March Madness
Marzo 24, 2023 Grant-Valkaria 1 foto
Snook
Snook
Jack Crevalle
Jack Crevalle

Trip Summary

March has been one busy month for us on the water. We've definitely been slammed this spring break for sure. It has been the typical Florida weather, hit or miss with either really calm or really rough conditions. One day it's flat calm and sunny then freezing cold and blowing the next. We just never know what we'll get so we got to keep our options open for fishing locations this time of year. Sebastian Inlet has been our main focus for most charters. The bite is usually pretty consistent this time of year whether it be snook, redfish, jack crevalle, bluefish, spanish mackeral, or goliath grouper. Depending on what our clients are looking to catch we can pretty much get any one of these fish on a daily basis at the inlet. Lately, drifting the incoming tide with mojarras or finger mullet has produced numerous amounts of jack crevalle. Them jacks are a lot of fun to catch and can definitely put a whooping on you using light tackle. We've caught these jacks for the past couple weeks ranging anywhere from 5 to 40 + lbs. Not to mention the fact that jacks are actually really good to eat. The snook bite has slowed down quite a bit but we're still getting them. In previous years slot snook (28" to 32") were rare. Most of the time the inlet snook are oversized ranging from 35" to 40". In the last 6 months we've caught more slot snook than I'd ever seen. Another change has been the amount of big bull reds. This season really hasn't produced those big schools of bull reds that I love hooking into. We've caught them here and there but not consistently. In the lagoon, the fishing has been decent. We've been catching some decent speckled trout, black drum, bluefish, and snook along the mangrove shorelines. There are some monster snook under the docks but getting them to eat is a whole other story. Trolling the channels has produced some Spanish macks as well. We haven't done any offshore trips do to the inconsistent weather. I have been seeing other charters with bigger boats going out and doing pretty good on lane snapper, kingfish, and cobia. The bowfishing trips haven't been to busy yet, still trying to get the word out there for us. The tilapia are bedding now and the water is down about 3 feet which makes it a lot easier to find the fish. We're hoping to maybe start doing some largemouth bass fishing trips in the future as well. We're very excited that we have another captain that will be working with us soon. Captain Rob Becerra will be running inshore river trips for us all throughout the Indian River. Captain Rob specializes in big dock snook and tarpon and has been fishing the Indian River since he was a little kid. Tight lines everyone and hope to see y'all on the water with us soon Ringing The Bell
Shane Trottier
Grant-valkaria, Florida, United States
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It's coming into spring break time, so we'll have limited spots available. We get booked up pretty quick this time of year. Let's start off with the weather, we'll it's been hit or miss as usual. It's been windy, rainy, and cold most of February. March should be warming up a bit though. When the days are available offshore trips have been very productive. We've had a few nice days in the last couple weeks, so last minute decisions to run out have paid off. The snapper bite has been amazing. Nice sized mangrove and lane snapper, triggerfish, sheepshead, pompano, bluefish, and kingfish, along with an occasional cobia have all been taking the bait. Inshore on the other hand has been hit or miss. The heavy winds have been making the lagoon very dirty. With dirty water makes it almost impossible to site fish anything unless they're active on top. The cold fronts and heavy winds have put a damper on most days but we're managing. The snook bite at the inlet has been tough as well. There's been a solid 10 degree difference in water temps from the ocean side to the river side. One day is hot the next day is not. The inlet has been holding a decent amount of jack crevalle which offer an awesome fight and there has been some occasional monster bluefish around. There's been a good number of blacktip and spinner sharks being caught along the beach and nearshore reefs. When mother nature allows us, we're having good luck on the nearshore reefs catching weakfish and lane snapper. The big manta rays have started to show up outside the inlet and if you're lucky they'll have some cobia tagging along with them looking for an easy meal. Bowfishing has been excellent at night. We've found some solid spots in one of the lakes that offers some fantastic trips. Tons of tilapia everywhere you look, some customers are getting upwards of 300 shots a night. The day trips are ok, but nighttime is where it's at for bowfishing out here.
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