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Fishing Reports
Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report
June 27, 2006
Posted by Captain Tom Van Horn
Chuluota, FL 32766 USA
Email: captain@irl-fishing.com
Current Report
Indian River Lagoon Coast
Fishing Report, June 26, 2006
Mosquito Coast Fishing
Charters
The summer rains have
finally started to arrive
with relative consistency
here on the Indian River
Lagoon Coast of Florida. A
weak sub-tropical low-
pressure system settled in
just north of the Bahamas,
answering our prayers by
delivering some relief from
the persistent drought we
been experiencing this
year. Over the last week,
stormy conditions have
prevailed, but that doesnt
mean the fish arent
biting.
Although our afternoons have
been occupied by the sounds
of distant thunder, our
mornings have been serene
and calm. As the afternoon
storms build, they quickly
dissipate and move seaward.
Their remnants are converted
into a pre-dawn light show
visible in the eastern sky
over the Gulf Stream.
During these predawn hours,
unruffled winds turn the
lagoon into a sheet of
glass, perfect conditions
for sight fishing.
Additionally, the distant
thunderheads over the
Atlantic distort the suns
rising rays fabricating
magnificent sunrises, and
clouds shadows extend the
periods of low light,
facilitating the top-water
bite.
Such was the case last week,
as I poled Three Quarter
Time in the direction of a
group of happy redfish, and
my client MO was hooked up
and landed a 42-inch 28-
pound redfish before the sun
cleared the horizon. The
fish gods had certainly
smiled upon us, as two more
groups of tails become
visible in the distance. At
one point, the challenge was
to decide which school to
pursue, and before 9am, Mo
had successfully boated and
released 97-pounds of
redfish. I know 97-pounds
sounds like a lot of fish,
but the interesting leg of
the equation is that only
four fish were caught. The
first was caught on a chunk
of fresh crab, the second on
a live finger mullet, and
the third and fourth were
taken on chunks of mullet
On Saturday, I relinquished
my charter time by
volunteering to assist the
Florida Wildlife
Conservation Commission and
the Florida Sport Fish
Association with the Port
Canaveral Kids Fishing Day.
I havent heard the final
count, but Im willing to
guess that over a thousand
kids attended the event, and
all of the sweat bestow by
the volunteers was well
worth it. Saturday was the
fourth time I assisted at
the clinic, and each time
the event grows larger.
Its extremely important to
introduce the pleasures of
fishing to these kids,
because they are the future
of the resource, and they
will be the ones who will
have to clean up our mess.
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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