DavisIslander Posted May 5, 2022 Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 Coming over from Tampa and being joined by my adult son. Launching from Eau Gallie ramp and heading north the first day and then south the second. Fished this area 40 years ago (ouch - 40?). I'm going to assume, it's changed a bit (and not necessarily for the better. Any suggestions on general areas to work? I appreciate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shallowminded6 Posted May 5, 2022 Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 4 hours ago, DavisIslander said: Coming over from Tampa and being joined by my adult son. Launching from Eau Gallie ramp and heading north the first day and then south the second. Fished this area 40 years ago (ouch - 40?). I'm going to assume, it's changed a bit (and not necessarily for the better. Any suggestions on general areas to work? I appreciate Not 100% sure of the grass situation where youre going to be fishing, but assume its about the same as 10-20 miles south. But to the south the grass has been dead or very short. The droughts help bring it back some. I would concentrate on other structures like oysters, docks, or islands. They hold fish around the Sebastian area atleast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisIslander Posted May 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 18 hours ago, Shallowminded6 said: Not 100% sure of the grass situation where youre going to be fishing, but assume its about the same as 10-20 miles south. But to the south the grass has been dead or very short. The droughts help bring it back some. I would concentrate on other structures like oysters, docks, or islands. They hold fish around the Sebastian area atleast. I'm going to be fishing due North and then due South of Patrick AFB. I'm worried that it's going to be a mud bowl and like you suggested hit the oysters, docks and such. It's called FISHING, not CATCHING - so we'll have a blast either way! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil Bingo Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 DI, These are my home waters, but I have not fished this area in over a year. The water "looks" pretty good at this time. If the rains come that will change... There is very little of the "right kind" of grass that I can see, or have heard about. That said people are catching some fish, and last time I went we caught a bunch of dink trout that made for a fun day. Docks, points, and depth changes, are what I would concentrate on. I much prefer to launch at Ballard Park vs. Eau Gallie Causeway. It's always calm, can be fresh water, and there can be some good fishing in the EG River. Good Luck! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisIslander Posted May 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 Ballard Park it is then! We may just fish EG River first before heading out to the bigger ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisIslander Posted May 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 Update! We've decided to fish the main creeks/rivers on the West side of Indian River. Fishing Crane Creek Turkey Creek And finally Eau Gallie River. It matches our fishing style over here in Tampa Bay. Hitting the mangroves, shorelines, docks, obstructions, etc. I'm excited to hit the water and bend a few poles. Thanks everyone for all the assistance and help! I'll post "monster" fish images when we get back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil Bingo Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 Went out in that area today and found an interesting mix of fish. Saw some good ones. They're in there.... Frigates is good if you're into lunch by boat on the water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shallowminded6 Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 4 hours ago, DavisIslander said: Update! We've decided to fish the main creeks/rivers on the West side of Indian River. Fishing Crane Creek Turkey Creek And finally Eau Gallie River. It matches our fishing style over here in Tampa Bay. Hitting the mangroves, shorelines, docks, obstructions, etc. I'm excited to hit the water and bend a few poles. Thanks everyone for all the assistance and help! I'll post "monster" fish images when we get back. Awesome! Cant wait for the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisIslander Posted May 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Getting excited! Boat's all ready and we should be getting there early (way too early) Thursday morning. LONG drive from Tampa. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shallowminded6 Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 22 hours ago, DavisIslander said: Getting excited! Boat's all ready and we should be getting there early (way too early) Thursday morning. LONG drive from Tampa. If you end up wandering south of where youre fishing, there has been a ton of greenies(white bait as you west coasties call em) around the spoil islands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisIslander Posted May 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Shallowminded6 said: If you end up wandering south of where youre fishing, there has been a ton of greenies(white bait as you west coasties call em) around the spoil islands. Great to see, I'm looking at the weather and it's raising some concerns, 15-20 kicks up some waves. Hopefully it won't get bad until later in the day so we'll at least get a good morning on the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil Bingo Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 South wind. The creeks will be fishable. Sebastian River also. Honest John's is a cool old fish camp on protected waters, might be an option. In the open IRL it'll be bumpy, but you could hide behind points a little bit. Thursday "might" have enough East in it to fish the East side bank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisIslander Posted May 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 Fished it hard - wind was up and the IRL was bumpy as all get out. Big jacks, bunches of pesky trout, a few 20" snookums and saw some monster tarpon in Sykes that tease us for a few hours. Also bunches of sharks cruising around. We had a blast and will come back again (hopefully in calmer weather. A big thank you for all the intel, it helped make a great couple of days on the water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisIslander Posted May 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 My lures vs my son’s only one he fished!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil Bingo Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 Well done. Glad you had a good time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shallowminded6 Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 Always hard fishing unknown waters. Its something TV always gives us a false sense of how easy it is to find fish. Most people it takes dozens of hours to find a few spots. And more to find the trophy spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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