With one of our warmest winters from memory providing consistent temperatures in the mid 80s allowed the fish to warm up early. This time of year the fish are transitioning from their winter stays into the shallow sandbars and flats in the Indian River. This is a great time to start targeting fish in this shallow water. From now through May these fish will stage here until the summer heat drives them into cooler waters.

Pictured above is some of these trophy snook I like to target in the spring months. These fish are some of the biggest in the state. There isn’t many places you can target these big female snook in shallow water. This is a very unique fishing experience especially when these big fish are laid up in less than a foot of water. Most snook fishing is found around the inlets and bridges but here we have a very special fishery that allows us to target big snook in shallow water. These fish are very powerful and very smart, a quiet stealthy approach is what entails a huge bite explosion. This is the closest thing to big game hunting as it gets. The best part about this time of year, you are able to get away from the busy inlets and find yourself tucked away on a mangrove shoreline awaiting your fish of a lifetime.

This is a time I look forward to fishing the most and is a great time to plan a trip. I’m typically covering the area from Fort Pierce Inlet to Palm Bay. I like to travel to the best fishing I’m always able to accommodate where you are staying.