Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Forecast, Sept

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Mosquito Creek Outdoors Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Forecast, September 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.  

September Fishing Outlook  

As the summer squalls build and move north through the Atlantic, shorter day and cooler nights are preludes to the season of the mullet. Soon waves of baitfish will begin working their way south through the lagoons and along the beach as the fall bait run commences.  On  their southerly migration in search of warmer waters, schools of black and silver mullet in the lagoons and close to the beach and Atlantic menhaden (pogies), thread fin herring (greenies), and bay anchovies (glass minnows) out in deeper water will begin pushing south.  

Weather permitting, near-shore opportunities are the best you will see all year.  Along the beaches, target areas of concentrated bait schools for a mixed bag of snook, tarpon, kingfish, cobia, jack crevalle, oversized redfish, and sharks. Additionally, snook fishing in the surf will improve as the baitfish move south along the beach.  Also look for schools of glass minnows to begin showing up bringing larger Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and tarpon with them.

In and around the inlets of Ponce, Port Canaveral, and Sebastian look for flounder, snook, jack crevalle, and oversized redfish feeding on migrating baitfish along the jetties and just outside the inlets.  Easterly swells, falling tides, and aggressive anglers can make for dangerous angling conditions, so please pay attention, be patient, and enjoy the rewards.

In the north Indian River and Mosquito Lagoons, Look for slot redfish in close to the grassy edges along the shoreline shadowing pods of finger mullet, and for the larger redfish staged in deeper water ambush sites where migrating mullet are forced to venture out from the safety of the shallow flats.  In deeper water areas, look for ladyfish, spotted sea trout, jacks, and tarpon feeding on schools of glass minnows.  These schools of fish are easily located by watching for bird and fish activity.  Once located, these schools will produce explosive action on small top water plugs like the Storm Chug Bug, or popping bug flies.  Also, if you locate a school of the larger black mullet, try fishing spoons or DOA Shrimp deep under the school.  Even though, mullet are vegetarians, redfish and sea trout will often mingle in feeding on shrimp and crabs kicked up from the bottom by feeding mullet.

As always, if you need information or have questions, please contact me.

Good luck and good fishing,

Captain Tom Van Horn
www.irl-fishing.com 
captain@irl-fishing.com 
407-366-8085 office
407-416-1187 on the water

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