INSHORE:

The Treasure Coast was alive this week....with wind, cold and yep.....the fish were out there most days, too! We had some great fun out there on the water and caught a variety of fish. I met some wonderful anglers this week and also had a few friends back to fish again. Other than the cold front, it was a super week to be on the water. The winds were a bit milder and each day was fishable if you used it to your advantage.

Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Forecast, April 2008

Compliments of Mosquito Creek Outdoors, Apopka Florida

Reflecting back on past fishing adventures, April stand out as one of the finest months to experience the true diversity of the fishery existing along the Indian River Lagoon coast of Florida.  April serves as a transitional period where the winds of March give way to the heat and humidity of summer.  As spring progresses and water temperatures rise, fishing opportunities abound with the influx of bait moving north within the lagoon and closer to the shoreline along the beaches. 

March 31, 2008

INSHORE and OFFSHORE Fishing Report

INSHORE - The inshore bite has finally picked up despite al the wind with lots of trout being reported on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week.  Soft plastic baits or a live shrimp were working on the trout that were from 14 to 28 inches.  The best places have been Bear Point, Harbor Branch and the Mooring's flats.  Look for a few redfish around the Queen's Cove area or along the docks of St. Lucie Village but, most of the fish seem to have lock jaw.  The snook have are getting a little more active around the Ft. Pierce Inlet and the local bridges at night.  Most of the slot sized fish reported were taken on a live pinfish.  There are still plenty of sheepshead sandperch, spanish mackerel and a few black drum around the bridge and they have been feeding on live shrimp.