Caught 2 nice baby Tarpon near the railroad bridge on the Eau galie river just west of Ballard Park. Live shrimp was the choice of the day!!

Posted in Fishing report by greyhnd on Jul 1

I am not having any better luck than you are. That is why it is called fishing instead of catching.

Posted in I've really been struggling lately. Where are all the fish by Robert J. Wiebel on Jun 19

Dylan, I paddle a Wilderness Systems Tarpon 140. It is a very stable kayak. Any kayak outfitted with outriggers would give you great stability. You might consider a canoe with outriggers. It will depend on which yak / canoe you can get in and out of the easiest. Good luck chosing a kayak.

Posted in Which Kayak is most stable for a Parapelegic?? by Robert J. Wiebel on Jun 19

Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Forecast, June 2009

Compliments of Mosquito Creek Outdoors in Apopka, Florida

Calm conditions across the water will allow for those with smaller boats to venture further out into the deep blue in search for ocean predators, and facilitate a smoother and faster ride for those with larger vessels.

Offshore, look for the dolphin bite to slow as the schools begin to spread out and the kingfish concentration will remain good along the inshore reefs and wrecks of 8A Reef and Pelican Flats, so slow trolling with live pogies will produce the best action. Additionally, bottom fishing will remain good for snapper and grouper until the first summer squall (hurricane) blows in and muddies up the water. As the summer doldrums set in, the seas flatten out and the ocean cleans up, and near-shore opportunities are typically the best you’ll see all year along the reefs and wrecks and the beach. June is also the time of year when the kingfish move in close along the beach shadowing schools of Atlantic menhaden (pogies), as well as along the Port Canaveral buoy line.

In the early morning on the Lagoon flats look for trout and redfish up in the skinny water around concentration of bait, and toss them your favorite top water plug. Focus your efforts between 5am and 9am, and in the late afternoon after the thunderstorms dissipate. Also look for schools of bay anchovies (glass minnows) in deeper waters. These schools can be located by watching for small terns and other sea birds working, and they usually are shadowed by concentrations of small trout and ladyfish. These fast moving schools produce fast and furious action for fly anglers casting small top-water popping bugs.

Night fishing especially during period of intense moon will also produce decent catches of redfish, snook, and trout. When fishing the flats at night, I prefer fishing real slow with glow in the dark shrimp imitation baits like the DOA Shrimp with a Woodie’s Rattle Capsule inserted or simply use the Woodie’s Rattle hook. If you can only fish during the heat of the day, target the docks with deepwater access.

Remember as the days heat up, long battles will kill the fish, so if you plan on targeting large fish, you may want to step up your tackle to shorten the battle. Also, dissolved oxygen levels are low, so leave them in the water as much as possible, and revive them completely before releasing them. Also, snook season is closed on Florida’s east central coast in June, July, and August, so if you catch one, please be respectfull and handle and release it with extreme care.

As always, if you need more information or have questions, please contact me.

Good luck and good fishing,

Captain Tom Van Horn
Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters
www.irl-fishing.com
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407-366-8085 landline
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Posted in East Central Florida Fishing Outlook by MosquitoCoast on Jun 4