January Information about Indian River Lagoon

Fishing the Indian River Lagoon or IRL on Florida's East Coast

Florida's East Coast has a natural lagoon or waterway called the Indian River Lagoon. Florida's earliest settlers just called it the "Indian River" and not until the last couple of decades has the community started correcting the nominclature to append the word "lagoon", hince "Indian River Lagoon" or just IRL for short.

"It is truly a lagoon; there are no headwaters or freshwater springs feeding the lagoon. The small turbulent inlets including Sebastian Inlet, New Smyrna Inlet and Fort Pierce Inlet are just a few of spigots that feed into the IRL. It's a saltwater esturary that has very little freshwater intrusion from natural sources. Spillways from lake Okeechobee and other inland lakes are manmade and often cause great harm to the lagoon because of nitrates, petroleum products and other pollutants that are swept in to the lagoon from rainwater and overflow." explains Captain Richard Bradley (Lagooner Fishing Guide)

Experience the Indian River Lagoon waterway During January

Whether you choose to go fishing, boat riding, or swimming in the IRL it's a great experience in the Florida sunshine. Lagooner Fishing Guides are trained professionals that help you catch fish and enjoy your outdoor experience to it's fullest.

The family above went for a day on the IRL and had a blast on this late March afternoon fishing with a Indian River Fishing Guide. "We saw manatees, dolphins and caught a load of big fish, it was the best day I've had with my dad!" explains one of the kids above. "We caught redfish and spotted seatrout." says another excited young angler.

Looking for information about fishing the Indian River Lagoon or IRL in Central Florida? Call (321) 868-4953 and Ask for Captain Richard or his fishing mate Captain Gina. They'll be more than glad to talk to you in length about setting up a fishing trip while you're visiting the area.

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Where is the Indian River Lagoon

Technically the IRL or Indian River is part of the Intracoastal waterway on the eastern seaboard of the United States. The name of this body of water changes as you traverse the waterway from Biscayne Bay in Miami and northward toward the Chesapeak Bay or Montawk New Jersey.

East Central Florida's prominent Indian River Lagoon sections are called the Mosquito Lagoon, Banana River Lagoon and of course the Indian River Lagoon as it heads south toward Sebastian Inlet and Fort Pierce with the North Boundry skirting a small town called Scottsmoore and Mims. Fishing information on the Indian River can be found at the links above.

Indian River Lagoon Fishing Report

January 2009 Indian River Fishing Update

The Indian River Lagoon has been producing awesome mid winter fishing as we've left December of 2008 approached and are into January of 2009. Happy new years by the way and if you are planning to come down and fish for redfish and spotted sea trout you should be in for a real treat as we are looking at better year than ever for these two species of fish.

Sighfishing can be challenging with Northern winds often galing down the Indian River Lagoon preventing you from making those TV show presentations to tailing reds, but that hasn't stopped us from putting fish in the boat with more traditional methods. But the real story is that the spotted sea trout are biting great between the cold fronts and we're not talking small trout. Some are in excess of 11 pounds and one was a whopping 14 pounds recently.

Snook and tarpon are taking a break for the colder months of the year and should start to make a showing in the spring (only a couple of more months) as the temperature rises.