Captain Bob Bushholz
Jensen Beach, Florida
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ALL YEAR LONG!!!!' | | Fishing Report for
October 13th, 2003
"Mulletmania"
This is one of my favorite times of the year
to fish the Treasure Coast, with the mullet run now in full swing. Both
sides of the Indian River are absolutely loaded with finger mullet being
chased relentlessly by trout, snook, tarpon, jacks and others. The best
bite times have been predawn until 9 a.m., 5-7 p.m. and nighttime. Find
the bait (which is a no-brainer) and the predators are nearby.
There have been lots of snook near area bridges at night inhaling the
doomed baitfish. Live mullet on circle hooks is always an option, but
topwater lures cast just outside the bait schools have been producing the
best results. These mega-baits should be around for a few more weeks in
the Indian River and along the surf so get out there and take advantage of
the incredible action. In the inlets, try the incoming tides. It's quite a
sight to see thousands of mullet jumping for their lives all at once!!
Elsewhere, we finally hit the "100" mark for tripletail this
year, with Hank Travers from Port St. Lucie getting the honors with a nice
5 pounder. Structure fishing has really picked up with nice flounder,
drum, snook and tripletail showing up this past week. Also a few Spanish
mackerel and pompano are around the inlet area on incoming tide.
Trout fishing remains excellent on both sides of the Indian River.
Again, find the bait and the trout are under them. Live and DOA shrimp,
along with topwater lures are working the best. Last week the bird stands
just south of the "nuke" plant and outside Little Mud Creek on
the east side were both pretty hot!
The St. Lucie River remains dirty with fresh water releases continuing
so I would avoid this area for awhile. The releases are supposed to be cut
to "pulse" releases this next week and I'm hopeful that
conditions will improve, but it will take some time.
Yesterday at the Riverside Park in Jensen Beach , the Indian
Riverkeeper held a fund raiser "Fishing Expo" where charter
captains, and other fishing related businesses got together to share
information to the general public. I would like to thank all who donated
their time and efforts.
Try to get out there fishing while the mullet run is on. It only
occurs a few weeks out of the year so don't miss this opportunity!
See ya,
Capt. Bob Bushholz
(772) 225-6436
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