April 17, 2011
Inshore:
Mother Nature provided us with wonderful weather this week and it looks like it will continue for a while. I think that the winds have finally lost their grip and summer has arrived on the Treasure Coast.
We had some very good days out on the water this week. Steve and Lil Sauter were down on vacation from Myrtle Beach and we had three days fishing for redfish, trout and snook. Lil battled with some nice sized reds up to 29" and Steve did his share with the reds as well. Steve topped their trout fishing with a fat 26", but I do believe that Lil caught the most. Steve landed one snook out of a number of break offs at the docks. We had a lot of fun out there on the river. Greg, Joe and Chris had a good day of trout fishing. They also landed a snook and a couple of redfish to their total as well as a variety of fish from the Indian River. Teen Anglers Brad and Laine were on the boat for their monthly fishing tournament. Brad had two nice trout to weigh in and Laine had a nice trout and redfish for his catch. Brad took first place and Laine won second place in the Middle School division. Congratulations guys!
Trout have been a staple this month. Most flats have held good numbers of trout and lots of them have been good sized fish. CAL jerk baits, DOA shrimp and live shrimp have all caught good numbers of fish for us lately. Redfish have been in shallow water. Most were caught in two feet on low tide and were just sitting on the flats. CAL jerk baits, DOA shrimp and live shrimp have continued to work well for our redfish bite. We have found snook hanging under many of the docks to the south of Fort Pierce. It's always a challenge to hook one and get it out from under the docks and we have had some exciting fun this past week on the docks.
Mackerel, jacks and bluefish have been around the inlet and jetties. Sheephead and snapper have been the main focus on the docks and bridges of the river. The surf has provided anglers with pompano, whiting and bluefish this week. It's been a great week out there!
As always, remember, fishing is not just another hobby....it's an ADVENTURE!!
Good Fishing and Be Safe,
Captain Charlie Conner
http://www.fishtalescharter.com
email: captaincharlie@fishtalescharter.com
772-284-3852
Fishing this week on the Indian River....
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
South Indian River Fishing Report 4/10
April 10, 2011
Inshore:
April has continued to bring some fantastic weather for us. Calm winds have been the norm lately and we have certainly taken advantage of it to enjoy the fishing out there. The temperatures have been warming up....but I love this weather! We have a lot of fun out on the river this past week.
The river was flooded with mullet over the weekend. Everywhere we looked you could see school after school of finger mullet entering the river. It's gonna be some good fishing!
I must say that my highlight this week was spending some time with my wife, Eva, and the grandkids, Chloe and Brody, out on the river to celebrate our anniversary. Chloe is an avid angler and caught her biggest fish to date with a nice jack that gave her a battle. It was nice to spend some time with the family!
I spent a day up in Sebastian with my buddy, Pat, and his two boys, Dalton and Ethan. It was Ethan's first trip with the guys so we made sure he had a good time fishing for ladyfish on the Sebastian River. It appears that what was once two man adventures have evolved into a four man group for the future! We had a lot of fun enjoying the river and the weather.
Trout has been our mainstay lately. There have been some big trout on the flats and we have enjoyed our share of them. I had Bob and Mark who landed some nice trout on their day o the water. Tony and his buddy, Ron, had some fun out there with some nice trout and redfish. Brad and his uncle, Sam, also found their share of trout. Brad had the hot hand with the trout that day. CAL jerk baits, DOA shrimp and live shrimp are all hot items to fish for trout this time of year. We continue to fish the usual grass flats around the river and have caught trout on every flat we fish.
We are still finding redfish hanging around the flats. Still a lot of shorts, but we have run across some slot fish. Sam boated a nice slot out on the flats. I have run upon a couple nice sized schools that are forming, so summer should be very productive on redfish this year. DOA shrimp, CAL grub tails and live shrimp all will work to get you that redfish this time of year.
Some big jacks are filtering into the river with the mullet. We have caught some and got busted off by some as well. The docks are great places to fish for snook and jacks in April. TerrorEyz, Baitbusters and finger mullet can give you a challenge on getting a snook or big jacks from underneath a dock.
