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Flats Report for Cocoa Beach & Titusville areas
March 4th 2010 fishing report by Capt Doug Blanton
Summary
Over the past month we have had so great day and a few slow day. Funny thing is there hasn't been any way to predict it. We have had some great days when the wind was blowing at 30 and the water temp was in the 40's and come back a few days latter when it's calm and the water was back up in the 60"s and suck wind. The only thing that has been a consent has been every good day we have had has been in the early mornings.
On the on days we have found reds tailing at sunrise and willing to eat. Tarpon on the drop offs feeding on glass minnows and even a few nice trout working the flats and happy to take a top water plug. I wish I could tell you more but this winter has everything all mixed up. I can say we have had more good days than bad but there has been no telling until the end of the day how the catching was.
Redfish
Most of the reds we have been catching over the past month have been caught in less than a foot in the early mornings. All have been pretty spooky but willing to eat on most casts they were made before the fish saw you. I don't know if it has been because of all the wind or what but you have been able to sneak up pretty close to them before they have been spotting the boat. With that in mind all of our fish have been caught by poling real slow and taking our time working a flat. Most days I have been holding the boat still and scanning every inch of water. Waiting for a sigh and poling in closer to set up for the cast.
Our best catches on fly have been on a simple white clouser with very little if any flash. On spinning our best catches have been on electric chicken Bass Assassin Slurps.
Most of the reds we have been catching have been between 8 and 10 pounds. There is a school of 25 to 35 pounders on the flats but we haven't seen them every day. There hasn't been any bait on the flats to speak of so most of the reds have been out moving around looking for a meal.
Trout
The trout fishing is starting to pick up some. We are catching a few big trout in the mid mornings on top water plugs but there hasn't been enough to book trips around. All of the trout we have caught have been near bait. This has made it pretty easy because there hasn't been much bait out there.
Tarpon
When have had some great days tarpon fishing so far this year. 99% of it has all been on fly but every now and again we have talked them into eating a small grub or twitch bait.
Other stuff
As a few of you know from time to time I find a new product that I fall in love. Well I have found on that everyone needs. Inox. If your alive and do anything this is a product you will have a use for. It does everything from liberate to stop corrosion. I have used it on my boat, reels, fly line (the best dressing I have ever used), trailer, electrical, garbage disposal, electric razor, fans, lights, wheel bearings, guns and anything else that will sit still long enough. The two best things about it is how long it lasts and that it is a green product. None of their products are made from petroleum and won't harm the environment. Inox has been around for over 20 years in Australia but has only been here in the US for a few months. I loved it so much I have started to rep for their US distributor. If you want more info on their products click here.
For those of you wanting to put together a trip to this area my wife is now booking hotel rooms for my clients. She can get you a rate as good as any of the online sites and knows what places are nice and the ones you want to stay away from. There is no charge for this service and she can book any hotel you want. She also does airline tickets, car rentals and cruises
Many of you have asked me over the years about the Fishing Lanyard I wear. I have started making them for the Fly Fisherman and they now have them in both stores. These make a great gift for the fisherman that has everything else. I now also have them on my website at this link Fishing Lanyards.
until next time.....
Get out there and catch a memory.
Capt. Doug Blanton
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