Bimini Blast
Capt. Tom Van Horn
July 9, 2011
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Mosquito Creek Outdoors Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report, July 7, 2011
By Captain Tom Van Horn
Upcoming Seminars and Events
Saturday, August 13th Introduction to Fly Fishing
10:00 - 12 Noon, Free Introduction to Fly Fishing Class instructed by FFF Certified Instructor and veteran Mosquito lagoon Fishing Guide Captain Chris Myers. Located in the Outback section of Mosquito Creek Outdoor, 170 South Washington Ave. Apopka Florida www.mosquitocreek.com
Saturday, August 20th Snook Fishing
10: 00 - 12:00 Snook Fishing Tactics "Free Seminars" instructed by Captains Tom Van Horn, Chris Myers, "Snook Fishing Tactics ", located in the Outback at Mosquito Creek Outdoors, 170 South Washington Ave., Apopka Florida,
www.mosquitocreek.com.
Pure Fishing's Bimini Blast Report, July 7, 2011
As mentioned in my last report, my adventures this past week carried me off on the trip of a lifetime as I was invited by Pure Fishing and Penn Reels on a five day journey to Bimini to test out Penn's new Squall and Fathom reels. The journey began with seven boats departing the Harbor Town Marina at Port Everglades on a 50 mile run to the Bimini Sands Resort around 2 pm Sunday.
The media event was orginized by Captain George Poveromo (World of Saltwater Fishing TV Show) and Hunter Cole (Pure Fishing) with the goal to introduce Penn's new Squall and Fathom Reels. Our focus was to fish hard and put these new reels to the test, and that exactly what we did.
Besides Captain George, the armada of other notable Captains included Harry Vernon of Captain Harry's, Ron Crowder, Bouncer Smith, Albert Castro and Carl Grassi.
Fishing with New 2012 Penn Reel For Yellowfin tuna Off the Bahamas
During our three days of fishing, we targeted yellowfin tuna in the Toung of the Ocean about 20 miles north of Great Isaac Cay which was a good 40 mile run to the north out of Bimini, and reef fish in various locations both north and south of Bimini. Besides catching a boatload of tuna, we caught a number of reef species like yellowtail snapper and grouper and some pelagic species like very big kingfish (over 50 pounds) and a sailfish caught by Jeff Weakly.
On our last day, we combined two crews and piled into Captain Harry's 39 foot Contender and set course for the 40 mile run north in search of tuna. Again we quickly located the school and stayed with them for the next 4 hours. Altogether we caught over 20 fish, and I landed my best fish, (70 pound yellowfin) on a Fathom 25 setup. All and all, we put Penn's new reels to the test without a single failure, quite impressive.
In closing, I would like to thank the fine folks at Pure Fishing and Penn reels for inviting my on the excellent adventure, and on Monday it's off to Las Vegas for the 54th ICAST Convention.
The July Coastal Angler Magazine Orlando is available online so visit:
http://coastalanglermag.com/orlando/.
As always, if you have any questions or need help, please contact me.
Good luck and good fishing,
Captain Tom Van Horn
Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters
(407) 416-1187 on the water
www.irl-fishing.com
For all of your outdoor adventure equipment needs, visit Mosquito Creek Outdoors at www.mosquitocreek.com.
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