There are still some pompano and flounder being taken around the inlet and beaches of the Treasure Coast. Bridges have been holding sheephead, snapper and some black drum. April is just a warm-up of things to come in May!
As always, remember, fishing is not just another hobby....it's an ADVENTURE!!
Good Fishing and Be Safe,
Captain Charlie Conner
http://www.fishtalescharter.com
email: captaincharlie@fishtalescharter.com
772-284-3852
A few of this weeks fishing....
Inshore:
April has continued to bring some fantastic weather for us. Calm winds have been the norm lately and we have certainly taken advantage of it to enjoy the fishing out there. The temperatures have been warming up....but I love this weather! We have a lot of fun out on the river this past week.
The river was flooded with mullet over the weekend. Everywhere we looked you could see school after school of finger mullet entering the river. It's gonna be some good fishing!
I must say that my highlight this week was spending some time with my wife, Eva, and the grandkids, Chloe and Brody, out on the river to celebrate our anniversary. Chloe is an avid angler and caught her biggest fish to date with a nice jack that gave her a battle. It was nice to spend some time with the family!
I spent a day up in Sebastian with my buddy, Pat, and his two boys, Dalton and Ethan. It was Ethan's first trip with the guys so we made sure he had a good time fishing for ladyfish on the Sebastian River. It appears that what was once two man adventures have evolved into a four man group for the future! We had a lot of fun enjoying the river and the weather.
Trout has been our mainstay lately. There have been some big trout on the flats and we have enjoyed our share of them. I had Bob and Mark who landed some nice trout on their day o the water. Tony and his buddy, Ron, had some fun out there with some nice trout and redfish. Brad and his uncle, Sam, also found their share of trout. Brad had the hot hand with the trout that day. CAL jerk baits, DOA shrimp and live shrimp are all hot items to fish for trout this time of year. We continue to fish the usual grass flats around the river and have caught trout on every flat we fish.
We are still finding redfish hanging around the flats. Still a lot of shorts, but we have run across some slot fish. Sam boated a nice slot out on the flats. I have run upon a couple nice sized schools that are forming, so summer should be very productive on redfish this year. DOA shrimp, CAL grub tails and live shrimp all will work to get you that redfish this time of year.
Some big jacks are filtering into the river with the mullet. We have caught some and got busted off by some as well. The docks are great places to fish for snook and jacks in April. TerrorEyz, Baitbusters and finger mullet can give you a challenge on getting a snook or big jacks from underneath a dock.
There are still some pompano and flounder being taken around the inlet and beaches of the Treasure Coast. Bridges have been holding sheephead, snapper and some black drum. April is just a warm-up of things to come in May!
As always, remember, fishing is not just another hobby....it's an ADVENTURE!!
Good Fishing and Be Safe,
Captain Charlie Conner
http://www.fishtalescharter.com
email: captaincharlie@fishtalescharter.com
772-284-3852
A few of this weeks fishing....
Sunday, April 3, 2011
South Indian River Fishing Report 4/3
April 3, 2011
Inshore:
April has arrived bringing in much needed rain to the area and some windy days to deal with. We did manage to get out on the better days and stay home on those nasty ones. Fishing has continued to be good as long as you can get to the area that are productive. Expect more of this kind of weather this month as the transition into summer continues.....
Walter and his grandson, Bill, joined me on one of those windy days. We finished off fishing in one spot and the guys caught 15 redfish and one nice fat 25" trout to top off the day. Wayne, Bill and Will had a windy day to deal with. We began by catching trout on the flats till the winds blew us off and ended up around the turning basin to finish off the day with all the jacks you could manage. Chuck treated his son, Charlie, and friends, Tommy and Stevie, to a morning of fishing the Indian River. The boys had lots of fun catching trout while the winds would let us fish. We moved to the docks and boated jacks, sheephead and a redfish to end the morning. Scott and Donald finally was able to get out with me early one morning after having to cancel two days already and found the trout willing to bite. Donald's first cast with a top water was rewarded with a nice, fat trout. It was good to finally get them out on the river! Greg and Suzanne enjoyed a much better morning of weather and we were able to get to a number of spots around the river to fish. Suzanne bested Greg for the day with two healthy redfish and one big, 24" trout off the flats. Greg was blasted by a nice snook under the docks that just was not going to come out that day. It will be waiting for him next year!! It was a good week out on the Indian River!
