Smoker King are off of the Beach
Capt. Tom Van Horn
June 8, 2008
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report, June 8, 2008
Compliments of Mosquito Creek Outdoors, Apopka Florida
Summer has arrived here on Florida's Indian River Lagoon Coast, and the summer doldrums have begun to settle in. The winds for the most part are beginning to settle down, and the afternoon temperatures are peeking in the mid nineties. Along with the early summer doldrums comes calming sea conditions in the Atlantic, and expanded opportunities for shallow water boats to chase game fish along the beach. The bait pods have also moved in and the water is clean, so the kingfish and the feisty associates have set up camp in 15 to 40 feet of water and they've been putting on the feed.
My opportunities this week were limited to one day in the No-Motor Zone shared with my good friend Captain Chris Myers, and although the wind was troublesome, we found a good number of large redfish and black drum were tailing and cruising the flats. The redfish were bunched up in pods of three to four fish, and they were constantly on the move, and the black drum were tailing in pairs. Although I had multiple strikes, I was unsuccessful in connecting with anything other than sea trout, but Chris saved the day with a handsome black drum caught on a well presented D.O.A. Shrimp.
With the action along the beach heating up, keep a sharp eye on the horizon for the green shades of Three Quarter Time tomorrow, and later on in the week I will be spending several days a the D.O.A. writher conference rubbing shoulders with some of the best outdoor communicators in America, so catch some fish and stay tuned for my next episode.
As always, if you have any questions or need more information, please contact me.
Good luck and good fishing,
Captain Tom Van Horn
407-416-1187 on the water
407-366-8085 landline
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