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Mosquito Lagoon & North Indian River Lagoon
Capt. Chris Myers
May 13, 2007
Mosquito Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
The beginning of the month brought some nice weather for a change and with it came some good catching. Redfish and trout are active throughout the Mosquito Lagoon and can be found near pods of finger mullet.
For a few days, I took a three day fishing vacation to lower Biscayne Bay with Capt. Keith Kalbfleisch. We had the flats to ourselves and caught bonefish, permit, barracuda, and sharks. Surprisingly, we only saw a few tarpon during the trip.
Upon returning home. the weather has been less than cooperative. High winds, rain, and heavy smoke have made for some tough fishing. This week, I fished only two days due to the weather. On Wednesday, I went searching for some early season tarpon. Despite the poor weather, I found some rolling poons. I had five bites and landed three fish from 15-25 pounds all on a black and silver deep running DOA Baitbuster. Casting in front of rolling fish and use a slow steady retrieve, When you get a bite, set the hook with a series of short quick jabs instead of trying to drive the hook home in one sweep.
The next day, I had a charter with Ed and Leo. They turned down my offer of tarpon fishing and wanted to catch some redfish. With the poor visibility, sight fishing was not an option. We fished with chunks of fresh bait but only connected with one redfish. Fortunately, it was a quality fish of about 33 inches. We ended the day throwing the DOA Deadly Combo in 2-3 feet of water around the mullet schools for a dozen or so trout.
Unfortunately, the weather forecast for the upcoming week does not look any better. More wind and smoke will again make sight fishing difficult. With the water levels in the Mosquito Lagoon much higher than they have been for many months, look for areas in the back country with a lee shoreline holding mullet. Use a search bait such as a spinnerbait or gold spoon to locate the fish. Then slow down and fish the area thoroughly with soft plastic jerkbaits.
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