My first attempt at a fishing report… With strong 15-17mph winds coming out of the south east, I was looking for some wind breaks, with shallow to deep water drop offs. I managed to find some good wind current ripping through a popular weekend sandbar spot near the Pineda Bridge. This area is easily accessible from the southern “boat ramp” on the south side / east bound side of the bridge. From this ramp you can launch small skiffs, kayaks, and paddle boards. There is also always plenty of parking available as well.
I had my bay boat out this time and was nestled up against some mangroves casting into the flats and then into the deeper zones. Nothing hit the catch 2000 at first, so I switched to a 1/4 oz bucktail with a gulp shrimp trailer. I managed to catch a nice pre-spawn trout on this combo. After a while I noticed most of the strikes were coming from the middle of the column in the deeper zones with good wind current. I switched the gulp shrimp out to their 3 inch curly tail. That’s when I landed my next catch, which was a small but nice redfish.
As the sun started to set I tried the subsurface Catch 2000 again, and moments later I caught what I thought was a small tarpon, but ended up being a big ladyfish! I don’t care what anyone says, they always put a smile on my face. Ladyfish always seem to be aggressive like jacks, and jump like tarpon. I guess the ol saying applies here, one man’s trash is another man’s inshore slam? I attempted to make a video with all of the catches, tactics, and google map spot dissection. I have pictures as well. Cheers!
Love it, well done my man! You nailed a poor man’s slam. I’m a huge fan of the Ladies. Poor man’s tarpon but great fighting fish, always one of my favorites to catch! FYI, you had me at “Brother”! Can’t wait to see what’s next?
Hahah I’m glad you made it to that far in, I was wondering if anyone would catch that. When I was listening back and heard that I knew I had to incorporate some Hogan! I’m going fishing north of Pineda on the Indian River side today, hopefully will have something good to report back, besides the weather is nice!
Let me tell you something brother, you set the bar pretty high for yourself with your first report! Nice job, I loved how you broke things down via Google Maps. Liked and subscribed!
Thank you JC, I’m glad you enjoyed the report! I’m impressed with how far you all got into the report, the wind noise is driving me crazy. I need to order a windscreen soon. I really want to try to create both guided fishing videos while I’m fishing, but also incorporate tan educational part at the end too. It’s the teacher in me, using maps and all of the images to help show you how I was able to achieve success that time out.
Haha, honestly, I initially skipped ahead past the wind noise, but after seeing what came next, I went back and watched from the beginning. Live and learn, but still, a great video. I especially appreciate the humor and personality thrown in — loved it when professors/teachers did it in my schooling days, and still love seeing it any informational content now. It really does just make learning fun, IMO.
No trash fish, just fishing snobs, LOL Wish I was still getting out in the lagoon in a small boat like I used to.
I agree! Except maybe cat fish haha, but even then I’ve caught some big boys! Check craiglist, I’ve been seeing a lot kayaks / canoes, or older gheenoes and small john boats for sale lately. Most of the best fishing areas are a short ride away, and then if you really wanted you could jump out and wade fish. Anything to get out and enjoy the water is what its all about! The fish don’t care about what kind of boat you’re in.