The weather was perfect with a light west wind. Well theres not much to say it was a slow day. We went for Dolphin. We put lines out at 120 ft. and trolled for a long time. We did have one fish Dolphin on for a bit. We only got one hit all day. We went all the way out to 240 ft. and blue water. It was tough to find any weeds or rips. Only a handful of fish caught. Only one Wahoo weighed in for the S.I.S.A. Spring fling tournament.
I picked John and Jim up at Capt. Hiram’s. We picked up some greenies outside the inlet. I saw a few Bonita thrashing on some bait. We were not able to get a cast off at them. The tide was outgoing all morning. Incoming starts around 1 p.m. The weather was nice up until 11 a.m. The winds started to blow strong 15 to 20 mph out of the north. We caught a few Jacks and missed a few Blue fish hits. It was a slow day around the inlet.
I picked them up in the A.M. With some left Baits we left for the Sebastian Inlet. The tide was outgoing. The weather was chilly and is warming up to the 80’s through out the day. Dan lost one nice hit in the Inlet. It was a nice Red. That would end up being the only chance for a big fish.
Rich was getting a little weezy with the boat wakes coming through. We decided to fish the flats. They caught some small trout, a few small Jacks and some small Snapper on live shrimp. The fishing was tough. It seems like that there is no fish in the river right now. Well guys that is fishing some days are better than others.
The winds have finally stopped blowing. It was a little chilly in the morning but warmed quickly. The sun was out. We met up at the S.I. Rich and company were from the Maryland area. We started of on a nearby flat. Casting some paddle tail grubs with a 3/8 oz. jig. They caught a few decent Trout. Vallery was catching her share of Trout with live Shrimp as well.
The bite shut down and we moved to catch some pins. Bait was no problem. In the Inlet, the tide was incoming until 2:00 p.m. We fished the inlet, GW hooked up a nice fish possibly a big Red. He had it on for a bit but the hook never set. Well we fished the heck out of it, no luck. The Bluefish were outside the inlet near the middle. It was a beautiful day. Thanks Rich, Vallery, and GW for the trip hope to see you guys again.
The fishing is slow. The water level is the lowest that I have ever seen. The inshore waters are cold again, but very clear. We got into some Ladyfish on the flats in the morning. The Bluefish are thick inside the Inlet. Well lets just hope that the fishing will pick up. Capt. Pat Price is a guide out of Stuart, fl. Check him out if your in the area. TIDE RUNNER Guide Service 772-288-0973
Cobia fishing out of Port Canaveral. We left the dock around 9a.m. The reports were that the Rays were in 55ft. of water straight out. Well lets just say you couldn’t miss the boats. We found a two Rays right off and neither had fish on them. On the third ray that we spotted it looked like that there was nothing on it. Out of the blue a nice Cobia swam right up to the boat. I was holding my rod and just flipped the switch and let my Thunder bait buck tail drop, jigged it once and let it drop again. The Cobia inhaled and I just let it run before set the hook. Fish ON! We landed it and it was approx. 40lbs. There was a lot of rays and a lot of boats. To much pressure, we saw one other fish and we couldn’t get it to hit. At least we caught one nice fish.
Tom is from Virginia. Tom wanted to fish a half day. He was just wanting to catch some dinner. The pressure was on. What to do inshore? I figured that we would start off catching bait. Pins were a little hard to catch, but we finished with 2 dozen. The water in the river is crystal clear right now. The tide is low at 11 a.m. The weather is calm and sunny. We headed towards Wabasso and fished the reef for a little. Tom caught a keeper Mangrove Snapper. It was slow so I decided to run a little out and see if we could maybe find a Ray or some weeds for a possible Tripletail.
The ocean was clean I couldn’t find much weed. On the way back to the Inlet We came across a small line of weed. It wasn’t long and we spotted a few Trips. There were 2 or 3 fish and they were small. I kept moving and spotted another Trip worth catching. I set Tom in position for a cast. It took a few casts and then Tom hooked up his first Tripletail. It was exciting, you have to really put the cast on the money in order for success. We landed the first one and it was a keeper. We kept searching and came across another and Tom hooked this one with his first cast, another keeper. We spotted 2 fish over 10lbs. but couldn’t get a cast off in time. Next were 2 fish sitting under the weed. One was good size and the other was small. I threw first in order to let Tom try for the big one. I hooked up the small one but the bigger one spooked. The fish was just keeper size. We looked a little more and had no more luck. We decided to call it good and headed towards Capt. Hiram’s to fillet the catch. Thanks Tom it was a pleasure to meet and fish with you.
The weather was perfect calm, warm, and sunny. Reports were that the Tripletail are around. I offered to take a few good friends on mine up to the Port Canaveral and check it out. Its been awhile since I have been up there. I know it petty good, I use to catch a lot of fish there before 9-11. Well now they have opened the area up known as the bite.
We arrived at 9 a.m. and made our way out with a few dozen live Shrimp. We fished a few buoys and made our way out and came across some huge patches of weed. We searched for awhile and saw a few small Trips and 2 that were over 20lbs. We spooked both and I did manage to hook up a Trip that was around 10lbs. but it threw the hook half way through the fight.
It was getting to be afternoon and we were starting to wonder what was up with the lack of fish. We searched a bit more and started to make our way back in. I would never of guessed what was about to happen. Well I would of but I was not expecting it this soon in the year. We ran over 2 Rays and I saw a fish on 1. I quickly turned and spotted the Rays they were straight down. I dropped a big Shrimp down and hooked up with a nice Cobia. It wasn’t long until I lost it. That was o.k. because there were rays everywhere we looked. It didn’t take long and I hooked up another Cobia. This one we landed it was about 36 inches. We searched a bit more and Nick was next to get a fat Cobia. We landed that one was a little bigger than the first. I hooked up again next with a fatty a little over 40lbs. That was awesome what a bite that was. We ended with 6 Cobia. What a day ! That was a lot of fun.
Joe and Cole. Cole is Joe’s Grandson. They both live in Orlando. We met up at Capt. Hiram’s at 9 a.m. The weather was warm and sunny. The tide was incoming. We fished outside the inlet and caught 20-30 bluefish. Lots of action for Cole. Joe caught a few small Jacks as well. After Joe and Cole had there share of Bluefish we went a couple of different flats and fished with some live shrimp. Joe caught one small Jack and that was it. We called it quits after a bit. Thanks Joe and Cole, hope you guys had fun. see ya next time…
