spotted seatrout

This week’s winds and rough ocean conditions have us plying the lagoons for speckled trout and redfish. Water levels in the Indian and Banana River Lagoons are way up. This is allowing these fish to access places they don’t normally get to go. In some cases we can’t get our boats way back in these flooded marsh and mangrove areas so we stage at the entry points and use cut baits or noisy lures like top water plugs to create awareness of our offerings to these fish.

Strategically positioning is key here. You must stay far enough away from these ingress and egress points to not spook the fish that are trying to utilize them. Our 7’-9” Memory Stix rods help our clients make extremely long casts into the strike zone without tipping the fish off to our presence.

Windward points are another great place to prospect, because the trout and reds will stage here waiting for mullet to swim by. Overall, the lagoon water is looking like crap right now, so sight fishing is not possible. However, utilizing these methods we are still putting fish on the boat. If you’re ready to go out and catch your next memory, please give us a call at 321-636-3728 or visit our website to get more information about what we do.