Mosquito Creek Outdoors Fishing Report
Capt. Tom Van Horn
August 23, 2011
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Our typical summertime patterns have settled in, and we have Irene churning up the Atlantic forecasted to pass east of the Florida coastline by 100 miles or so., My adventures this past few weeks have involved more fishing than catching. The charter business is slow this time of year, so most of my fishing adventures involved spending time enjoying the water with my angling friends.
This episode starts on Friday with a trip to the Banana River No-Motor Zone. Our morning started off red hot, when my first cast netted a respectable jack crevalle caught on a chug bug while standing on the shoreline before we even had our boats in the water. Just offshore of the canoe launch, a school of glass minnows where getting hammered by an assortment of jacks, ladyfish, and sea trout. The bite was so aggressive that I actually landed two ladyfish at the same time. Although ladyfish and jack are fun to catch, we soon moved onto the flats in search of some redfish and snook.
The morning started out with a mild breeze from the south, but by the time we reached our destination, it intensified. This development foiled our plans for sight fishing reds, so we shifted to plan "B", and finished the morning catching numerous sea trout, ladyfish and jacks on top-water plugs and soft plastics.
The water quality in all three lagoons is very poor, infested by an intensive bloom of brown alga which is a serious threat. The dark murky water shades out sunlight killing sea grass beds and the decaying vegetation starving the water of dissolved oxygen. My fear is with the large influx of rain fall generated by Irene, we will experience large fish kills in the lagoon.
Last but not least, if you would like to introduce a child to fishing, or maybe just improve their skills, Coastal Angler Magazine Orlando and Angler for Conservation's Hook Kids on Fishing Program will be conducting a free kids fishing clinic, on Saturday September 24th in conjunction with the City of Orlando in celebrating National Public Lands Day. The event will be held at the Bill Frederick Park in Orlando and the first 250 kid signed up will receive a new fishing rod, reel and tackle box. This program is conducted with the support of area volunteers, and sponsored by Mosquito Creek Outdoors, Bass Pro Shops, Mud Hole Custom Tackle and the Florida Guides Association. All kids must be accompanied by an adult, and if you need more information, contact me and I will hook you up. For more details on this event, visit www.cityoforlando.net/billfreerick.
Also, on another important note, remember snook season opens on September 1st, so be sure to fish responsibly and document your catch by signing up with the angler action program at http://www.snookfoundation.org.
As always, if you need information or have any questions, please contact me.
Good luck and good fishing,
Captain Tom Van Horn
[email protected]
www.irl-fishing.com
407-416-1187
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