Mosquito Creek Outdoor's Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report,
March 8, 2011
By Captain Tom Van Horn
Upcoming Seminars and Events
Saturday March 12th 10:00 - 12 Noon, Free Introduction to Fly Fishing Class
Class instructed by FFF Certified Instructor and veteran Mosquito lagoon Fishing Guide Captain Chris Myers. Located in the Outback section of Mosquito Creek Outdoor, 170 South Washington Ave. Apopka Florida ww.mosquitocreek.com
Saturday, March 12th -12 Noon, Second Annual Central Florida Shad and Crappie Derby Awards Presentation at Mosquito Creek Outdoors, 170 S. Washington Ave., Apopka, Florida. www.mosquitocreek.com
Saturday, March 19th 10: 00 - 12:00 Cobia and Dolphin
"Free Seminars" instructed by Rapala Pro Staffer Rodney Sahr, "Spring Tactics for Cobia and Dolphin", located in the Outback at Mosquito Creek Outdoors, 170 South Washington Ave., Apopka Florida, www.mosquitocreek.com.
This Weeks Fishing Report
It's easy to tell spring has arrived on the Indian River Lagoon Coast of Florida. Currently, my Formosa azaleas are in full bloom, the fragrance of orange blossoms is in the air, the trees are all budding out and the fishing is showing significant improvement. That is of course if the winds of March settle down enough to present anglers with fishable conditions.
Although the fish are out there in good numbers, this past week passing cold fronts kept most anglers off of the water, especially out in the Atlantic where seas were as high as 7 feet. 15 to 20 knot winds were the norm last week, and when combined with overcast skies, fishing is tough.
Out of Port Canaveral, water temperatures are just right for our spring invasion of brown clowns (cobia) which were just starting to show up before the last cold front passed. Most of the cobia were caught south of Sebastian, but by the time the winds settle down, they should be thick right off Canaveral and New Smyrna. Sight fishing for cobia is great fun and very rewarding when the run is on, and it's currently looking like the seas won't be settling down until Sunday.
Inshore on the flats, the redfish bite has been excellent on calmer days when the wind lets you find fish, and then very tough on those windy cloudy days. The water levels in the lagoon are up as much as 10 inches in the past week making navigation and access better. Most of the redfish have been schooled up, so you will need to cover a large area looking for fish, but once you have located school, the catching is easy.
On the freshwater scene, the American shad run is still going strong on the upper St Johns River, but should be winding down soon, so if the wind makes the flats unfishable try the river instead.
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
(407) 416-1187 on the water
http://www.irl-fishing.com
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