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Independence Day Central Florida Fishing Report

July 2, 2022 by · Leave a Comment

Independence Day Central Florida Fishing Report

Thanks for reading my Independence Day central Florida fishing report. Independence Day- it makes me want to watch a Will Smith movie! I hope everyone celebrates safely…

Monday

Found me kayaking at Indian River Lagoon. Did a lot of wading along the shoreline, tossing a streamer at a place that, last time I visited, had quite a few snook. On Monday they were all gone. Five chances presented themselves to throw to redfish. In all five, the fish realized I was there before I began the cast. You know how that went.

I got one dinker red, the skunk-buster, blindcasting.

Who ya gonna call? Skunk buster!

Off the shoreline a ways I saw what I thought were jacks busting. Loved to see it- they’ve pretty much disappeared from the lagoon. After my shoreline jaunt ended, I found myself floating out there. The fish were still there!! I cast the shad into the melee- wham! Then a fish that looked like a tarpon came flying out of the water. It confused me! Tarpon just don’t bust bait the way jacks do.

It turned out to be a ladyfish about 30 inches long. And to prove it wasn’t a fluke, I got a second one. These were strong, handsome fish, jumping and ripping drag- good stuff. Hope they’re around all summer.

The last inning.

My last fish, also on the shad, was a solid trout of three pounds or so, also blindcasting with the shad. Wasn’t a great day, but I’ve certainly had worse.

Tuesday

I drove to Valrico to buy a new (for me) lens, which took most of the day. My family financed the purchase as a Father’s Day gift. Yes, I am so blessed.

Wednesday

Got up early and headed to the Wetlands Park to play with my new toy. The four-spotted pennants are taking over the place. The new toy works GREAT.

Thursday

Scott Radloff and I went crabbing, hoping for a repeat of the last crab trip’s success. We did not get it. Scott ended up buying me a half-dozen at Wild Ocean.

The male blue crab…

Friday

Clean-up on aisle 4! And I watched the Red Sox. They lost :-(.

That’s the independence day central Florida fishing report. Thanks for reading!

Every day is a blessing. Don’t waste it- Go fishing! Go paddling! Take a walk! Stay active!

John Kumiski
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A Crabby Week on the Indian River Fishing Report

June 18, 2022 by · Leave a Comment

A Crabby Week on the Indian River Fishing Report

Thanks for reading a crabby week on the Indian River fishing report. Visited the Indian River Lagoon every day I fished. I don’t often fish for crabs, but…

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Hey, all you dads. Happy Father’s Day! Take your kids fishing!

Before I get to this week, let’s go back to last week for a bit, just a photo or two. As you might recall, we were in North Carolina.

Yours truly at work, Nantahala River. Photo courtesy Jim Tedesco.

 

Tammy and John being silly. Photo courtesy Jim Tedesco.

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It just might be summertime in central Florida.

Susan said one evening this week, “There’s a snake in the yard.” I went out immediately, stopping long enough to grab a camera. A small eastern rat snake it was, a spectacular creature. Surprisingly it was on the ground- they spend a lot of time in trees.

Ooo-kay, fishing.

Monday

Hoped for snook and tarpon, got three trout and a red, all blind-casting, all on fly. I could not get the tarpon (little ones) to bite, in spite of several fly changes. I could only see them when they rolled. They were more spread out than I like, that’s my excuse!

Tuesday

Tried a different area. Couldn’t get the tarpon to bite there, either. Actually, I didn’t get anything to bite, a pretty thorough skunking. But there were good numbers of beefy blue crabs.

The mangroves are in blossom, fairly buzzing with bees and other pollinators. Mangrove honey, anyone?

Wednesday

Susan and I celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary. No fishing.

Thursday

Susan and I visited Playalinda Beach. No fishing. There were lots of turtle nests, and very few fishermen.

Friday

Left the fly pole, and the flies, home. Actually, I didn’t bring any hooks at all. I brought a canoe, a cooler, two spin rods, some chicken backs, some string, and a landing net (?!) (yes, me), and went back to the crab place. My goal was a dozen crabs by noon. I did it! As soon as the rocket went up, I left.

We boiled them up, with corn on the cob, and boiled new potatoes, and a big green salad, and feasted. Anniversary! Father’s Day! And we had a few crabs left over for lunch on Saturday!

That’s the crabby week on the Indian River fishing report. Thanks for reading!

Every day is a blessing. Don’t waste it- Go fishing! Go paddling! Ride a bike! Stay active!

John Kumiski
www.johnkumiski.com
www.spottedtail.com
www.spottedtail.com/blog

All content in this blog, including writing and photos, copyright John Kumiski 2022. All rights are reserved.

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