July 23, 2009
By Captain Tom Van Horn
Events and Seminar Schedule:
July 25, 2009 "Free Fishing Classes" Introduction to Saltwater Flats Fishing Series, Class 4 of 8, "Hard Bait Applications" 10 am-12 noon at Mosquito Creek Outdoors, 170 S Washington Avenue in Apopka. Instructors are Captains Chris Myers and Tom Van Horn. For more details or directions, contact Mosquito Creek Outdoors at (407) 464-2000 or visit their website www.mosquitocreek.com
August 8, 2009 Hook Kid on Fishing event at Kelly Park in Merritt Island off of Banana River Drive. The event runs from 9 am - 11 am. For more details call 321-777-2773.
August 11, 2009 "Free Fishing Classes" Introduction to Saltwater Flats Fishing Series, Class 5 of 8, "Natural Baits" 7 pm-9 pm at Mosquito Creek Outdoors, 170 S Washington Avenue in Apopka. Instructors are Captains Chris Myers and Tom Van Horn. For more details or directions, contact Mosquito Creek Outdoors at (407) 464-2000 or visit their website www.mosquitocreek.com
August 15, 2009 Crab Pot Clean-up. The event starts at 8 am at the Haulover Canal ramp in Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. Please join us in the removal of derelict crap traps. Call me for more details on how you can help at 407-416-1187.
First and foremost, I would like to start this report with a very important announcement. As you know August marks the one year anniversary of my purchase of the Coastal Angler Magazine franchise in Orlando. The added responsibility of publishing a fishing magazine has been challenging on my time, but the rewards have been enormous. We now have our own free local fishing publication here in Central Florida loaded with local information about our fishery. Although the publication is available in over 200 locations throughout the Greater Orlando area, finding one has been a chore for some. Well starting this month, CAM Orlando is available in it's entirety on line at www.coastalanglermagazine.com. So visit our website and read all of the 14 Florida franchises, and enjoy reading Coastal Angler Magazine in the comfort of your own home or check the latest fishing forecast on your personal communication devices.
Now that we have that out of the way, I would like to apologize for this late report. My angling adventures over the past few weeks have taken me away from my normal fishing activities. As a fishing guide and publisher, my attention was diverted to the ICAST convention in Orlando. This is the premiere event for the fishing tackle industry worldwide. ICAST is the event where all of the fishing tackle manufactures introduce their new products for the up coming year, and it is a virtual who's who of every fishing publication, TV and radio host in existence. Great fun, but a lot of work as well.
Mac's Barramundi
Although ICAST was a lot of work, we still managed to sneak away and fish outback. Not out back behind the Orlando Convention Center, but the Osceola Outback for barramundi. Yes, I said barramundi in Central Florida. During the show, Coastal Angler teamed up with the Osceola Outback Adventures and the Fish on Fire Restaurant, and together we transported three bus loads of convention guest out to the Outback for some serious catching. On three different occasions we fished the ponds and scored many catches of a lifetime. If you live in or plan a visit to Orlando, I highly recommend a charter to the Osceola Outback Adventures, (www.osceolaoutback.com).
Yesterday, I finally made it back to the Lagoon, and found some fast and furious action on the shallow flats in 2 to 3 feet of water. Currently there are tons of glass minnows schooled up through out the lagoon, and in the shallow water both ladyfish and bluefish are thick. These fish will eat anything from DOA CALs to topwater Skitter Walks, but one word of caution, bluefish have very sharp teeth, so step up your leader size and work your baits fast to avoid cut offs. We also found several large schools of over slot redfish and scored some nice reds on cut ladyfish.
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
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407-366-8085 landline
407-416-1187 on the water
Book a charter, and let's go fishing.
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