The creeks from Sebastian to Melbourne are a good place to be the month of November. Turkey Creek, Crane Creek and the Eau Gallie river have plenty of Snook and Tarpon moving in for the winter months and are a good place to hide from the wind generated by the fall cold fronts. Tarpon to 50lbs and sometimes larger can be caught on fly or live finger mullet. You can also rig a chunk of mullet or dead mullet on a 5/0 VMC circle hook and fish wherever you find the tarpon rolling. Snook, jacks and ladyfish are cruising the docks looking for a meal. Clackin Minnow or a Subwalk work great around the docks or live bait fishermen will want to get some fresh finger mullet and pitch under the docks and hang on. Mangrove Snapper, Black Drum and Sheephead are also in the creeks. Live shrimp on the oyster beds and around the docks are the best baits.
Fish the flats from Grant to Melbourne for Bluefish, Flounder, Trout and Redfish. Focus on the flats that are holding finger mullet for the best results. Artificial anglers can use a Trigger X Paddletail or Mirrolure Lil jon rigged on a 1/8 to 1⁄4 oz jighead and bounce the baits off the bottom. Closer to the mangrove trees will give you a better shot at the bigger fish.
The Thousand Islands and the west flats of the banana river should be a good bet for Trout and Redfish in the shallows on topwater like the Hall Em In Lures Bustin’ Bob early in the morning and switch to jerkbaits later in the morning. Fish the drop-off for schoolie Trout, and Ladyfish with subsurface baits throughout the day.
Grouper will move in with the cold fronts and anglers trolling the XRap Magnum and the Clacking Magnums along the channel from Sebastian to Grant should be able to catch a few keepers.
November is a great month to fish the Indian and Banana Rivers. Water temps and air temps are comfortable, the gamefish are following the bait schools and there are plenty of places to hid out of the wind on the blustery days.
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