Captain Bob Bushholz
Jensen Beach, Florida
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ALL YEAR LONG!!!!' | | Fishing Report for
June 7th, 2002
"More
Tripletail"
Our weather out there is getting hotter and
hotter and so is the inshore fishing. Last week we saw nice trout along
both shorelines of the Indian River. The key here is to fish shallow and
early. By 9:00 am the flats slow down considerably. Mirrolures, zara
spooks and spitin images on top, using soft rubber DOA shrimp & CAL
lures along with live shrimp bouncing along the bottom. Mixed in with the
trout are some ladyfish, jacks, and "yes" pompano are still
around.
By 9:00 am I have been switching to deeper water near channel markers
and area bridges. Channel markers have been red hot lately with a mixed
bag of flounder, jacks, grouper, small mutton and lane snappers, trout and
lot's of tripletail. Last week we caught 9 tripletail, all running between
8-17 pounds. Mike Myers 13.18 lb, Richard Benitos 12.08 lb, Rob Fowler
17.3 lb, Joe Sosnasky 11.2 lb and the list goes on. About half were caught
on under the 25 cent bridge and the rest on channel markers throwing a
combination of DOA Rootbeer shrimp, DOA CAL lures ( rootbeer with
chartreuse tail) and live shrimp on ¼ oz trollrites. Using 11 lb test
mainline, some of these fish have taken over a half hour to land making
the action quite impressive. One of my anglers last week fought his fish
so hard, he actually pulled a stomach muscle and was forced to pack it in
early.
Bridges have been hot all day as long as the water is moving. We
released 17 snook last week along with some jacks up to 10 pounds, black
drum to 8 lbs, and some lookdowns. These fish are holding tight to the
fenders on both sides making this an excellent area for Power Pro line.
Just about every hookup is brushing the pilings so you need some abrasion
protection. Most of the water along the fenders runs about 15 feet deep so
about ¼ oz will get you in the zone. We mix it up here with live shrimp
on trollrites or DOA rootbeer terrorize. Most of the snook are 18-27
inches and a blast to catch. All were released healthy.
Further south the Sailfish Flats are still holding nice ladyfish with
an occasional sennet mixed in. Be careful handling these sennet as they
are capable of removing fingers in a heartbeat. We tried the Archipelago
Bridge in Sewalls Point twice last week and released a bunch of small
mangrove snappers along with a few small gag groupers. Frozen shrimp on a
small jig with 6 lb test works great here. The St. Lucie Inlet has been
disappointing for 2 months now and doesn't look like it's going to improve
in the near future. Too much commotion going on with the barges and tugs.
Dredging may run throughout the summer so I have been looking elsewhere.
Normally I like drifting along the south shore and used to fish the jettys
often. Right now it's not productive but this should be temporary. This is
a great time of the year to run along the beaches and have some fun with
snook, tarpon and permit. These guys will be here all summer long. I find
it best to cruise in 20 feet or so and look for baitschools, rolling
tarpon, or anything that looks "fishy". 20 lb test mainline with
6 feet of 60 lb fluorocarbon will do it. Live finger mullet, greenies or
sardines work best. You never know, maybe a cobia or kingfish will tag
them also. Yes you can fish lighter, but why stress the fish. Plus if you
hook "Mr. Big" over 150 lbs you'll be glad you beefed it up a
bit.
I will be on Vacation June 10th - 18th heading to N.Y. &
Pennsylvania. Got tickets to the U.S.Open (golf) for Wed and Sun being
played this year in Bethpage, Long Island. Capt. Mike will be running
trips for me while I'm away. This will be my last report till June 26th or
so. I just posted new pictures on my website http://www.catch22fish.com.
Click on "fishing reports" then click "fishing pictures are
here". See some monster tripletail caught last week!!!!
Tight Lines,
Capt. Bob
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