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Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida
Capt. Mike Locklear
September 11, 2005
Homosassa - Saltwater Fishing Report
Homosasa Fishing Has Improved
The last week Homosassa fishing has improved. The cooler air has brought along much needed relief from the blistering sun and high humidity. The dryer air means less sweating and of course the cooler weather, the more pleasant it feels to be outdoors particularly early mornings.
For John Euart and 11 of his friends and family, this was a welcome seasonal change. They met and stayed at the old Homosassa Fishing Club, an old beautiful private two-story house on the river, also known as the Atlanta Fishing Club.
I can tell you that everyone had a good time reeling in and releasing redfish up to 26 inches. Most of the redfish caught were unusually small for this time of the year. What this means is, the next couple of years we will have the future stocks to provide plenty of action and bigger redfish. Like I always say, there is so such thing as a bad redfish, they all fight well even when small.
Like his Dad, Will Euart loves fishing and he caught the largest redfish guided by Capt. Jim Long of the two day trip. Will was so pleased he literally did a back flip off of Gator Man’s boat into the gulf. Will, John and David fished with me the first day and we had the largest trout that was good for a bonus. We also easily caught our limit of redfish and 13 keeper trout.
Capt. Charlie Harris showed everyone that he is the trout master guide by catching the most trout each day, the largest being a little over 19 inches. Harris’s boat took the big redfish pot the first day and the big trout pot the second day, while we scored a pot with the biggest trout by a nose that David landed on the first day with his first cast. Capt. Jim Long guided Will Euart to the largest redfish the second day.
The second day we left the club dock before the sun came over the trees to arrive at the top of incoming tide. At the first stop, John Euart, Jay McClure and John Frazier fished with me and they had a very enjoyable morning catching and releasing 38 redfish. 4 keepers were kept for the delicious shore dinner. The guides and I prepared it for the amazing dozen led by General Mike during a 100-minute break at the club’s private Shore Dinner Island.
Live shrimp accounted for the majority of redfish landed while the trout enjoyed artificials like Bass assassins and Cotee jigs fished under corks, like Cajun Thunder. The trout have begun to move closer to shore, we are finding them in about 4 feet of water on spotty bottom north of the Homosassa channel towards the bird rack in the Bombing Range.
Also I wanted to thank Ernie and Kenny for fishing with me on September 3, landing dozens of redfish and trout in windy conditions but otherwise fair weather and the start to a fabulous redfish month.
My view on Hurricane Katrina
All I can think of it is how lucky most of us are to have a home. I count my blessings, one by one being for being spared and now watching the wake of Katrina’s destruction, turmoil, agony and grief. This hurts us all terribly and many of us can not offer physical help to the victims, so our prayers are out to those who can volunteer their time and resources.
For the victims and us, would you agree those funds and plenty more of it is needed to comfort the bodies and rebuild the victims’ homes?
However the spiritual side of thousands of lost victims needs prayer and professional counseling, hopefully by Christians. God promises to take care of our needs and to supply sufficient grace to cope with the trials many are facing on the gulf coast. What is ironic but true is we are supposed to thank God for the trials as well. Let us pray together that God will provide the needs and grace for them to receive it openly.
Many times in my life, reading the New Testament Bible has comforted me through hard times. Hitting rock bottom and having nothing of any material value is not the worst thing that can happen. Living without Jesus is.
In the past two weeks on the major news networks, I have not heard of or seen an interview of anyone who had a Bible to read. Many of these children do not have a family or resources and do not where or how to turn their lives right side up.
That is why it is so important for us to continue to rally together and make the difference by confronting the hurricane victims with the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. This would be the most comforting for the spirit of the soul.
God Bless You,
Capt. Mike
Southern Baptist
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