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September
2011
September
is here and with it bring some excellent fishing. The
fall mullet run is in full swing inside the Lagoons
here on the Space Coast. Hoards of small finger size
mullet are flooding the grass flats making top water
fishing at it's prime. My main focus will be the Indian
River Lagoon this month for tarpon and snook. Snook
season open this month and many keeper fish are being
found around the mangrove channels and back waters.
Tarpon
are thick right now in the same areas with fishing pushing
60 pounds. Large sea trout can be found around the spoil
islands early in the morning crashing the pods of mullet.
The fall also marks the redfish spawn. They come back
onto the shallow flats to breed in massive schools of
500 to 1,000 fish. This usually occurs some time in
August and lasts till the end of September and even
the middle of October.
These fish will average between 40 to 50 inches and
weight from 35 to 45 pounds! Night fishing will also
be great this month around the full moon. Big snook
and tarpon will be found around lighted docks. The best
part is you'll have the fish all to yourself. Hurricane
Irene past of the coast here in Central Florida throwing
a strong storm surge causing the Lagoons to rise over
night allowing us to fish in new area's.
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