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Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida
Capt. Mike Locklear
October 8, 2000
Homosassa - Saltwater Fishing Report
The month of September is always a great redfish catching month especially for the big
ones. Last month turned out to be a banner month with several catches of 40 reds per
day. Bob Gorham and son Bill come to Homosassa each and every year during the
summer run. They caught reds between 5-11 pounds for three solid hours.
Other folks did well, too. Barry Kaplan slammed 20 + redfish up to 9 pounds with a
buddy from Ocala. Scott Eccles and Kevin Horner fought many reds. They sent there
best customer to me, Bradley Briscoe who he and his wife reeled in over 30 redfish. His
wife now loves fishing. They were hitting the bait as soon as it hit the water. Double
hook-ups were common.
Duke Lane Jr. brought his peach packing bosses down from Georgia and some other
important folks to a pretty good combination of trout and redfish. Duke caught the
biggest redfish ever, a 31 1/2 inch 11 pound redfish. A close second was Big Roy’s 31
incher. Buddy also landed a 30 incher and Jack caught his big one as well. As you
know, all of these fish were released to fight another day. The crew of 10 all had there
keeper size reds each day and some nice trout to take back home.
Some of these folks had fish mounts made from a photograph. The picture is used to
copy the spots the redfish have as some of these spots are quite unique. The replica is
made from a material that will last a lifetime. If you have a fish(any kind of fish) you
want copied in a lifelike size, please contact me. The price is very reasonable and the
mount will last a very long time. The workmanship and painting is very close to looking
like the real thing.
Most of the big schools of reds have left the area recently with the cooler weather. But
there are still plenty of reds up to 6 pounds hanging around the rock bars. Spotted Sea
Trout are in abundance now and have moved in closer to shore. Even with a cold front
bearing down on us yesterday, Bill and Ann Tribble caught 5 keepers up to 19 inches in
less than a hour of fishing. Only one keeper redfish was caught, but several smaller ones
were caught and released. An undersized black drum and two catfish were thrown back
during the half day trip.
Look for trout fishing to get real good during October and November. Grouper catches
will improve and the fish should be in shallower depths soon with the cooler water
temps.
Like the late Ernie Lee used to say, “Get out there and go fishin’, cause it is gooood fer
ya!!!!!
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