November Indian River Lagoon Fishing

Despite the windy conditions throughout the day on the upper Indian River Lagoon, the fishing has been upbeat.

Finger mullet are still all over the river.  There are bait pods are being followed by trout and redfish,  all over the shallows on both banks of the Indian River.

Farther out in the river in deeper water, jacks are busting bait pods along with some gator trout.

My wife and I, and of course our wonder dog Elmo, didn't get the tackle out until about 3:30 this afternoon.  Since we got a late start, I decided to hit the "swamp" instead of taking out the boat.

We fished the kayak and canoe launch area at Peacock Pocket, right through to the end of the road.
      
Artificial lures produced only a few small trout today, mostly on ChugBug top water lures.

I had a good hit that could have been a redfish, on a Creme swimbait, but I was enjoying the scenery instead of paying attention to the fishing.

My wife Karen, caught and released a decent trout using a large dead shrimp near the Pocket, and later picked up a slot sized redfish in another area we frequent with the same bait.

The deep colors on the fish are just beautiful, this time of year as you can see by the photos.

As dusk approached, the wind picked up and it looked like a winter storm was going to blow in, so we decided to call it a day.

With any kind of luck, we might get out tomorrow for some more Mosquito Lagoon & Indian River Fishing.

Till next time; Tight Lines To All!!

Peacock Pocket

Well folks; to any of you who are interested, Peacock Pocket road is finally open to the public for fishing, birding, or just the enjoyment of the salt marshes.

After a four hour drive from Savannah, Ga. I had enough left in me to pick up a rod and try to catch something before dusk on the Indian River.

Some of the culverts were open and flowing but nothing of consequence was hitting my lures.

I didn't get to the river until about 5:30 and it was almost dark before I made my first cast.

The sunset was beautiful as usual and tomorrow's weather looks good for an early morning fishing trip.

Both the Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon provide excellent fishing this time of year.

The crystal clear water makes for good sight fishing however the fish do spook more easily.

Guess I'll break out the trusty Maverick now that the gas price has gone down.

Hummm, wonder for how long?