see.

Undaunted with the heavy surf conditions, I decided to at least give it a try so I tied on a double hook pompano rig baited up with fishbites, and decided on a 4 oz pyramid sinker to hold bottom.

The first cast into the closest trough quickly made me change the sinker to a 5 oz. that I happened to have in my box.

I spent the next hour or so fighting the waves and managed to hook a couple of undersize pompano and one whiting that I released.

I took some pics of the area before I decided to head to Haulover Canal to see if anyone was catching fish over there.

The mullet run was underwhelming this year, and I guess from my experience this afternoon, was just about over.  I didn't spot any fish in the surf and the fish I did catch were by dumb luck.  

You could hardly tell when a fish was on, and I was genuinely surprised when I pulled in my first small pomp.

I left Lot #8 to the pelicans and vultures that were in the parking lot and headed to Haulover before calling it a day.

I had no bait with me and after making several casts with a gold Johnson's Sprite spoon, I packed it in and headed home.

Hope to see the next Space X launch this week.

Till next time,

Tight Lines.

Space X Starlink Rocket Launch From The A Max Brewer Bridge

After missing several launches from the Cape, I finally got a chance to see today's Space X Starlink Rocket Launch From The A Max Brewer Bridge.

I got up early and brought along a couple of rods tipped with topwater plugs in case there was any action in the river, but when I got to the bridge and parked, there were already a lot of visitors waiting the the shot to get off and no sign of fish working the surface.

I left my rods in the truck and walked half way up the bridge to get myself a suitable spot.

With the morning sun at eye level, it made focusing on the exact area a bit challenging but I did manage to get this video when the launch executed.

The rocket promptly left NASA's historic Pad 39A here at NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 8:25 a.m.

If the wind dies down this afternoon, I plan to wet a line and see if I can catch a trout or two over the weeds in East Gator Creek.

Yesterday afternoon, I took a short trip and caught three Garfish on a trout patterned Skitterwalk and briefly hooked into a large sea trout that nailed and broke off with my new Mirrolure topwater bait.

I'd sure like to catch that trout again.  Maybe this afternoon, weather permitting.

Till next time, Tight Lines.