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Fishing Reports
Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report
January 20, 2006
Posted by Captain Tom Van Horn
Chuluota, FL 32766 USA
Email: captain@irl-fishing.com
Current Report
Indian River Lagoon Coast
Fishing Report, 1/19/2006
As usual, January cold
fronts have held the upper
hand on anglers these past
few weeks. Gusty post and
prefrontal breezes have
blown out most opportunities
creating rough conditions
and increased turbidity.
Its funny how the worst
weather always seems to
arrive on the weekends and
when you have trips planned
in advance, and on the days
you cant fish, the winds
die down and the sun appears.
Seasonal conditions have
dropped water levels on the
Mosquito Lagoon even lower
this past week, and finding
clean water has been the
trick to locating fish. The
north end of the Mosquito
Lagoon has the cleanest
water for the most part,
with several large schools
of slot reds reported north
of Shotgun and around Tiger
Shoals. Also, on warmer
days, good numbers of upper
slot sea trout have been
holding in the shallow water
potholes, where a stealth
presentation of a fly or
small shrimp imitation bait
like RipTides Realistic
Shrimp, or DOA Shrimp in
natural colors are your best
bet for a hook-up.
Furthermore, the addition of
sound and sent will improve
your chances of a hook-up
when the water turbid, so be
sure to include a Woodies
Rattle Hook, and shrimp
scented Lunker Sauce to
arsenal.
Fishing in the No-Motor Zone
this past week has also been
tough due to cold windy
conditions, and launch
security closures. Now that
the New Horizons Spacecraft
has launched, the Zone
should reopen soon.
On the upper Saint Johns
River, the water levels are
about 20 inches above the
level experienced this time
last year, and the American
shad have yet to arrive in
any significant numbers. I
scouted the area south of
Hwy 46 Bridge near the Econ
Creek on two occasions last
week, only to catch an
assortment of speckled
perch, small bass, and a
buzz at the Jolly Gators
Fish Camp.
Today I fished with Captain
John Kumiski on the Mosquito
Lagoon, and the overcast and
windy conditions made sight
fishing difficult. Despite
the less than perfect
conditions, we still managed
a dozen slot redfish between
us, and a number of small
sea trout. All fish were
taken on DOA shrimp and CAL
baits with Woodies rattles
inserted.
Hopefully, weather
conditions will improve by
this weekend, and if they
dont, it is a good time to
catch up on the boat and
tackle maintenance.
In Closing, be sure to check
out the new Coastal Angler
Magazine Website at
www.coastalanglermagazine.com
.
As always, if you need
information, or have any
questions, please contact me.
Good luck and good fishing,
Captain Tom Van Horn
www.irl-fishing.com
407-416-1187 on the water
407-366-8085 office
Seminar Schedule:
January 28, 2006 ISAA Annual
BQ at River Breeze Park in
Oak Hill
February 11th and 12th Bass
Pro Spring Classic in Orlando
February 28th FSFA Meeting
on Merritt Island
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