Indian River Lagoon Report
Capt. Tom Van Horn
October 24, 2009
Indian River Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Mosquito Creek Outdoors Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report 10-23-09
By Captain Tom Van Horn
It's 21 days into my recovery from abdominal surgery and I'm feeling stronger and better each day. I've finally recovered to the point where I can start fishing again, but I still need another week or two before I start doing charters again.
With that said, most of the information this week comes to you from my good friends on the water.
On Monday, several of my good fishing buddies came by the house and together we hooked up the Three Quarter Time (my trusty Maverick skiff) and headed to the St Johns River. Our mission was basically to run the boat and fish a little, so I rig up some crappie jigs and brought along a bag of frozen shrimp.
Although we have received very little rain, we found the water levels on the St. Johns and the Econ Creek high and a stiff north wind made crappie fishing on Lake Harney a no-go. So we decided to try for some catfish instead, and we entered the Econ Creek and fished in a deep bend with dead shrimp on the bottom. Although the bite wasn't on fire we still managed 5 respectable channel catfish up to 8 pounds.
On the Mosquito Lagoon, Captain Chris Myers reports that the water levels are still high, but the water has cleaned up considerable. Again the bite has been tough with windy and cloudy conditions, but he did mention the larger sea trout are returning to the flats. Additionally, the Aries Rocket is poised for its maiden voyage on Pad 39B, so the south end of the Mosquito Lagoon will close this morning at 9am with launch scheduled for Tuesday the 27th at 0800 hours.
Out of Port Canaveral, the mullet are still running down the beach, but strong winds and rough seas have shut down fishing outside the Port. In spite of the tough conditions, anglers are still catching some nice snook, flounder, Spanish mackerel, jacks and bluefish around the north jetty, and with the weather improving and seas settling down this weekend, there is still time to enjoy the last few weeks of the mullet run. With that said, I would suggest running the beach south if the lunch security zones are in place, and look for schools of Atlantic menhaden (pogies) and target tarpon. Also, good numbers of cobia and tripletail were caught before last week's cold front, so when the seas settle down, I would suggest running out to about 40 feet of water and give sight fishing a shot
All in all, the weather is improving for the weekend, so make your plans tonight and be safe on the water. Lastly, sea trout season closes November 1st, so if you plan on targeting a few sea trout for supper, you have this week to accomplish that task.
Good luck and good fishing,
Captain Tom Van Horn
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