The canals have remained steady for all species in the Indian River Lagoon system. Live shrimp and even pieces of shrimp are the easiest way to do this, but paddletails work too. With warming water temperatures, the flats are starting to come together, but they will not get that great unless seagrass grows back. I was very encouraged to find some growing in this area that was barren just a month ago. I was also encouraged by the dozen or so redfish I saw. Fingers crossed that we can remain clear through the summer.

The ocean was an absolute dump on Friday, but everything started to fall back into place after two consecutive months of wind on Sunday. The sheepshead, weakfish, and sharks were chewing with some pompano, black drum, and even a few tarpon rolling.