Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report, Aug 24

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Mosquito Creek Outdoor's Indian River Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Report, August 24, 2010
By Captain Tom Van Horn 

 Upcoming Classes, Seminars and Events 

Wednesday September 8^th, Seminar on the "Fishing Fall Mullet Run" at the Backcountry Flyfishing Association meeting, 6:30 PM, Harmoni Market, 2305 Edgewater Drive, Orlando, Florida 32804

Saturday, September 18^th, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, "Free Seminar" Fishing with the Pros instructed by Captains Tom Van Horn and Chris Myers,  Basic fishing open forum, followed by "Fishing the Fall Mullet Run" 10:30 - 11:30 AM in the Outback at Mosquito Creek Outdoors, 170 South Washington Ave., Apopka Florida.  

Saturday October 2^nd 10 AM - 5 PM, "Discover Fly Fishing Day" in the Outback at Mosquito Creek Outdoors in Apopka Florida. Guides, Professionals and Factory representatives will be on hand all day to introduce new comers to fly fishing and discuss casting, destinations, tactics, and equipment.

Saturday, October 23rd, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, "Free Seminar" Fishing with the Pros instructed by Captains Tom Van Horn and Chris Myers,  Basic fishing open forum, followed by "Fall Fishing Tactics Redfish, Trout and Flounder" 10:30 - 11:30 AM in the Outback at Mosquito Creek Outdoors, 170 South Washington Ave., Apopka Florida.  

Tuesday, November 9^th, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, Orlando Kayak Fishing Club Meeting (open to all) in the Outback at Mosquito Creek Outdoor in Apopka Florida.

Saturday, November 20th, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, "Free Seminar" Fishing with the Pros instructed by Captains Tom Van Horn and Chris Myers,  Basic fishing open forum, followed by "Preparing for the Shad Run & Crappie Season & Shad Derby Meeting" 10:30 - 11:30 AM in the Outback at Mosquito Creek Outdoors, 170 South Washington Ave., Apopka Florida.  

This Week's Report 

My outdoor adventures this past week led me away from the waters of Central Florida to the Florida Outdoor Writers Association conference in Tallassee, Florida.  One might think why would you have an outdoor writer's conference in Tallassee?  Well, to my surprise it turns out that between legislative sessions and Florida State football games, Tallassee is the sportsman capital of Florida.  
We arrived in Tallassee on Wednesday afternoon and checked into the newly renovated Hotel Duval just three blocks from the State Capital building. Hotel Duval is both elegant and beautiful indeed, and it's wonderful and friendly staff made our four day conference very enjoyable and memorable.
Although the FOWA conferences are about networking with industry leaders and professional outdoor communicators, we still manage to get in a fun CPR fishing tournament out of the Shell Island Fish Camp in St. Marks, for which I took third place, I'm not bragging! And a traditional FOWA casting contest which was conducted on the steps of the State Capital Building, drawing a group of curious on lookers.
Stormy Sunrise at St. Marks, photo by Kathy Barker 

Captain Gary Schnake with a St. Marks Sea Trout, photo by Kathy Barker 

Shell Island Skiff, photo by Kathy Barker 

On the fishing side, Tallassee is blessed with both great freshwater and saltwater opportunities.  Both Lake Talquin and Lake Jackson Lake Jackson are world renowned crappie, striper and largemouth bass fisheries accessible to the public.  On the saltwater side, St. Marks and the Apalachee Bay are only 30 miles to the south.
Tallahassee also has many diverse natural assets providing outdoor enthusiasts with countless outdoor activities and hunting. This area is unique in that it provides sportsmen opportunities to hunt a wide array of quarry: from big game like deer and hogs, coyotes and bobcat; to ducks, dove, quail and wild turkey; as well as small game like squirrels and rabbit. 
This area is also fortunate to have many public land options for hunting and fishing, including the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida's largest national forest, protecting more than 571,088 acres and the Joe Budd Wildlife Management Area (WMA), which is one of the few places in the state where only primitive weapons like bows and muzzleloaders are permitted for hunting.
All in all, it was a great week of adventure, and I'm already looking forward to our 2011 FOWA convention in Naples.
As always, if you need information or have any questions, please contact me. 

Good luck and good fishing, 
 Captain Tom Van Horn
Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters
http://www.irl-fishing.com
407-416-1187 on the water
407-366-8085 land line

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