Shad Attack! Orlando Fishing Report
The shad bite this week was really good. We have a shad attack Orlando fishing report.
Nothing to do with fishing-
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Monday
Tammy and I went paddle fishing on the Mosquito Lagoon. She nailed a trout almost immediately. I wasn't expecting much and was caught by surprise when I spotted a pair of tails. The water was too dirty to see the fish themselves. I pooched the shot.
Tammy took the next shot at a small group of tails. I wanted to capture the whole episode on film (pixels, actually) but she pooched the shot.
I spotted a cruising fish, and made a cast. I misjudged its trajectory, and stripped like crazy hoping to get the fly in front of it. The leader was in the rod when I did, and the fish just crushed that fly, a Homer Rhodes Shrimp Fly.
Tammy had a chance to redeem herself and of course she did, getting a nice red on a Copper Liz. So we ended up getting three fish between us, and were off the water at 1 PM.
Before we got off the water a guy in a Carolina Skiff came running near where we were paddling. I expected him to get stuck. The water was low and quite shallow where we were. He started hollering at us, and with motor trimmed up, throwing mud all over, he idled over towards us. It seems he was lost, and wanted directions to the Biolab ramp. Really??? We pointed him the right way. Get a map.
Tuesday
The weather seemed quite lovely, so I hooked up the Bang-O-Craft and headed to the St. Johns River.
When I was a child my Dad and I used a lure called an Al's Goldfish. They are back in production as of a few years ago (https://www.alsgoldfish.com) and I had bought a dozen. On a whim I tied one on, a 1/4 ounce silver one.
The shad LOVED it.
I tried fly fishing, working it pretty hard. I got three bites. Two were missed, one was a fat redbelly.
I tried small crappie jigs. I got three buck shad.
The Al's Goldfish produced at least a dozen shad of all sizes, including a hickory, and several hooked and lost fish. That's the hottest tip this week!
Wednesday
I went scouting on the Indian River Lagoon. Maybe there are some fish left there but I certainly did not find them. I saw exactly two seatrout and caught one on a Riptide Sardine that generously was eight inches long (the fish, not the lure). It will be a while before I go look there again.
Thursday
I worked on the Indian River Lagoon Chronicles most of the day, and got the ebook republished on Smashwords and Amazon. I also ordered the proof for the print version. And did some boat maintenance!
Friday
My fisherman for Friday was Tom Campbell, from Maryland. The original plan was to fish the lagoon. The "east at 20" forecast caused a change in plan. We went to CS Lee Park and went shad fishing, starting at 8 am.
By 11 we'd gotten 15 or so on jigs and spoons. I pulled the boat and we went to Mullet Lake Park for a change of scenery. I learned there are many fewer airboats there, but many more bass boats going 50-60 mph. I mean, must you really go that fast? There might be other folks out there... Anyway, the shad bite was pretty strong. We got both Americans and hickories, several doubles, and I got a needlefish for the weird catch of the day.
And that is the Shad Attack! Orlando fishing report.
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