Queen's Cove continues to prove successful for us on trout. Deadly Combos, CAL jerk baits and live bait have all been good trout baits. When possible, the flats along the west shore, down south of Fort Pierce, have also been good trout areas. They have been eating well and are fat & sassy! Most of the reds have been short, but you can tell they are growing quickly and will be the big ones of summer. We have found them in quite a few areas, sitting on the flats and eager to eat a CAL jerk bait, DOA shrimp or live bait. Some big snook have been creating havoc around many of the docks. Just ask Greg about the one that gave him a lesson in dock fishing! Live bait, DOA shrimp or TerrorEyz are all good snook baits around the docks of Fort Pierce.
Bridges have been holding sheephead, jacks and some snapper. There are lots of jacks and blue runners running around the inlet and turning basin. We are in a transition month, but the fishing has been very good out there. You can get out most days if you use the wind to your advantage. There is lots of places to get out of the worst of the winds and have fun out on the river. Have a great week!
As always, remember, fishing is not just another hobby....it's an
ADVENTURE!!
Good Fishing and Be Safe,
Captain Charlie Conner
http://www.fishtalescharter.com
email: captaincharlie@fishtalescharter.com
772-284-3852
Some photos if this weeks action
Inshore:
April has arrived bringing in much needed rain to the area and some windy days to deal with. We did manage to get out on the better days and stay home on those nasty ones. Fishing has continued to be good as long as you can get to the area that are productive. Expect more of this kind of weather this month as the transition into summer continues.....
Walter and his grandson, Bill, joined me on one of those windy days. We finished off fishing in one spot and the guys caught 15 redfish and one nice fat 25" trout to top off the day. Wayne, Bill and Will had a windy day to deal with. We began by catching trout on the flats till the winds blew us off and ended up around the turning basin to finish off the day with all the jacks you could manage. Chuck treated his son, Charlie, and friends, Tommy and Stevie, to a morning of fishing the Indian River. The boys had lots of fun catching trout while the winds would let us fish. We moved to the docks and boated jacks, sheephead and a redfish to end the morning. Scott and Donald finally was able to get out with me early one morning after having to cancel two days already and found the trout willing to bite. Donald's first cast with a top water was rewarded with a nice, fat trout. It was good to finally get them out on the river! Greg and Suzanne enjoyed a much better morning of weather and we were able to get to a number of spots around the river to fish. Suzanne bested Greg for the day with two healthy redfish and one big, 24" trout off the flats. Greg was blasted by a nice snook under the docks that just was not going to come out that day. It will be waiting for him next year!! It was a good week out on the Indian River!
Queen's Cove continues to prove successful for us on trout. Deadly Combos, CAL jerk baits and live bait have all been good trout baits. When possible, the flats along the west shore, down south of Fort Pierce, have also been good trout areas. They have been eating well and are fat & sassy! Most of the reds have been short, but you can tell they are growing quickly and will be the big ones of summer. We have found them in quite a few areas, sitting on the flats and eager to eat a CAL jerk bait, DOA shrimp or live bait. Some big snook have been creating havoc around many of the docks. Just ask Greg about the one that gave him a lesson in dock fishing! Live bait, DOA shrimp or TerrorEyz are all good snook baits around the docks of Fort Pierce.
Bridges have been holding sheephead, jacks and some snapper. There are lots of jacks and blue runners running around the inlet and turning basin. We are in a transition month, but the fishing has been very good out there. You can get out most days if you use the wind to your advantage. There is lots of places to get out of the worst of the winds and have fun out on the river. Have a great week!
As always, remember, fishing is not just another hobby....it's an
ADVENTURE!!
Good Fishing and Be Safe,
Captain Charlie Conner
http://www.fishtalescharter.com
email: captaincharlie@fishtalescharter.com
772-284-3852
Some photos if this weeks action
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