Fishing Reports by Capt. Joe Porcelli

Mosquito Lagoon and Ponce Inlet is red hot - Bob and Mike Anderson joined me yesterday morning for some redfish fishing on the flats. It took all of about fifteen minutes to start landing redfish after we got there. We tossed Gulp shrimp at them and very few refused our offering. We also cau more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Inshore/ offshore - The lagoon is still producing some good trout and the reds are scattered through out the lagoon flats in a spawning mode. You will see the schools doing some swimming in circles and rolling on their sides. My last charter was going to fish with me more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Chewing the bottom of the boat - The cool mornings and pleasant days are telling us fall is near in Central Florida. The Lagoon is on fire with limits of trout all week and cruising tarpon on the flats. Pitch to these shiners on steroids they will take a bait as seen two days ago. more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

In and out of the Lagoon - Well it is the end of summer transition month once again. Kids back at school pigfish are perfect for the size snook I like to catch and the flats are smoking hot. We took trout, reds, black drum, mangrove snapper, jacks and ladyfish on our last more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Daytona Beach

In and out of the Lagoon - Well it is the end of summer transition month once again. Kids back at school pigfish are perfect for the size snook I like to catch and the flats are smoking hot. We took trout, reds, black drum, mangrove snapper, jacks and ladyfish on our last more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Ponce Inlet

Fishing Hot weather not - I have been fishing pigs periodically but for the most part I have been catching reds on the flats. While the other anglers are trout fishing it leaves many quiet flats to fish without a lot of traffic. On the falling tide all the reds have been ta more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Bait is stacked in the lagoon - For a past few months a lot of the other guides have been chasing trout on the edges of the flats anchoring up and using pigfish for bait. I have been fishing pigs periodically but for the most part I have been catching reds on the flats. While the more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Pigs in the Lagoon - Trout action is in full swing with pigfish at the perfect size for bait. Knowing how to work a pigfish is important. I have watched two anglers side by side working pigs with one getting bites and the other is watching. Fishing is not luck all th more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Red Hot in the Lagoon - The Mosquito Lagoon is on fire these days. Trout action is in full swing with pigfish at the perfect size for bait. Knowing how to work a pigfish is important. I have watched two anglers side by side working pigs with one getting bites and the oth more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Calling all trout - . Trout is the game most anglers are fishing for now with pigfish and Gulp, my go to bait is the chartreuse Jerk Shad . Work them on the bottom with a eighth ounce jig head when you are fishing in three feet or deeper. You will also catch some blue more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon