Inshore:
March might have roared in like the lion that it is noted for, but the latter part of the month has favored us with fantastic weather. Even on the windy days, you can still get out and enjoy some great fishing. April promised to bring us even better fishing and weather!
Paul and Jack were back to visit the area this week and we found some good fishing in spite of a windy day out there. Young Jack ended up with nine redfish and four trout for the day. Peter, William and Henry were out and found redfish, trout, sheephead and jacks in the mood to bite on their day on the water. Scott, Michelle, Donald and Victoria had an enjoyable time on a sunny afternoon adventure. Catching redfish, trout, jacks and sheephead, Victoria topped off the day with a four foot bonnet head shark that gave her quite a battle. We had lots of fun out there this week!
Treasure Coast Fishing Forecast - April 2011
As March blows out of the area, you can plan on plenty of windy days in April. It’s a transition month as the weather progresses from spring into summer patterns. Warm days will bring the water temperatures up into the 70’s and that means great fishing conditions around the Indian River. Plan on getting out early in the morning on the flats before the wind wakes up later in the day. At least the winds won’t have that cold chill as April settles into the Treasure Coast….
Redfish and trout will be active around the flats. They will be shallow early and gradually move to the edges of the flats as the sun get higher in the sky. Look to areas like Bear Point, Harbor Branch and Round Island for trout to be feeding on the flats. On a calm morning, break out the top water lures and switch to jerk baits, like a DOA CAL 4” Arkansas Glow. Shallow running Mirrolures will also entice the trout into biting. Don’t forget to use the Deadly Combo for more exciting trout action on the grass flats. There has been a lot of redfish activity throughout March and it should make April a fantastic month. We have a very good population of redfish this year. Redfish can be found on sandy flats around the docks or try the Moorings and Bear Point for a chance at a nice size red. DOA shrimp or CAL grub tails in root beer or glow colors are great ways to find a redfish along with a trusty gold spoon.
Snook will be around, but not the main target this year since they are out of season. They will be feeding as the water warms. Catch and release them carefully as the water warms. Docks will hold sheephead, jacks, redfish and many other species. I like either a DOA shrimp or TerrorEyz around docks. Fish them slowly to keep them under the dock as long as possible. Drop a live shrimp or pinfish under a dock as well for a great chance at hooking up. There are many great areas to fish so plan on getting some fishing in this month.
Bridges will continue to hold sheephead, jacks, bluefish and some black drum. The big jacks will be invading the river this month. Maybe not great to eat, but a tough battle on light tackle. The inlet will continue to hold bluefish, jacks and mackerel. While April might be a little windy, it a great month to fish the Indian River.
April is the first month that fish can enjoy good water temps and they will be feeding heavily around the flats. Early morning can bring lots of good results this time of year. It was a milder winter this year and the fish are anxious to enjoy some warmer weather…..and so are we!
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 of this weeks fishing adventures!
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
South Indian River Fishing Report 3/20
March 20, 2011
Inshore:
What a fantastic week of warm, sunny weather around the Treasure Coast this week. Not much wind to deal with has allowed us to fish all around the river and most days found the fish in the mood to eat. You can expect the winds to pick back up, but enjoying that break was outstanding!
We spent this past week fishing south of Fort Pierce on both sides of the river. Bob, Tony and Mark were back this year for another adventure on the river. It was a variety of redfish, trout, sheephead, jacks, pompano and snapper to keep the guys busy reeling in fish that day. Ron and Don were out the next day for trout, sheephead, jacks and pompano for their day on the water. Doug and Tony caught 12 redfish among some trout, jacks and a nice pompano. Joe, Anthony and Tom had another variety of redfish, trout, sheephead, jacks, grouper and snapper.
To finish off the week, I volunteered for the Teen Anglers tournament and had Chad and Max on the boat. Chad checked in a couple trout, a mackerel and a snapper for his catch and won third place in middle school. Max missed a couple keepers, but ended up with a bonnet head shark to keep his rod bent for a while. We had a fun day and caught a lot of fish around the river.
DOA shrimp, CAL jerk baits, Deadly Combos and live shrimp have all worked great out on the river this week. Most of our fish have been hanging in the sand holes on the shallow flats. The water continues to warm up and the fish have been feeding. It's a great time to fish the Indian River!
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
This weeks fishing photos...
Inshore:
What a fantastic week of warm, sunny weather around the Treasure Coast this week. Not much wind to deal with has allowed us to fish all around the river and most days found the fish in the mood to eat. You can expect the winds to pick back up, but enjoying that break was outstanding!
