Fishing Reports by Captain Ron Bielefeld
About The Author: Captain
Company: Tight-Lines Inshore Guide Service
Area Reporting: Indian River Lagoon Sebastian and Vero Beach Area
Bio: Grew up in Wisconsin fishing lakes for walleye, northern pike and the like since the age of 4. Fishing the Indian River Lagoon for past 15 years. Guiding for the past 8 years. Sea trout, snook, and redfish are the primary species sought during flats fishing trips.
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Near shore taking off (8/06/2008)
[Sebastian,FL] The bonita, spanish, and a few tarpon are on the beaches and just off shore. Time to hook up.
[Sebastian,FL] The bonita, spanish, and a few tarpon are on the beaches and just off shore. Time to hook up.
Trout around the flats (12/09/2007)
[Indian River,FL] Weather has remained warm and relatively calm. Good trout action with a few reds and snook
[Indian River,FL] Weather has remained warm and relatively calm. Good trout action with a few reds and snook
Trout around the flats (11/29/2007)
[Indian River,FL] The trout action has been good with a few reds throwin in
[Indian River,FL] The trout action has been good with a few reds throwin in
Water clearer better catches (11/14/2007)
[Indian River,FL] water clearing up and better catches of trout, reds, and other species
[Indian River,FL] water clearing up and better catches of trout, reds, and other species
Better trout, snook, and redfish with cleaner water (10/23/2007)
[Indian River,FL] Better trout, snook, and redfish with cleaner water
[Indian River,FL] Better trout, snook, and redfish with cleaner water
The bait run is on! (9/22/2007)
[Sebastian,FL] Mullet are everywhere at the moment. Trout, snook, and reds taking advantage of the abundant forage
[Sebastian,FL] Mullet are everywhere at the moment. Trout, snook, and reds taking advantage of the abundant forage
Good trout, jacks, and ladyfish (9/11/2007)
[Indian River,FL] Good trout, jacks, ladyfish, and snapper
[Indian River,FL] Good trout, jacks, ladyfish, and snapper
Trout and snook early in the day (8/20/2007)
[Indian River,FL] Some decent trout and snook early in the day on subsurface lures.
[Indian River,FL] Some decent trout and snook early in the day on subsurface lures.
Capt. Ron Bielefeld-Indian River Lagoon (8/07/2007)
[Sebastian,FL] Good action morning and evening for trout and snook continues. Shallow to medium depths around grass and bait.
[Sebastian,FL] Good action morning and evening for trout and snook continues. Shallow to medium depths around grass and bait.
Topwater Fishing For Trout, Reds, & Snook (7/30/2007)
[Sebastian,FL] continued topwater and subsurface plugs for trout, reds, and snook
[Sebastian,FL] continued topwater and subsurface plugs for trout, reds, and snook
Sebastian Fishing - Indian River Lagoon (7/18/2007)
[Sebastian,FL] Good trout on top water through 11 am with many fish also caught on shallow diving plugs around grass beds with abundant baitfish
[Sebastian,FL] Good trout on top water through 11 am with many fish also caught on shallow diving plugs around grass beds with abundant baitfish
Top water on big lures (7/04/2007)
[Indian River,FL] Good top water action on larger lures during early mornings over very shallow grass
[Indian River,FL] Good top water action on larger lures during early mornings over very shallow grass
Indian River Lagoon fishing report (5/29/2007)
[Indian River,FL] Windy and tough to fish but catching has been fair. Trout, reds, and snook
[Indian River,FL] Windy and tough to fish but catching has been fair. Trout, reds, and snook
Indian River Lagoon fishing report-Sebastian Area (5/13/2007)
[Sebastian,FL] Water levels up, water murky, fishing very slow this past week. Been catching a few trout, redfish, and snook. Some nice size, but few numbers
[Sebastian,FL] Water levels up, water murky, fishing very slow this past week. Been catching a few trout, redfish, and snook. Some nice size, but few numbers
Aggressive trout, reds, and snook (4/25/2007)
[Sebastian,FL] Aggressive trout, reds, and snook on the flats in the evening the last couple of days.
[Sebastian,FL] Aggressive trout, reds, and snook on the flats in the evening the last couple of days.
Indian River Lagoon fishing report-Sebastian Area (4/18/2007)
[Indian River,FL] Decent action for trout, snook, and redfish. Windy conditions have made it tough to fish recently, but if ladyfish and jacks are OK then action when combined with the trout, snook, and reds has been great.
[Indian River,FL] Decent action for trout, snook, and redfish. Windy conditions have made it tough to fish recently, but if ladyfish and jacks are OK then action when combined with the trout, snook, and reds has been great.
Indian River Lagoon fishing report - Sebastian Area (4/08/2007)
[Sebastian,FL] Good action for trout and snook the last week. Warmer weather and calmer winds allowed for some great catching.
[Sebastian,FL] Good action for trout and snook the last week. Warmer weather and calmer winds allowed for some great catching.
Sebastian Indian River Lagoon Fishing (9/26/2006)
[Sebastian,FL] The fishing the past few weeks has been hit or miss. Recent rains have muddied the waters around Sebastian and water levels remain normal to a bit on the high side. Early morning water temps are running in the low 80s. More bait is showing up and there seems to be bait everywhere at the moment.
[Sebastian,FL] The fishing the past few weeks has been hit or miss. Recent rains have muddied the waters around Sebastian and water levels remain normal to a bit on the high side. Early morning water temps are running in the low 80s. More bait is showing up and there seems to be bait everywhere at the moment.