Feb. 2011
Capt. Patrick Rood
February 7, 2011
Mosquito Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
The start of Feb. 2011 is looking really good with mild temperatures and active fish. There has been large numbers of redfish found through out both Mosquito and Indian river lagoon systems. They have been in schools from the hundreds to singles spread out across the flat in the heat of the day. I have also came across alot of tailing fish in the past month which is a great sign of them searching for food. My clients have been catching them on several different baits from cut mullet ,lady fish and shrimp to auqa dream spoons , soft plastics , dark colored flies and even top water plugs.
The trout bite has been just as good as the red fish bite with large amounts of schooling trout and the occasional five to six pounder. Most of these fish have been holding in about three feet of water until the sun gets higher in the sky. The larger fish will move up on to the flats in search of food and warmth find the white sand holes and you will find them.
With the clarity of the water you need to make your cast very long in order to bag one of these trophy trout. The go to baits would consist of live mullet , shrimp under a popping cork, soft plastics , or my favorite top water plugs.
We have also had some large schools of black drum in the southern end of the lagoon holding on the bars and large depressions. These fish will act almost like red fish so it can be easy to be fooled you may catch your self throwing spoons to school of black drum a couple of times before realizing that they are not going to eat. These fish can be caught on shrimp or crab pattern flies or the real thing is even better you may want to hang on there are some biggins down there.
Good luck and be safe Capt Patrick Rood
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Target Species:
Red fish, Trout and Black Drum
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