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Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida
Capt. Mike Locklear
January 14, 2005
Homosassa - Saltwater Fishing Report
Homosassa Guides Show Off
Hot fishing action on the Homosassa Bay in January is dependent on warm weather and great guides. The past week water temperatures have been warmer than normal and super trout action resulted for Captains Charlie Harris and William Toney. Both guides reported high numbers and limit catches kept. Harris limited out every single day this past week. Capt. Toney counted 53 released spotted sea trout between 16-19 inches.
Areas just outside the mouths of the river and creek mouths in sloughs have been most productive. Top water Mirrolures and Cotee jigs with Cajun Thunder Corks will produce catches. Swimming baits such as jerk baits also are a favorite.
Nature Coast Fly shop owner Darryl Seaton introduced Orvis representatives Bill Bullock and Tom Evenson to Capt. Jim Long who is now inducted into the Orvis Guide Program. Capt. Long joins Capt. John Bazo as one of two special Orvis endorsed guides of Citrus County. This is a special recognition as these guides will be using Orvis equipment only.
If you are a regular reader, I just want to let you know I appreciate your interest and that your presence is known to me by my statistics page in which I regularly view. This gives me extra incentive to post fresh reports. I have had as many as 100 visits in a day.
Also, if you fished with me this past year, I appreciated your business and wish you a late Happy New Year.
If you are local or within the Central Florida area, perhaps you might want take the day off to come and listen to arguably the best guides put on a fishing clinic. On Friday, February 18, the Homosassa Guides Association is conducting a fishing clinic at the AmSouth Bank parking lot of 6730 West Gulf to Lake in Crystal River. This road is better known by us rednecks as State Road 44 and east of Crystal River about 4 miles, just past the intersection of County Road 486 on your south side. Look for the Publix and the Amsouth Bank. The fun begins at 10:00 am and goes till 4:00 p.m. Captains Mike Locklear, Jim Long, Gary Cox, Billy Henderson, Ray Wallace and Woods and Waters writer, Ed Lewis will speak on various fishing topics from their boats. Come join the fun. Free admission and free perks from Amsouth. For more information call 352-795-6612.
If you want to buy some great fishing trips and help preserve the fin fish resources at the same time, you will want to be sure to attend is the Coastal Conservation of Florida Annual Dinner Banquet on March 10, 2005 at Rock Crusher Canyon. For ticket information and to learn more about this wonderful association go to www.ccaflorida.org/
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