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Mosquito Lagoon & North Indian River Lagoon
Capt. Chris Myers
May 21, 2007
Mosquito Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Wind has been the dominant factor for the past couple weeks and will continue to influencing the fishing through the rest of this week. Just because it is windy, however, does not mean the fish will not eat. For example, I fished the IFA Redfish tournament in Titusville this past Saturday with my partner, Capt. Keith Kalbfleisch. The wind never went below 20 all day. For the first half of the day, we had sun. Despite the wind, we were still able to sight cast 4" DOA CAL tails in Arkansas glow to tailing and cruising fish. After the clouds rolled in, we only cast to a couple fish we saw and picked up two blind casting. Over the day, we caught 10 reds and 5 trout. We placed in the top ten out of 105 boats. The key to sight fishing in high winds is casting. If you do not practice your casts when it is windy, you will not be able to get the bait in front of the fish.
Baby tarpon have been active the past few weeks. These fish are from 5-30 pounds and are almost always found in a protected area such as residential canals, creeks, or near docks. If it is too windy to fish the flats, you can still enjoy some fish out of the weather. I have had the most success on these fish with a DOA Tiny Terroreyz. A mini replica of the normal TerrorEyz, I cast them to rolling fish and let it sink down before beginning a slow retrieve. Many times, the bit from these fish is subtle. Keep your drag light so you do not straighten out the hook while setting it. Apply more pressure as needed with your palm on the spool. The small tarpon are also great targets for fly fisherman. Simple white or black streamers will draw strikes.
The trout bite continues to be strong along the edges of flats in 2-4 feet of water. Small soft plastic jigs or the DOA Deadly Combo can provide some great action.
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