We spent this past week fishing south of Fort Pierce on both sides of the river. Bob, Tony and Mark were back this year for another adventure on the river. It was a variety of redfish, trout, sheephead, jacks, pompano and snapper to keep the guys busy reeling in fish that day. Ron and Don were out the next day for trout, sheephead, jacks and pompano for their day on the water. Doug and Tony caught 12 redfish among some trout, jacks and a nice pompano. Joe, Anthony and Tom had another variety of redfish, trout, sheephead, jacks, grouper and snapper.
To finish off the week, I volunteered for the Teen Anglers tournament and had Chad and Max on the boat. Chad checked in a couple trout, a mackerel and a snapper for his catch and won third place in middle school. Max missed a couple keepers, but ended up with a bonnet head shark to keep his rod bent for a while. We had a fun day and caught a lot of fish around the river.
DOA shrimp, CAL jerk baits, Deadly Combos and live shrimp have all worked great out on the river this week. Most of our fish have been hanging in the sand holes on the shallow flats. The water continues to warm up and the fish have been feeding. It's a great time to fish the Indian River!
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
This weeks fishing photos...
Monday, March 14, 2011
South Indian River Fishing Report 3/14
March 14, 2011
Inshore:
This week, two of my favorite anglers, Frank and Turner Mullins, were down again this year to share an adventure with dad, Keith, and Cai out on the Indian River. We were faced with very windy days, but the boys were up for a challenge and caught lots of trout, sheephead and jacks this year. 8 year old, Frank, was writing about his adventure and I put him in charge of this weeks fishing report. The following is his report of their couple of days out on the river.
The Fisherman's News
March 5th Fort Pierce
Dear Readers,
We are in a boat on the Indian River. It is breezy, there is a blue sky and sunny waters. There are no boats, but us. We have caught 13 fish already! Shrimp and baitfish are the best bait. One monster of a fish keeps stealing our bait. Never, ever put baitfish and shrimp in the same tank, baitfish eat shrimp. Turner, my brother, just caught the monster stealing our bait. Cai just caught a catfish and a pinfish. We are in a slow speed zone. Well, today seems to be coming to an end. Well, tomorrow, I will write more. Tomorrow, I will catch a lot of fish and I will catch a big, huge fish. I will catch a big, big, big fish. I will catch one, a truly good fish.
Sincerely, Frank Mullins
The week was the usual windy March weather that we expect to see. We were rewarded most of the week with a great trout and sheephead bite out on the river. By weekend, the water had cooled down just enough to slow the trout bite on Sunday. Socrates, Marteen and Jeremy were out with me earlier in the week. Mike, Gill and Pascal were fishing over the weekend. Keith, Cai, Frank and Turner enjoyed a nice but windy day of fishing. Eric and Jeff had the only calm day out on the water, but after the cold front the trout bite had slowed, but the redfish were out there feeding for us. We did happen on one nice school of reds that we couldn't get close enough to cast.
Our best areas for trout have been Bear Point and Queen's Cove in two to four feet of water using either live bait or DOA CAL jerk baits. Our redfish also came by using the CAL 4" jerk baits. Docks are holding plenty of hungry sheephead, bluefish and jacks. We have kept busy reeling in fish when we could get around just about any of the docks this week.
It was a challenging week for sure to fish around the steady winds of the month. It won't be long until summer has arrived and things will calm down again. There are plenty areas to fish that are out of the driving winds and the fish continue to bite as long as the water temperatures have warmed up. Have fun and get out fishing!
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 couple photos from this week...8 year old Frank Mullins, who did part of this weeks fishing report, Socrates and Jeremy with a couple trout from their adventure!
Inshore:
This week, two of my favorite anglers, Frank and Turner Mullins, were down again this year to share an adventure with dad, Keith, and Cai out on the Indian River. We were faced with very windy days, but the boys were up for a challenge and caught lots of trout, sheephead and jacks this year. 8 year old, Frank, was writing about his adventure and I put him in charge of this weeks fishing report. The following is his report of their couple of days out on the river.
The Fisherman's News
March 5th Fort Pierce
Dear Readers,
We are in a boat on the Indian River. It is breezy, there is a blue sky and sunny waters. There are no boats, but us. We have caught 13 fish already! Shrimp and baitfish are the best bait. One monster of a fish keeps stealing our bait. Never, ever put baitfish and shrimp in the same tank, baitfish eat shrimp. Turner, my brother, just caught the monster stealing our bait. Cai just caught a catfish and a pinfish. We are in a slow speed zone. Well, today seems to be coming to an end. Well, tomorrow, I will write more. Tomorrow, I will catch a lot of fish and I will catch a big, huge fish. I will catch a big, big, big fish. I will catch one, a truly good fish.
Sincerely, Frank Mullins
The week was the usual windy March weather that we expect to see. We were rewarded most of the week with a great trout and sheephead bite out on the river. By weekend, the water had cooled down just enough to slow the trout bite on Sunday. Socrates, Marteen and Jeremy were out with me earlier in the week. Mike, Gill and Pascal were fishing over the weekend. Keith, Cai, Frank and Turner enjoyed a nice but windy day of fishing. Eric and Jeff had the only calm day out on the water, but after the cold front the trout bite had slowed, but the redfish were out there feeding for us. We did happen on one nice school of reds that we couldn't get close enough to cast.
Our best areas for trout have been Bear Point and Queen's Cove in two to four feet of water using either live bait or DOA CAL jerk baits. Our redfish also came by using the CAL 4" jerk baits. Docks are holding plenty of hungry sheephead, bluefish and jacks. We have kept busy reeling in fish when we could get around just about any of the docks this week.
It was a challenging week for sure to fish around the steady winds of the month. It won't be long until summer has arrived and things will calm down again. There are plenty areas to fish that are out of the driving winds and the fish continue to bite as long as the water temperatures have warmed up. Have fun and get out fishing!
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 couple photos from this week...8 year old Frank Mullins, who did part of this weeks fishing report, Socrates and Jeremy with a couple trout from their adventure!
Monday, March 7, 2011
South Indian River Fishing Report 3/6
March 6, 2011
Inshore:
March has certainly roared in like its reputation for being windy. Most days have been challenging at best to get out on the river. We did miss a couple days this past week when it was just out of control. When you can get out fishing, the bite has been fantastic on the flats. It's that transition time of year when the water finally hits the magic temperature and all the fish are hungry. We have enjoyed some good days out there!
We have enjoyed a very good trout bite this week and some nice sized ones as well that have been over the 20" mark. Live shrimp on popping corks, DOA CAL jerk baits and Deadly Combos have kept us busy on the trout flats. The CAL's have been working wonderfully to get the trout in the mood to eat. Ron, Mike & Timberly, Keith, Cai, Turner & Frank and Scott & Craig all had fun out on the flats. Some days it was a workout to fish the areas in all the winds, but the fish have continued to cooperate. Most areas that we fished have been producing trout. Harbor Branch, Queen's Cove, Round Island and Bear Point are just a few of the spots that we have fished with good results.
The redfish are biting around the mangroves when you were able to fish them. We also managed a couple nice flounder on the flats as well. Docks can keep you busy with sheephead, jacks and other species as the winds will let you fish them. Bluefish and mackerel are still being taken around the jetties with some redfish and flounder around those areas. March is always a good fishing month, but always a windy month to keep you guessing. Getting out early will generally give you a few hours to enjoy the water before the gusts set in for the day. Use the islands and shorelines to find the areas that are fishable.
Have fun and be safe 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
A few photos from this weeks fishing...
Inshore:
March has certainly roared in like its reputation for being windy. Most days have been challenging at best to get out on the river. We did miss a couple days this past week when it was just out of control. When you can get out fishing, the bite has been fantastic on the flats. It's that transition time of year when the water finally hits the magic temperature and all the fish are hungry. We have enjoyed some good days out there!
We have enjoyed a very good trout bite this week and some nice sized ones as well that have been over the 20" mark. Live shrimp on popping corks, DOA CAL jerk baits and Deadly Combos have kept us busy on the trout flats. The CAL's have been working wonderfully to get the trout in the mood to eat. Ron, Mike & Timberly, Keith, Cai, Turner & Frank and Scott & Craig all had fun out on the flats. Some days it was a workout to fish the areas in all the winds, but the fish have continued to cooperate. Most areas that we fished have been producing trout. Harbor Branch, Queen's Cove, Round Island and Bear Point are just a few of the spots that we have fished with good results.
The redfish are biting around the mangroves when you were able to fish them. We also managed a couple nice flounder on the flats as well. Docks can keep you busy with sheephead, jacks and other species as the winds will let you fish them. Bluefish and mackerel are still being taken around the jetties with some redfish and flounder around those areas. March is always a good fishing month, but always a windy month to keep you guessing. Getting out early will generally give you a few hours to enjoy the water before the gusts set in for the day. Use the islands and shorelines to find the areas that are fishable.
Have fun and be safe 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
A few photos from this weeks fishing...
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