From Henry @ Snook-Nook - Jensen Beach

Gee the week end and no rain, two day in a row, wow. Here I sit looking out the window of the Snook Nook and the sun is shining, four Pelicans and a bunch of Sea Gulls are sitting on the water and the bait is every where. Mullet top the list yet it is not a Mullet run, close but not quite. Then the Glass Minnows are in waves keeping the Gulls happy and the fish fat and sassy, lets fish the river. Low light is the key, the Indian River is shallow and that makes for easy feeding but when the sun is high it is hard to hide and if you can see the fish chances are they have already seen you. Beautiful Reds all week north of the Power Plant, east or west side we saw all top of the slot fish taken on live and artificial baits but the dark hour was their time. After sun up these fish move to the Mangroves and it will take some time to get them out. On the west side at low light they are following the bait,as the sun rises they go for the deeper shaded areas around the docks and stay on the bottom, a slow moving small spoon will get their attention.

Trout are all at the top of slot, and it seems they are every where, from the flats to the bridges following the Mullet. Hector has been catching from the bridge using live shrimp, putting a slit shot on the the leader and casting his shrimp up into the current and letting the current present his bait, low light is the key. Do not recall when so many Trout have been taken from the bridge. North to south find a grass edge and chances are you have found Trout, of course all this bait helps.

Lots of Lady Fish, Jacks, Tarpon, Snook, Drum, Blues and Macs to name few have made for a good week in the river, and did I mention all the bait? Yes the Tarpon and Snook are having a picnic at the bridges, wait for dark and come on down.

Surf anglers have had a good week, some days the surf was up but not as it has been. Some weeds but not all areas and the bait is every where they do not mind the weeds. Early morning or that high in coming is prime time, if is chrome throw it. Baits have been in close or out of casting range but there, mullet of all sizes. This week the favored has been the Wind Cheater, last week it was 3/4oz spoon but both have a lot of flash, both have some weight to cast.

Tarpon, real big Tarpon and Snook well over the slot, mix in Blues, Jacks, Spinners, Black Tips and few more make for a lot of big action at the beach.

Now if you want to take home dinner, big Whiting and Croakers are there in good numbers through out the day, Tarpon or Whiting?????