Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report, February 21, 2008
Compliments of Mosquito Creek Outdoors, Apopka Florida
Typically, the reports I write are about catching trophy redfish, black drum, and sea trout on the Indian River Lagoon system, but in this case, this is truly a fishing report. You see, out of the three charter opportunities I had last week, all were scheduled on days with unfavorable weather condition, two were canceled, and the third should have been. Day before yesterday, I had the pleasure on fishing with Kristy and her father John from southern Illinois, and they wanted to fish regardless of the weather. I knew we were in for a tough day when at 7am there were only three boat trailers in the Parish Park lot. As I launched my skiff a steady north wind had already kicked up a solid two-foot swell, and as the day progressed, conditions only worsened. Kristy and John were great clients, and thankfully they were just as excited about being on the water together as they were catching fish, because after five hours of hard fishing, our score was 6 hardhead catfish and two buck tooth toadies. Again the porpoises and manatees saved the day and there wasn't an ounce of snow to be found anywhere.
This morning I tried it again, meeting my good friend Captain John Kumiski at around 7am, and then he and I ventured into the Banana River No-Motor Zone on a scouting mission. Again our expectations were low due to overcast skies, blustery northeast winds of 15 plus knots, and the full moon. Altogether we spent about 3 hours looking, and called the day early with very few shots at fish and rain squalls approaching from the west. We did see a few decent redfish and black drum, but we were unsuccessful in making the connection.
On a side note, I did catch a fat pompano and a few whiting off of the beach on sand fleas while fishing with a group of friends.
Altogether it was an extremely tough week of catching, and as the moon wanes, the bite can only improve.
Seminars and Events
March 1st, 2nd, and 8th 9th Bass Pro Shop Spring Fling, Orlando Florida
March 8th Woman in the Outdoors presents a Kids Fishing Day. Event includes a full day of activities and lunch, and the cost is $25 per child. To register, contact Mosquito Creek Outdoors at (407) 464-2000.
April 18th, 19th, 20th, Coastal Angler Magazine Boating and Fishing Expo, Melbourne, Florida.
As always, if you have any questions or need more information, please contact me.Good luck and good fishing,
Captain Tom Van Horn
Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters
http://www.irl-fishing.com/
407-366-8085 landline
407-416-1187 on the water
866-790-8081 toll free
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