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Fishing Reports
Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report
February 03, 2006
Posted by Captain Tom Van Horn
Chuluota, Fl 32766 USA
Email: captain@irl-fishing.com
Current Report
Indian River Lagoon Coast
Fishing Report, 02/03/2006
Mosquito Coast Fishing
Charters
With the sound of thunder
rolling outside my window,
it is clear my decision to
cancel today planned
adventure into the No-Motor
Zone was a wise one. So,
instead of fishing today, I
will seize the opportunity
to tell you a bit about my
last few fishing quest.
On Sunday the 29th, I spent
the day searching for
American shad on the St.
Johns River accompanied by
my good friend Mike Murray.
We launch at Hwy 46 south of
Lake Harney, and preceded to
the mouth of the Econ Creek,
where I had successfully
boated 7 shad the week
before. The boat traffic
was heavy, with very little
signs of shad rolling, so we
decided to change our
tactics and target speckled
perch and other pan fish.
The technique we used was to
troll assorted speck jigs,
and once we located fish,
cover the area casting both
jigs and flies. Using my
electric trolling motor, we
slowly bumped our way up the
creek, catching an
assortment of specks, brim,
warmouth perch, and small
bass.
After about three hours of
continuous action, we worked
our way back to the Jolly
Gators Fish Camp for lunch
and a few barley pops. If
you havent had a chance to
visit the Jolly Gators yet,
you need to stop in and
check it out.
After a good lunch, we
loaded the boat and headed
north across Lake Harney to
see if we could find some
shad down stream of the
lake, and we ended up again
experiencing good action
bumping for specks up on
Deep Creek. I also caught
the majority of my fish on a
hot pink Crazy Charlie fly.
When the day was done, we
had lost count of the total
number of fish caught, but I
ended up cleaning 18
respectable speckled perch
and 10 warmouth perch for
future consumption.
My next trip took me back to
the No-Motor Zone on the
first of February
accompanied by my good
friends Captains Chris Myers
and John Kumiski. It was a
gorgeous day for a change,
with variable light winds
and lots of sun. The
action was hot most of the
day, with Chris and I
landing the first two
respectable black drum on
black clousers flies, and we
ended the day catching 3
black drum from 25 to 30
pounds, and 8 redfish
between 8 and 30 pounds.
Captain Chris ended up with
top hook, catching a 30-
pound redfish and a 30-pound
black drum on a green Exude
Crab.
All in all, the fishing was
great, and lets just hope
this current cold front
pushes through quickly, so
we can get back to catching.
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
407-366-8085 office
407-416-1187 on the water
866-790-8081 toll free
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