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Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida
Capt. Mike Locklear
March 3, 2005
Homosassa - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cold Weather Makes Homosassa River Most Productive
While there are plenty of trout to catch in Homosassa Bay, the weather has not cooperated for the most part.
Yesterday, Cliff Hammer and his son David fished with me and David landed the first fish, a mangrove snapper. We rode up the river and saw perhaps 200 manatees soaking up the warm water from the Spring. Most of the fish we saw were hundreds of small silver mullet along with a few large snook and scattered sheepshead along the hard bottom of the river.
Most of the fish outside in the bay were cold as ice with water temps in the middle 50's. We could see the trout laying on the bottom and the water was so clear you could count the spots on their back. With windy conditions we rode back into the river where we caught our first and only keeper trout and about a half dozen that were too small to keep.
There was plenty to see in the river and Petty Creek as we saw a raccon feeding on the river bank. We also spotted two whooping cranes overhead, an eagle and dozens of white pelicans.
With the water temperature chilly and rain expected today with overcast skies, no one is out today that I know of. This weekend is suppose to be sunny.
World's Best Fishing & Boat Show
I plan on attending the Frank Sargeant Outdoors Expo and Boat Show tomorrow at the Tampa Fairgrounds.
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SEMINAR SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2005 (Show hours 1 - 8 pm)
EXPEDITION STAGE
2:00 Mark Nichols of DOA on fishing artificials
3:00 Capt. Vance Tice on grouper
4:00 Hydrasports Fishing Team on grouper and kings
5:00 Capt. Chet Jennings on Tampa Bay Flats action
6:00 Capt. Rick Grassett on saltwater fly rodding
7:00 Capt. Dave Markett on finding trophy trout
CCA CASTING POND
1:30 Capt. Tom Haynes on Everglades snook
3:30 Capt. Dave Markett on flats tactics
5:30 Capt. Pat Kelly on fishing the Everglades
BASS TUB LIVE AQUARIUM
2:00 Bass pro Keith Johnson on bass tactics
4:00 Bass pro Keith Johnson on bass tactics
6:00 Bass pro Keith Johnson on bass tactics
EXPLORER STAGE
2:00 Cast netting with Capt. Bill Strummer
4:00 Turkey Tactics with Capt. Mark W. Gore, Chapter President, Central Florida Longbeards
5:00 Cast netting with Capt. Bill Strummer
6:00 Alligator Hunting with Phil Walters
NESSMUK'S TRADING POST
7:00 Outfitting a fishing canoe
SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2005 (Show hours 10 am - 8 pm)
EXPEDITION STAGE
11:00 Capt. John Griffith on fishing Upper Tampa Bay
12:00 Capt. Bill Miller of Hooked on Fishing on inshore tactics
12:50 Presentation of Don Hansen Award
1:00 Capt. Lynn Zirkel of Triton Fishing Team on kingfish tournament tactics
2:00 Capt. Mel Berman of WFLA 970 on inshore fishing
3:00 Capt. Scott Moore on tides, moon and seasons
4:00 Capt. Billy Nobles of 620 am on trout, snook and reds
5:00 Capt. Doug Hemmer of Fish n Chip on secrets of the flats
6:00 Capt. Woody Gore on inshore fishing
CCA CASTING POND
1:30 Brad Lowman on fly casting
3:30 Capt. Mike Manning on spring tarpon
5:30 Capt. John Griffith on fishing Upper Tampa Bay
6:30 Pat Kelly on fishing the Everglades
BASS TUB LIVE AQUARIUM
12:00 Bass pro Keith Johnson on bass tactics
2:00 Bass pro Keith Johnson on bass tactics
4:00 Bass pro Keith Johnson on bass tactics
6:00 Bass pro Keith Johnson on bass tactics
EXPLORER STAGE
12:00 Turkey Tactics with Capt. Mark W. Gore, Chapter President, Central Florida Longbeards
2:00 Cast netting with Capt. Roy McDermott
4:00 Cast netting with Capt. Roy McDermott
6:00 Alligator Hunting with Phil Walters
NESSMUCK'S TRADING POST
1:00 Getting started in canoe/kayak fishing
3:30 Rigging your fishing kayak
AT THE LAKES
10:00 - 12:30 Florida State Championship for B.A.S.S. Casting Kids
11:00 - 3:00 Chesagrove Kennels, Devore Labradors dog training tips
FFWCC KIDS FISHING EVENT SPONSORED BY WEST MARINE
10:30, Noon, 1:30, 3:00, 4:30, 6:00
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2005 (Show hours 11 am - 5 pm)
EXPEDITION STAGE
11:15 Capt. Bob Aylesworth of Triton Fishing Team on kingfish and grouper
12:15 Capt. Ray Markham, Florida Sportsman Radio, on artificials on the flats
1:30 Capt. Dave Markett on stalking tailing redfish
2:30 Capt. Dave Pomerleau, aka "The Mad Snooker," on night snooking
3:30 Capt. Sergio Atanes of Capt. Sergio's Fishing School on offshore tactics
CCA CASTING POND
12:30 Capt. John Griffith on fishing Upper Tampa Bay Capt.
2:30 Capt. Tom Haynes on fishing the Everglades
3:30 Capt. John Griffith on fishing Upper Tampa Bay Capt.
BASS TUB LIVE AQUARIUM
1:00 Tarpon/pompano seminar with Capt. Van Hubbard
3:00 Capt. Dave Markett on stalking tailing redfish
4:00 Flats seminar with Capt. Van Hubbard
EXPLORER STAGE
12:00 Capt. Randy Rochelle on offshore grouper fishing
1:00 Cast netting with Lee Fisher
2:00 Crystal Murray on fishing, kayaks, gear and fun
3:00 Cast netting with Lee Fisher
AT THE LAKES
11:00 - 3:00 Chesagrove Kennels, Devore Labradors dog training tips
FFWCC KIDS FISHING EVENT SPONSORED BY WEST MARINE
11:15, 12:45, 2:15, 3:45
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