Fishing Reports by Capt. Joe Porcelli

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - This week I have seen a few tarpon rolling in the Indian River. Throw a finger mullet or fly in front of the roll and hope for the best. Windy did such a trick and she jumped a hundred-pound plus that ate a strip of jack. The Lagoon produced some n more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - Fishing in the Mosquito Lagoon has been good for trout but sight fishing the flats was a little hinder due to the high winds. I fished the last three days in twenty mile per hour winds. Today the wind dropped to around ten and it made it a lot easier more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - The rain took over most of central Florida for the last two days. Then today the sky parted after a few hours of clouds and the water turned red. That is in redfish red, we were on a very large school of reds that were hungry after the to day fast. W more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - Fishing in the Mosquito Lagoon has been good this week for reds and trout with some ladyfish and jacks on the side. Today John sr. and John Gilbert took eight trout to four pounds and seven reds. They also caught some very large ladyfish that smoked more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - Yesterday we started our day fishing for trout in the Mosquito Lagoon with pigfish. Art caught the first trout of the day, a five pounded. Even though we did not catch any more that size we did catch about twenty more. He and Bob also caught four red more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - This week in the Mosquito Lagoon we had some banner days and some not. Wendell Ferdic joined me for a half day and took ten trout and only one was short, all the others were large to gator size. He also put a few reds in the bag with one over slot fi more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - Fishing in the Mosquito Lagoon this past week has been hit or miss. Betsy Schweizer joined me today on a half -day trip and caught a five-pound trout on her second cast. She caught thirteen fish total including trout, redfish, ladyfish, flounder, and more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - This weeks clients took some good fish, then again I always tell them the fish are good when they eat your bait. Darrel Ormand and friend took fourteen reds on the flats on shrimp. Tony Gillman caught fourteen reds on the Mosquito Lagoon flats. Jim a more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - The Mosquito Lagoon has been giving up alot of trout and redfish this week. If you plan on sight fishing for these fish it is a good idea to practice your casting, if you cast ahead of your target you usually get a bite. If you cast behind them more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - Wow what a week of catching it has been. Pat and Bill Griggs joined me for some tailing reds and some awesome trout action. They sight casted at some reds and took three, then we went a little deeper and caught nine trout. The trout were eating the p more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon