Fishing Reports by Capt. Mike Locklear

Capt. Mike Locklear's Adventures - For five generations my family has called Homosassa home. Our fishing guides here mostly are from the same kind of raising, that there Daddy and Grandfathers made their living here guiding and commercial fishing. I have watched it grow and have mad more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

October Reds Clash - The Gulf's water is still too warm in the high 80 degrees to trigger a frenzy. Last week's cold front did not help too much cool the water down. BUT, it is just around the corner. These conditions will improve this month as the water coo more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

October Redfish Action in Homosassa Hot! - Of September Homosassa redfishing are a few pictures to do the talking. Be sure to click on the picture to get the description of what was used to catch the fish. My favorite service for October is a guiding sight fishermen[or women] to more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Homosassa Guides Fishing Neck to Neck - Dog Days of Summer are upon us. I am kicking back, though. Taking it easy and careful. Swimming a lot, still catching fish if you can stand or like the hot weather. At a turtle's pace, like the scallops, not many around on the flats of Homosass more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Florida Tarpon Reside In and Out of Rivers - Tarpon are in and still giving me the fever. There are a few schools still around on the flats and in the rivers bays. I guess they are native fish. This past season was probably the best I have had in several years. The reason is, I was luck more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Tarpon Reside Year Round in Homosassa Rivers - Tarpon are in and still giving me the fever. There are a few schools still around on the flats. I guess they are native fish. This past season was probably the best I have had in several years. The reason is, I was lucky and had some great an more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Scallops and Redfish Schools To Pursue in Homosassa - While there are still plenty of tarpon to be played with, August means hitting the shallows for scallops or redfish. A trip up to the Springs to cool off might be fun as well. The rain and lightning has been messin' with all but the brave or st more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Tarpon Thick on Cape San Blas - Indian Pass, Little St. George and Mexico Beach are where the tarpon are now. My season is extended to include August if a two day booking can be made within the end of the month. Homosassa scalloping is fair to poor so I hear as is the rema more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Live or Die - For the past two months, tarpon has been the main species targeted. For many people, tarpon fishing does not appeal to most fishermen because they are not a food source. Also, not much is known about their behavior. I am not going to get into that more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Hundreds of Tarpon Arrive to Homosassa - Boatman Mike Locklear poled for Lawyer and Angler Peter Moyer of Jackson Hole, Wyoming to 5 consecutive tarpon between 120-160 pounds starting off the 2009 tarpon season with only one other boat in the area as far as the eye could see. Moyer more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa