This has been one hot month of fishing. The Tarpon brought it in with a bang, the trout kept it hoping, the Flounder brought the snacks, and the Redfish.... Well, the Redfish tuck you in at night with sore arms. The occasional big Snook has been the icing on the cake. Yep, its been great and its only going to get better. The Tarpon are moving East on the Tomoka and have been loads of fun. DOA Shrimp have still been the preferred artificial in my bag. The downfall to all the Tarpon activity is, it has brought out a lot of anglers. With all the pressure, the Tarpon West of US1 have developed a bit of a case of lock jaw. The good news is, the pressure will wear off and the fish will bite again soon. The trout are all over the points of the islands along the park. Look for Reds anywhere from the shorelines of the Halifax, to the Basin, and in the Tomoka River East of US1. Try a lively free lined finger mullet or Saltwater Assassin new penny jerk shad. The fish we have been on, have been upper and over slot fish and are a blast on light tackle!
If you can handle the wind we have been having, the Flounder have been hot in the Basin as well as up river in the Tomoka River. My favorite artificial for them is still the trusty white or chartreuse paddle tail jig. The Snook have been popping at the bridges at night and early AM hours. Try a mid size to large lipped diver or topwater pulled along with the current past structure. A jig bounced near bridge pilings can also be deadly for the big linesiders. The Tomoka Bridge has been packed with folks fishing. This generally means one thing, that the Black Drum are hot. Fresh dead shrimp on the bottom is always a top way to locate schools of those bruisers. Once you find one, there are usually more. Anchor up and get ready for a fish fry. Don't forget about the fun, just not as popular fish that roam the area. Bluefish and ladyfish have been everywhere inshore and will eat just about anything you put in front of them.
Aside from fishing, I have started to take short video clips of the wildlife we see on our trips. Here is a short clip I captured of a Dolphin in about 2 feet of water hunting unsuspecting mullet.
Dolphin Attacking Mullet Tomoka Basin from Eric Flip Greenstein on Vimeo.
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Until next time, get up early, have fun, and be courteous to your fellow fisher folk!
FLip
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