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Indian River Lagoon
Capt. Tom Van Horn
March 22, 2005
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report
Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report, March 21, 2005
Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters
Fishing this past week along the Indian River Lagoon Coast of Florida has been challenging to say the least. Spring is definitely in the air, and windy and rainy conditions prevailed throughout the week.
My week started on Monday the 14th, when Ralph and Cathleen Goodman joined me for a day of fishing on the Mosquito Lagoon. It was an atrocious prefrontal day, and a stiff 15-knot wind from the south presented us with only limited shots at black drum, and redfish. Nonetheless, we ended an enjoyable day on the water with a good number of decent sea trout taken while blind casting white RipTide Realistic Shrimp, and white/chartreuse tail Stanley Wedgtail Shad on ¼ ounce jigs along the deeper edges of the flats.
Again on Wednesday we were challenged once more by strong southwest winds as I was joined by repeat clients and longtime fishing buddies Joe and Steve from Nashville for a two-day adventure on the Mosquito Lagoon. For a second time, it was an extremely difficult day, but we still manage three nice fish. Joe was the first to strike, landing a nice 15-pound black drum on a gold Mogan Spoon, and than Steve was rewarded with a 10 pound black drum and an 18-pound redfish using live shrimp. Throughout the day we were accosted by increasing winds and overcast skies, finishing the day just as a tornado warning was issued.
On Thursday, our plan was to return to the flat where we found the redfish and black drum the day before, and with rain suits deployed we were greeted at first light by a flat loaded with large tailing redfish. Once in positioned, Joe placed a Rip-Roller Florida Special plug into the mass of tailers and instantaneously a big hole in the water opened, only to miss the plug. This scenario repeated itself four more times before the whole school blow out, and we ended up with only a short battle with one large redfish before pulling hook. Throughout the remainder of our day, we found tailing fish, but the cold hard rain would prove victorious by driving us off of the water by noon without success.
My next charter came on Saturday, where John Griffin from Atlanta joined me on the Banana River Lagoon in Cocoa Beach. Record cold and strong northwest winds ruled the day, and the dropping temperatures shut down catching all together. It was an extremely tough morning, and we again cut the day short managing only a few sea trout from the deeper waters south of the High School.
On Sunday, Jeff Reeves and his father Louis from north Georgia joined me for a charter, and finally we were greeted by a magnificent day. For once, the weather was perfect and the fish were happy. We started and finished our day on the same flat, ending up with 14 nice sea trout up to 6-pounds and 2 upper slot redfish. All fish were taken in extremely skinny water on Baby Bass Exudes with Woodie’s Rattles capsules inserted. At one point, the water was glassy; you could see large trout pushing off in all directions like a schooling of redfish. It was a very enjoyable day of catching shared with some very enjoyable folks.
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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