Shad & Crappie Derby 2011 Update

This Weeks Mosquito Creek Outdoors Fishing Report
By Captain Tom Van Horn


If you haven't heard, the Shad Rally held at the Jolly Gator Fish Camp on Saturday was a tremendous success. The weather was a bit on the breezy and chilly side so we moved the event inside the protected patio at the Jolly Gator. By 11 am a significant crowed of shad derby sponsors and fishing enthusiast gathered for the shad fishing seminars instructed by Captains Chris Myers and Tom Van Horn. The seminars were carried out on the water using a Mosquito Bay Skiff as the stage, and they covered both conventional and fly fishing techniques for shad. After the seminars, a fund raising raffle supporting the Hook Kids on Fishing was held, and thanks to our generous sponsors, anglers were rewarded with armloads of tackle and prizes.



Captain Chris Myers Fly Fishing Seminar



Captain Tom Van Horn's Shad Seminar

After the rally, many anglers hit the water for the remainder of the day, and aboard Three Quarter Time, 15 American shad were caught trolling shad rigs between the Jolly Gator Fish Camp and the southern mouth of Lake Harney.



It's Raffle Time

Besides being great fun, the Shad and Crappie Derby has generated significant interest in the fishery, adding value to protecting the resource for generations to come. At last count, around 250 anglers signed up, and over 3000 views were received on our Shad and Crappie derby website photo gallery at www.cfshadderby.com. Moreover, less than two weeks remain in the derby, so it's time to hit the water and secure your position as top angler of the 2011 season

In closing, I would like to encourage everyone to join me in fishing the Central Florida Shad and Crappie Derby. The derby is free for anglers and we have some great prizes, so visit www.cfshadderby.com to view the current leaders and locate the nearest sign-up location.

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
(407) 416-1187 on the water
http://www.irl-fishing.com


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