Speckled trout action in the Indian River has been really good this past week. Our customers are landing trout from 12 to 24 inches in length on a variety of lures and live baits. Our favorite way to get these fish to strike is by casting topwater plugs from first light until about 8:30am. The Rapala Skitterwalk plug does a majority of the work on many of our trips. This model of lure has what is called a “walk-the-dog” action. Walking the dog is an erratic retrieve style that imitates an injured bait-fish struggling at the water’s surface. Unlike many of the freshwater bass videos that I’ve seen on how to retrieve these lures which have a steady cadence, we prefer mixing it up and pausing, slowing, then speeding up our retrieve when targeting trout with these lures. This erratic action seems to produce more strikes, especially from larger fish. This week the redfish and speckled trout patterns on these lures have been producing best.

Once the sun gets up in the sky we have been switching over to live mullet or pilchards for bait. Free-line these against a dock, mangrove, tree, or area of rock that the trout are using as a cover. Give the trout a couple of extra seconds to get the mullet in their mouth before coming tight on your hook-set. Both the topwater, artificial and live bait fishing is very visual and who doesn’t love it when a predator explodes on one of their offering. Snook, jack and redfish are potential catches when targeting trout so enjoy all of the action this type of fishing has to offer. If you want to get out on the water to learn more or work on your lure retrieving techniques, give Captain Justin or I a call. We even have some weekend dates available over the next two months if you can’t get out during the weekdays.

To see our available dates and charter excursion offerings please visit our website or call us at 321-636-3728. Let’s go catch you next memory!