September 2011rch 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.