Indian River redux

We had a pretty strong cold front come through Wednesday night and all day Thursday.  But the forecast for Friday was sunny, if a bit cool.  Usually following a cold front you get a strong north wind coming down the Indian River that can make things "sporty," as they say, out on the water.  That wasn't the case yesterday.  Even out in open water, there wasn't much of a breeze.  There was 100 percent sunshine all day.  And with the temperatures in the high 60s, it was quite pleasant out there.

Because of the drop in air and water temperature, I figured the fishing wouldn't be too great.   I have two water thermometers; one registered the water temperature at around 70, the other at 65.  Can't explain the discrepancy of those two readings but the water was definitely on the cool side.

High tide was around 10:30.  And since there was a full moon last night, the water level was way up in the mangroves when I launched my kayak.  By mid-afternoon there was a strong outflow from the creek where I spent much of the day.  At the Loxahatchee River in Jonathan Dickinson Park, that amount of current often makes the fish active.  Not so yesterday.  I did manage a very nice sea trout that hit a soft plastic mullet imitation.  This happened around 12:30.  Later I hooked a smaller fish of some kind that came off before I could pull it up close and identify it.   Generally, it was a pretty slow day for fishing, even if the weather was great for being out there in a kayak.

At one point I noticed several pelicans following a slow-moving dolphin that was breaching every few seconds.   I've not seen that behavior before.   You'd think fish would scatter when that dolphin would come along.  Yet the pelicans must have thought the dolphin was going to help them find food.  If anyone reading this knows what was going on there, please add a comment.

The video gets a little ragged toward the end.  My finger blocks the camera lens for a while.  Then I forgot to push the record button for the final segment near the end of the day, so the video just stops, rather than "ends."  I'll try to do better next time.

For what it's worth, here's a link to the video:   http://youtu.be/pYXusL7Nj50