Jeff was a little hungry and took a bite out of his Mosquito Lagoon redfish. The red ate a Diezel Minnowz in the Green Lantern color!

I got back on the water for a couple of trips this week. The full-moon influence was not kind to us. Finding fish was not especially difficult, though prompting a solid bite was.

Our Z-Man soft plastics only produced short-strikes from little trout, baby tarpon and the ever-present and obnoxious pinfish. These same critters pulling on the tails of our soft plastic offerings also nipped at our top-water plugs; both poppers and walkers. Since neither my anglers nor I wanted to wait out the fish for their typically active mid-day bite (a common occurrence on new and full moons), we made the most of the cooler mornings and called it a day.

I’m guessing/hoping this is the last full moon of the year which will generate such a negative early morning attitude in the redfish and seatrout. Time, as always, will tell and the next full moon will have its own story to tell.

On Friday morning’s trip we quickly found tailing redfish working in the shallow grass behind an island. We watched these fish from a distance and it was easy to keep tabs on them as I slowly pushed their way. Once in range we tossed Diezel Minnowz in their path and were surprised by the fish’s indifference. They didn’t spook and wouldn’t eat for us either. For the first time in a while I found myself wanting a live shrimp…

BTW, the water temperatures are cooling in both the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River Lagoon. Very soon the water temps will be optimal and the redfish activity will increase noticeably. I know I’m looking forward to October and the Fall season — and I bet you are too!