May 2012

Capt. Patrick Rood
May 11, 2012
Mosquito Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report

It's hard to believe that it is already the month of May but with May brings change to the Lagoon system. The fish are starting to get into their
summer time patterns with the warm temps and higher water. Look for the schools of Red Fish to start splitting up into smaller pods or singles. They will be holding on the shallow grass early
then moving to deeper water as the day go's on. The Trout bite has been excellent for the last couple of weeks and I expect this to carry through mid summer .
Look for the Trout to be holding in a foot to three foot of water mixed in with the large bait pods these fish along with the Red fish can be caught on several
different baits from soft plastics to live finger mullet the best bite will be early before the water temperature gets to hot. Now the magic question have the Tarpon moved in yet
and the answer is yes but not in full force we should start seeing more pods as the weeks go on. There has been some nice numbers of Jacks and Flounder being caught toward the north near Edgewater and New Smyrna Bch
for the Jacks a top water plug or a Auqa Dream Spoon works well and a soft plastic on a jig head for the Flounder good luck and be safe.
Capt Patrick Rood
www.spotntailcharters.com

Target Species:

Red Fish,Trout,Cobia,Black Drum,Tarpon

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