Ahh, gotta love the crisp morning air of the first signs of Fall after long days of blistering Summer heat! Following the weather is good fishing! I had Danny Francis aboard the Maverick this morning in search of the Big Bull Reds that roam the flats of the Indian River Lagoon around this time of year. They were exactly where I left them last year. Danny had multiple blow ups using the MirrOlure Top Dog but none connected until we saw a HUGE wake pushing from 50 yards or so. Once the fish pushed close enough for Danny to make the cast, he places the Top Dog 30 feet in front of the fishes path, once the fish got 10 feet from the lure he gave it one twitch and the water pushes toward the lure and explodes! One of the best eats that I’ve seen in my entire fishing career! This redfish turned out to be Danny’s biggest by far, and on a top water lure! After a couple hero shots and release, we start to see pushes from big reds all over us. Danny sticks with the topwater with more blow ups but no more hook ups. We also came across the Black Drum that I usually target on fly in November but it seems that they have shown up early! These Drum were packed in schools of 50-100 fish and were not shy. They ranged from 15-25lbs but the hard part was getting them to eat. We tried every lure in the box with only one hook up on a Black jig and multiple opportunities. These fish will be around for a couple months and they are a blast to catch on fly!! Sometimes I find it easier to get them to eat a fly than any bait on spin. If you feel like targeting these fish with me, I have plenty of days open, just give me a call or shoot me an email!
Capt. Willy Le
