Fishing Reports by Capt. Mike Locklear

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Spotted sea trout action has been very good. Trout up to 21 inches have been bagged. 5M floating and Catch 2000 Mirrolures in the 808 color worked great for Ben Spearmen aka Mr. Orvis of the Atlanta Fishing Club. Cajun Thunders in red 3 inch cigar more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Homosassa Redfishing Holding Strong in October Jud Drewry is one of my older clients both in age and in years fished with me. When he called me a few months ago to book this trip I was surprised to hear from him. It had been several years since more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Fall Air Brings Trout into Homosassa Flats Fishing Homosassa flats has been pretty good so far this month of October. Trout showed up late last month in good numbers. Barry Kaplan and Bill Futch of Ocala had a huge time landing some really nic more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Homosassa Redfishing Great! Homosassa: Sept. 6 - Ward Trulock called me from his office in Georgia and left me a voice mail saying he was coming to Homosassa to fish even though a major tropical storm was headed our way. Plans to catch some redfi more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - While most eyes and ears were watching Bay News 9 and tracking the tropical storm that was suppose to hit Homosassa this past weekend, my troops came to fish. The slow moving storm had everyone worried, me included. With overcast skies and the th more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Homosassa Bull Redfish Red Hot Redfish action was as good as it gets recently. John Euart of Atlanta and friends caught and released 21 redfish last Saturday except for their keepers of 26 inches. Two triple hook-ups and several doubles made it more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Florida Fly Fishing For Tarpon Good/Not 2003 On a clear and sunny day on St. George Sound, Mark Lawson stood ready with his fly rod in hand. Andy Smith was centered between Mark and me, waiting for a turn to cast at a cruising tarpon. We were on more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Tarpon On The Fly A long and large fast moving object appeared on the shallow edge of the shoal. The black back seemed to glow as it swam towards us on the white sand underneath it. Timing is everything in fly fishing for tarpon. My angler wa more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Ladyfish Makes Doc Blue July 15- The pre-dusk sky was painted many hues of red and orange. It was clearing and some blue sky could be seen. Looking to the west along Florida’s Big Bend, many clouds are between the viewer and the sun. The red sk more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Poon Fishing Down July 15- After July 4, this Homosassa fishing guide went north literally. Most of the coastal tarpon migrated north to the Big Bend area of Florida. Each year for the last six, I traditionally travel the 200 miles by road towi more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa