INDIAN RIVER COUNTY fishing
January 22nd, 2007 by Fishing admin
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
Bass and speck fishing are getting to be pretty good in area lakes. Fishing with tiny jigs will hook the specks. Tossing spinner baits will tease in the bass. In the Indian River, the trout bite has stayed constant throughout the county, although most of the fish are reportedly small. Redfish are a little harder to come by near Vero Beach, but large ones are being caught on the outgoing tide in the Sebastian Inlet on large jigs.ST. LUCIE COUNTY
Nick Vandersys of The Fishing Center in Fort Pierce said some anglers are catching a few flounder east of the spur on the jetty at the Fort Pierce Inlet. Along the beach there have been bluefish biting, with a few Spanish mackerel mixed in.
Anglers can catch a couple whiting, but pompano are scarce. For dolphin, trollers are having the best luck starting in 80 feet and working out to 120 feet. Live bait is also scarce.
MARTIN COUNTY
Carl Hoenes Jr. of Mitchell’s Bait and Tackle in Port Salerno said anglers are having to work
extra hard to catch what they’re after this weekend. It has been slow offshore with the exception of some good bottom fishing for mangrove, lane and yellowtail snapper. Take along a bag of chum for improved action. Inshore, more anglers are skipping pompano than catching them, but try yellow Doc’s Goofy Jigs for that possible hook-up.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
Tim Gibson, a seasonal crappie guide who works out of Okeechobee Fishing Headquarters, has been doing well on the popular panfish while trolling tiny ice jigs and flies. According to Mike Shellen, Gibson has been using a 1/32-ounce spoon that produces a slight wobble as it’s worked through the water and the 1-pound crappie cannot resist it.
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