Captain Bob Bushholz
Jensen Beach, Florida
(772) 225-6436
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ALL YEAR LONG!!!!' | | Fishing Report for
September 28th, 2003
"Back From The Keys"
Just returned from
a week's vacation down in the Keys. We stayed in Islamorada and had a
great time, fishing three times and taking it easy. September is always my
slowest month so it's an excellent time to vacate and fish some clean
water.
Our water quality during the entire month of September has been
terrible! We are still experiencing releases from Lake Okeechobee through
the spillways which could continue well into October. Outgoing tide near
the St. Lucie Inlet should be avoided as the "brown stuff"
pushes through and well out into the ocean. The conditions are poor but
the heartier fish (snook, tarpon, jacks and a few others) are hanging
tough. When fishing near the bridges and in the channel, hit deeper holes
where some salinity remains. On the incoming tide near the Inlet, the
clean sea water flushes out the "brown stuff" and conditions
improve until the next tide change.
The trout bite remains good north of the Jensen Causeway. The
long-awaited mullet run has begun. Target the mullet schools, casting a
few feet outside the pack. I've seen the late day tarpon appearing outside
cuts on the west side of the Indian River which is where they started
showing up last year. These fish are hungry and are pounding the mullet.
Jacks, snook and tarpon over 100 lbs. are here! Find the bait and you're
in business. Live mullet, baitbusters, terrorize and chuggers have been
producing some excellent results.
Yesterday in Stuart (St. Lucie Lock just west of I-95) Florida
Oceanographic sponsored a "Rally for the River" protesting the
releases from Lake Okeechobee. The turnout was great with over 900 people
showing up, signing petitions and packets of letters to the appropriate
"powers that be". It was nice to see some old friends and make
new ones.
This fall's edition of South Florida Sport Fishing Magazine has an
article written by yours truly called Tripletail Tango and I hope you all
get a chance to check it out. Lot's of how to information written by
captains around the state. I'm really impressed with this magazine. Check
out their site at www.southfloridasportfishing.com.
Capt. Bob Bushholz
(772) 225-6436
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