Fishing Reports by Capt. Mike Locklear

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Pleasant Skies for Easter This past week has been very productive in both trout and redfish catches. As I write this a cold front is coming in with temperatures in the low 50’s. My nephew and I fished for fun and took a local boy along, Howard more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - More East Wind Homosassa’s weather forecast called for 5-10 miles per hour today. However, 15 mile per hour winds out of the east with cloudy skies plagued us again. Captains Jim Long, Ray Wallace Jr., Fred Lyles and I prepared to take the Vulc more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Variable Winds Begin Reel Action Today is the second day the wind went around to the west. Still some east wind in the morning, but that is sort of normal. Grouper fishing off shore in 30-40 foot depths has picked up as well as a few kings s more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - East Winds Gives This Captain Writers Cramp Hi ya'll, not much happening; just a bunch of east wind. This is crap to fish in. But we have managed to do ok. On Friday afternoon March 23rd Bill and Marcie Buck of St. Louis enjoyed some pretty go more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Stillwells' of Inverness Roll Out the Red Carpet for Students On February 24 and March 4th Middle and High school students of the Holy Innocents Episcopal School from Atlanta were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Clark Stillwell of Inverness, Florida and t more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Stillwells' of Inverness Roll Out the Red Carpet for Students On February 24 and March 4th Middle and High school students of the Holy Innocents Episcopal School from Atlanta were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Clark Stillwell of Inverness, Florida and t more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - For most guides, bait shop owners and fisherpeople the northwest coast of Florida comes to life on March 1. Spotted sea trout opens after being closed for 28 days. Trout action will be excellent all of March. For inshore fishing your best bet is t more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Big Snook CPR(Caught-Photoed-Released) Fishing in Homosassa has been very good. This past week I landed a 38-inch 21 pound snook estimated. We got her back in the water very quickly after a couple of quick photos. The battle was very much a hoo more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - This past Monday was one of those days you write home about. Tony Romantz of Ford Motor Company of Michigan and his father-in-law Jeff went out for a full day of fishing out on the flats of Homosassa Bay. Southwest winds were moderate to gusty up more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Warmer Than Normal January Makes Fish Feed On January 9, Ed Luttrell of Missouri loaded up his brother Tim and son Brad and made the 15-hour drive straight through. Ed came down to check on his Uncle Jim. The Uncle was fine and he called me to b more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa