Lagoon full of monsters and lots of bait
Capt. Joe Porcelli
July 15, 2011
Mosquito Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Fishing in the mosquito lagoon has been good for the most part with a low every once in a while. But no low for Aiden Anderson, he and Dad Mike and Brother Michael fished for Big redfish with me. Aiden had never caught a redfish until he came and fished with me that morning. His first redfish ever was a 52-inch fish, Wow that is a big fish. I told him your brother and dad caught 42 fish last time they had fished with me, but not that big. He did an awesome job and whooped the fish quick. For the big boys use some groceries like a big pinfish or a big Gulp squid. I find that if you have a lot of flashing baitfish (as we do now) a spoon will get their attention. The reds will snub you on some days so change your lure and your retrieve speed when that happens. Now that the shuttle has blasted off the whale tail and other flats will give up its share of big reds. The reds have been steady going and the trout bite has been on fire most days. Pigfish are the perfect size for bait now and the Gulp Pogys are working well when you can't get pigs. We took just as many on gulp as the other guides did on pigs. Ladyfish, jacks, flounder and a mangrove snapper will make up a mixed bag of fish when you jig Gulps. Some tarpon are around and they can be caught in the old east channel as well as the jetties, the channel and at the mud basin in the lagoon.
Troll big plugs or live mullet for best results or just Power Pole down and fly a kite.
It is a good time to mangrove snapper fish the river and jetties. I like to catch a bunch of small pinfish or white baits and anchor up on a good spot. Use just enough lead to hold bottom and wait for the bite. Let him eat it because the first run is him moving away from the school. Then he will eat your bait, then set the hook. Mangrove snapper are smart and if you dive with them you will understand everything that is going on when you fish them. Jigging Gulp has got us the most flounder bites in the lagoon, some have been big but most of them are small. Snook can be taken in the channel on the docks, at the jetties and along the mangroves in the backwater.
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