Fishing Reports by Capt. Joe Porcelli

Take the long way home - Fishing is the same as the last report, we are still spanking them! (I have heard some nightmares from other guides running aground this week...wonder what that feels like? I don't want to know. The water level is down 1.5 feet. This is where my more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Low water narrows the playing field - Happy New Year! Reds are in the grass as well as in the white sand holes. Toss your Gulp shrimp past your targeted sand hole and crank it into it. Let it fall and you should get tapped. If that is not your style, fish one of many schools of reds. more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

What is Black and Red all over, The Lagoon - Reds are in the grass as well as the white sand holes. Toss your Gulp shrimp past your targeted sand hole and crank it into it. Let it fall and you should get tapped by pinheads or the reel deal. We took many reds this week with about eight of them more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Only an hour from Orlando Fl. - Just got back from Panama City fishing the IFA Redfish Championship. We finished sixth out of a hundred and twenty some odd teams. After a week of pre fishing I knew we were going to be in the middle of a front coming through and we had to catch fish more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Mosquito lagoon bait on the move - The mosquito Lagoon has given up its share of redfish this week. But the bigger trout have slowed a little. Not that we are not seeing them or getting bites (a few a day) just not as many. We took many trout this week but the majority of them have more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Low predicts bite - The reds in the Mosquito lagoon have been working the massive finger mullet schools on the flats. They have also been feeding through the nights bright moon making a morning bite tough with that low system bouncing back and forth, I think we finally more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Drum fish on the Mosquito Lagoon flats - The lagoon is holding some good numbers of redfish and black drum. Trout are still being caught on pigfish and Gulp Jerk shad bodies in new penny and cherry seed colors. I like using a combo clicker cork with a Gulp jerk shad or Gulp shrimp. Seem more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Bait and more bait - The Mosquito Lagoon and the river looks like a bait shop, finger mullet are everywhere. This week we fished the north end (AKA) the woods and caught many trout over the upper slot. Trout are on the drop offs and points ambushing mullet as they trave more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Reds moving up with high water - We have been getting pounded with rain and it should be gone for a few weeks. I actually saw the sun for the first time in three days today. The fresh water running into the Mosquito lagoon this week will change things moving fish around mostly the t more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Lagoon bait and more bait - The lagoon has been full of bait these days bringing patient fisherman success. I had Bill and Pat Griggs out this weekend and the fishing was hit and miss. Go to the right spot and you are nailing nice trout and fish the spot someone else just left more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon