South Indian River Fishing Report 10/20

South Indian River Fishing Report 10/20

Inshore:

Another week of high, dirty water around the area as a result of Hurricane Matthew. Docks are gradually being repaired, but there is still debris floating around the river. With the water being dirty, be careful when running and watch out for floating things. The water is slowly getting back to normal, but expect ramps to be challenging at high tide for now. The water has cooled off and there are still mullet schools around to fish. Have fun and be safe out there!

Night fishing around the jetties has been good for snook and redfish lately. Top water, DOA Bait Busters or live bait have all been good to use. Around the area, look for trout on the grass flats, redfish around the mangroves and docks along with snook and snapper. I have Amie Glancy out on a windy day that made it a challenge. Amie caught a variety of fish and ended the morning with a big jack to give her a good battle. It was nice to see Amie again. It was a fun morning!

I've continued to battle melanoma lately. Four surgeries and lots of stitches since May has not been fun! Make sure you are protecting yourself from the sun. The damage you do when you are young can haunt you later in life! Hopefully I am done with this for a while and can get back to normal again.

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

South Indian River Fishing Report 10/16

Inshore:

Now that Hurricane Matthew has moved on and everyone is trying to get back to normal again. I hope that all along the eastern coast have made it through this destructive storm safely. Our area was lucky to escape the worst of the hurricane. As things get settled once again I will be out fishing soon!

Before the weather took over everyone's life for a while, I had the Burke family out for the Michael Shields Memorial Fishing Tournament again this year. Mike and Cameron met me early to fish and we picked up Melissa and Rhys joined us later in the morning. Cameron loves to fish! Last year we did catch some snook, but this year we had a few misses. Snapper and jacks were our catch of the day, but we had a fun time anyway. When the jacks moved in we had fun watching Cameron working hard to land them. When little brother, Rhys, joined us, we kept catching fish. It was a warm day, but the weather was beautiful. While we didn't catch the fish we were targeting, it was a fun morning and hopefully we will get them next year. I always enjoy working for the Michael Shields Memorial Fishing Tournament. It's for a great cause and lots of fun for everyone!

I also had the privilege of being invited to the DOA Outdoor Writer's Event again this year. Thanks to Mark Nichols, Ed Zyak and all the gang at DOA Lures for allowing me to attend. Special thanks to Rufus Wakeman for hosting the event at River Palms. I had David Sikes the first morning. Lots of rain surrounding us made for a short day. We caught jacks and a black drum before the rains moved in for the day. John and Domenic joined me the second morning. The trout bite was awesome with a few snook, jacks and a number of misses for the morning. The DOA glow shrimp came through as always! It was another fun year with old friends and new ones as well.

Top water lures along with the trusty DOA shrimp are excellent choices this time of year. I knew the new 2 3/4" DOA shrimp would be working on other species and landed a usual picky black drum on it. Be careful when on the water for a few days as there will be lots of floating and sunken debris to avoid all over the 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

Hurricane Matthew non-fishing report!

Hurricane Matthew non-fishing report

Like most of the residents of the east coast of Florida, I have been working all week in preparation of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew this week. It's not the week for a fishing report, but our hope that everyone survived the storm and is safe. I've not seen so many people getting ready as with this hurricane. Matthew is not a storm to take lightly. Myself, I have been helping friends and family to prepare to the coming weather and haven't had time to think about this weeks fishing report, but there aren't many people fishing this week anyway.

I'll be back out fishing once Matthew has passed and things get back to normal. That means back to my regular fishing report next week.

My family hopes that you all weather the storm and are safe through this ordeal.

Until next week!
Captain Charlie Conner

www.fishtalescharter.com
captaincharlie@fishtalescharter.com
772-284-3852