David and I had a few hours to get out yesterday morning and headed for the Indian River Lagoon. This was a jacket morning for sure with lower temps over night and a bit of a north wind. We have been catching most of our fish on white fluke style baits but for some reason I felt the need to tie on a top water. No logic or thought process to it but it just seemed like the thing to do.
It was a good decision.
Our first stop had some fish on it but the first one we hooked pulled a school of seven dophins right to the boat and they wouldn’t leave us alone. They are pretty to watch for a few minutes but they have learned that anglers release tired fish and it is an easy meal for them. We tried moving on the trolling motor but they stayed with us. We finally had to power up the big engine and leave.
David stuck with the plastics but that bite was definitely off to a large degree. The topwater on the other hand worked like a charm. I caught several spotted sea trout that were on the larger size of what we had been seeing as well as Jacks and Ladyfish. I hit some Jacks that were busting into minnows and ended up with a double.
I switched gear with David for a while and he caught the biggest trout of the season so far and he got his own double on the Jacks.
Top water is a blast when that is what they want to eat. Nothing like a fish coming up and wacking it on top.
I was throwing a salt water topwater with a 7′ Zodias MH spinning rod, a 2500 Stradic FK spooled with 20Lb Power Pro Super Slick and a 20 lb test flourocarbon leader.
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