Fishstock 2010 - New Smyrna Beach (1st place Redfish, 2nd place overall)
 Capt. Nathaniel Lemmon and his son, Corey, teamed up with Capt. Tony Pantuso for the two-day Fishstock tournament held annually out of New Smyrna Beach. The trio grabbed 1st place in the Redfish Division and 1st place in the Redfish jackpot with a 25.88lb total weight; they also captured 2nd place in the overall top boat honors. "I found and then scouted our particular fish for weeks leading up to the tournament, I knew them so well by the tourney," Capt Lemmon said, "my little boy was a star, he caught several 6lb redfish and our 2.3lb trout." A new tournament rule requiring trout to fit in the 15-20" slot range changed strategies for all 90 teams battling for the inshore titles. Teams this year were prohibited from keeping the big gator trout Fishstock is famous for. "It really made this a redfish tournament, with a trout kicker," Capt. Lemmon said, "we caught a lot of trout, but big redfish weights were a must to compete." The trio won over $5,000 in cash and prizes for their efforts.
Of Spottails and Space Shuttles - CyberAngler.com
With the goal of writing about the famous trophy-sized bull redfish that inhabit the Mosquito Lagoon, outdoors writer Jan Maizler and Keys fishing guide Capt. Ken Collette travelled in August 2009 to spend a day with Capt. Lemmon and accomplish the task. The group successfully landed several redfish, speckled trout, and chased some 40-100lb tarpon moving through the lagoon. The story was published on CyberAngler.com Of Spottails and Space Shuttles - Redfishing North Mosquito Lagoon
Moving Targets - Florida Sportsman Magazine (October 2009)
Learn in-depth strategies and techniques from Capt. Nathaniel Lemmon for fall transition fishing in Mosquito Lagoon by checking out the October 2009 issue, page 42, of Florida Sportsman magazine. Outdoors writer, Larry Kinder, wrote a 4-page feature article after spending the day with Capt. Nate in the Mosquito Lagoon and the New Smyrna Beach backwaters targeting redfish, trophy sized speckled trout, and snook. You can also read the article online, Moving Targets.
 IFA Cabela's Redfish Tour - Titusville 2009 (22nd place)
Capt. Nathaniel Lemmon and his teammate Capt. Tony Pantuso captured a top 25 finish at the final Florida event of the year on the IFA Cabela's Redfish Tour held in Titusvile on September 19, 2009. The team battled just over 80 other boats on the inshore waters of Central Florida and brought back their limit of two redfish that weighed approximately 10lbs, finishing just out of the money. "We caught a bunch of reds today, but we were plagued by bites from 4-5lb redfish," Capt. Lemmon said. "Those magical 6-8lb fish needed to win were at each spot, but pretty nervous, getting pushed around by all the other boats we had around us all day."
Fishstock 2009 - New Smyrna Beach (4th place overall)
 Capt. Nathaniel Lemmon and his teammate Capt. Tony Pantuso captured 4th place overall finish in the annual Redfish and Trout Challenge at Fishstock 2009 held in New Smyrna Beach, FL. The tournament saw 88 boats vie for over $15,000 in cash and prizes. Capt. Nate and Capt. Tony weighed in 34.28 pounds in redfish and trout over the two day event, missing third place by .29 pounds. Teams were allowed to weigh 2 redfish and one trout per day. "We were so close to winning that tourney, we caught two redfish each day that were an 1/8" over the 27" allowed size, but instead had to settle on fish that were 2 pounds lighter," Lemmon said." Tony caught the two speckled trout we weighed, a 7.26lb gator on the final day and a 6.34lb trout on day one." The teammates caught over 30 fish during the weekend, an impressive total coming off a week of torrential rains that dumped over 20 inches upon the area.
Fishing Under Pressure - Redfish Nation Magazine
Capt Nathaniel was spotlighted in Redfish Nation (ESPN's Redfish Cup member magazine) about fishing heavily pressured redfish areas (Fall 2008(Vol 17). Capt. Lemmon was quoted along with a few of the top redfish pro's from the Southeast US. It's a member magazine but you can check out the website Redfish Nation.
Tarpon Temptation - Daytona Beach News-Journal
Jordan Khan, outdoors writer for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, recently wrote an article about Capt Nathaniel Lemmon and tarpon fishing in the local area. It appeared as a feature piece in the Outdoors Section on August 7, 2008. They had shots at 50+ fish from 20-100lbs, and had a 60-80lb fish spit the hook before being photo'd.
 IFA Cabela's Redfish Tour - Titusville 2008 (12th place)
Capt. Nathaniel Lemmon and his teammate Capt. Mark Powell (Georgia) captured 12th place out of a IFA record 131 boat field in Titusville on Saturday, June 28, 2008. They weighed in two redfish that weighed 11.11 pounds. The two took home almost $1,000 for their finish. "It was a toughday, only a couple of bites," Capt Lemmon said. "We ran my Lostmen over an hour away and were on good fish all day, but Saturday is always different than pre-fishing. We kept working the spots and got the bites we needed to pull out a top 15 finish."
Florida Sportsman Magazine - April 2007
Capt. Nate's 6-year-old son made his print debut with his own personal best trout to date! He scored his trophy using an artificial shrimp on an late spring day, landing his trophy 7lb "gator" trout. A future superstar in the making. Check out page 188.
Quantum Catalog
Check the Quantum 2007 catalog to Capt. Nathaniel photo'd with a IRL GIANT redfish. See for yourself why these rods and reels are his choice of gear, visit Quantum.
Eastern Outdoors TV
Eastern Outdoors was here in January 2007 to film an inshore fishing episode with Capt. Nathaniel. What an exciting time we had...landing about 20 redfish with most being between 5-11lbs. During the two days we captured over 30 minutes of tailing and daisy chaining redfish schools. We also landed a jr. gator trout of about 4.5lbs on the last cast of the taping. Stay tuned for video clips. Visit Eastern Outdoors TV website for more info.
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