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Fishing Reports
Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report
May 29, 2006
Posted by Captain Tom Van Horn
Chuluota, Fl 32766 USA
Email: captain@irl-fishing.com
Current Report
Indian River Lagoon Coast
Fishing Report, May 29th,
2006
Mosquito Coast Fishing
Charters
The heat is on, and I wish I
could say the same for the
catching last week on the
Lagoon. Dont get me wrong,
every client who fished with
me last week caught quality
fish, but getting the fish
to eat was tough to say the
least. It wasnt difficult
locating schools of large
redfish, but getting they to
eat required several hours
of poling and casting before
we could find one without
lockjaw.
My first charter was with
Walt and Dwayne Simpson from
the Homosassa area, and our
mission was to target sea
trout on top-water plugs. A
few days earlier, the trout
bite was hot, but as we
approached the new moon, it
had shut down considerable.
We started out working a
submerged island at first
light, and between Dwayne
and Walt, we managed a half
a dozen slot size trout each
on a red and white Papa Dog
and chartreuse Chug Bug.
The bite was slow for the
remainder of the day, so we
opted for the big fish, and
ended up catching a nice 20-
pound redfish before calling
it a day.
On my next adventure I was
once again honored to fish
with repeat customers Kent
and Brent Roberts, a father
and son team from Orlando,
and on this occasion, Kents
sister Kim joined us with
hopes of catching her first
jumbo redfish in celebration
of her birthday. I always
love fishing with anglers
like Kent, Brent, and Kim.
They were so excited about
catching fish; they couldnt
sleep, and they beat me to
the launch at 5:15 in the
morning.
I knew from the day before
that the bite was going to
be tough, and our first stop
proved my thoughts true
yielded no fish. The
weather conditions were
perfect, baitfish were
everywhere, but I couldnt
locate the school. Next, we
moved the sunken island
where we found a decent
trout bite earlier in the
week, but still no fish.
Finally, our persistence
paid off when I located a
school of large redfish in
about four feet of water.
Although we had finally
located the fish, they were
swimming deep and hard to
see. The school turned
their noses to our
offerings, but after an hour
of shadowing them, Kim got
her wish when she hooked and
landed a nice 30-pound class
redfish. Brent was next,
followed by his father, and
we ended the day with a
double hook-up by Kent and
his sister Kim. All in all,
four redfish 25 to 30 pound
class were caught and
released, and Kims birthday
wishes were granted.
Kent and Kim Roberts with a
Hefty IRL Copper Queen
As always, if you have any
questions or need
information, 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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