Mosquito Creek Outdoors Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report, September 22, 2010
By Captain Tom Van Horn
Upcoming Classes, Seminars and Events
Saturday October 2nd
10 AM - 5 PM, "Discover Fly Fishing Day" in the Outback at Mosquito Creek Outdoors in Apopka Florida. Guides, Professionals and Factory representatives will be on hand all day to introduce new comers to fly fishing and discuss casting, destinations, tactics, and equipment.
Saturday, October 23rd, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, "Free Seminar" Fishing with the Pros instructed by Captains Tom Van Horn and Chris Myers, Basic fishing open forum, followed by "Fall Fishing Tactics Redfish, Trout and Flounder" 10:30 - 11:30 AM in the Outback at Mosquito Creek Outdoors, 170 South Washington Ave., Apopka Florida.
Tuesday, November 9th, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, Orlando Kayak Fishing Club Meeting (open to all) in the Outback at Mosquito Creek Outdoor in Apopka Florida.
Saturday, November 20th, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, "Free Seminar" Fishing with the Pros instructed by Captains Tom Van Horn and Chris Myers, Basic fishing open forum, followed by "Preparing for the Shad Run & Crappie Season & Shad Derby Meeting" 10:30 - 11:30 AM in the Outback at Mosquito Creek Outdoors, 170 South Washington Ave., Apopka Florida.
This Week's Fishing Report
Laying restless in bed I glance at the clock on the nightstand. It's just after 4 am, and thoughts of fishing have been jumping through my head for hours. Soon I realize the reason for my restlessness, and I get dressed and step outside to gaze at the hunter's moon. Yes, the autumnal equinox has finally arrived and the harvest moon is early this year, and with elation I say farewell to an extremely hot summer we've experienced this year on Florida's Space Coast.
For whatever reason, I typically have contempt for the full moon in regards to fishing the flats of the Indian River Lagoon. The rational may fall on our lack of tides in the IRL or the belief that the fish feed all night, but my experience has established that catching on the northern Indian River Lagoon system is tougher during periods the full moon.
With that said, the water levels on the lagoon are still high and the catching has been tough all week. There's a ton of mullet forming up and moving south, but the consciences thus far is they are mostly larger mullet. Although the breeder redfish are schooled up for the most part, they've been tough to find in the windy conditions we've experienced all week, but there has been plenty of slot size redfish mixed in with the mullet schools. Although sight fishing is the preferred method for catching redfish, blind casting shallow running DOA Bait Busters or chunking live finger into the areas around mullet schools can produced better results when conditions are tough.
Along the beach, the snook fishing has been good this week despite the rough and windy conditions. The finger mullet are not running thick, but they are there and the snook are there. Good reports of snook catches have been coming from Cocoa beach from the south jetty of Port Canaveral to Satellite Beach. I've also heard of good action fishing Sebastian Inlet at night, with lots of oversized and slot redfish being caught during slack tidal periods.
In closing, remember snook season is open on Florida's east coast, but don't get greedy. Please comply with the limits and slot size, and if you see violations, do not hesitate to inform the proper authorities. The weather is iffy for the weekend, but there are occasions where you just have to get your fishing fix, so if you venture out, pay attention to the weather and be safe.
As always, if you need information or have any questions, please contact me.
Good luck and good fishing,
Captain Tom Van Horn
Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters
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