Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon
Capt. Joe Porcelli
June 24, 2006
Mosquito Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
This week in the Mosquito Lagoon, things were going good until Wednesday the tide slowed down. This time of year in the lagoon can be funny five perfect days then one day the fish just don’t want to eat. Because of the over abundance of bait. Getting five bites can make a long morning, but it can happen. Now the other ninety-eight percent of the time we are kicking bass. Richard Getman joined forces with Jeff Stellinga and caught five slot reds and fourteen over slot fish. This type of a day is not uncommon, just yesterday we were watching one hundred and fifty fish balled up with tails out of the water. The water dropped the other day and pushed the fish out from their haunts. These fish were jumpy from being bumped from place to place. We got one shot at them and then they split. Trout fishing has been going off lately. We have been taking most of ours on Gulp 5’’ Sinking Minnows in chartreuse pepper. Rig these with a 1/4 ounce jig and bounce it off the bottom. Change your retrieve speed so you can find out what mood the fish are in, then duplicate that pattern when you get bit. When we fish this bait in shallow water, I rig it with a kahle hook in the 3/0 gap. Rigged this way the bait darts side to side giving it that dieing to get eaten motion. This rig works on any species of fish, inshore and offshore.
Other species swimming the lagoon these days are jack crevalle, ladyfish, tripletail and tarpon. Usually you can find the jacks and ladyfish busting baits in the area called the mud. Get up ahead of them and pitch a Gulp anything at them and wind fast. You are almost guaranteed to hook up. These fish can be fun and sometimes a day saver. If someone runs by you on the flats, don’t have a fit and start screaming. The fish will settle down in a few minutes. Plus this stress level can shorten your life (saw that on 2020). If they are in casting range take the shot, it is much more rewarding.
Remember, “Think like a fish to catch fish!”
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