Fishing Reports by Capt. Michael Bales

Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report - November 11, 2009 - Windy Days have dominated the weather this past week. Daily winds down on my dock have been 10-20 with gusts up to 30! This has made getting out on the water tough here on the Mosquito Lagoon. The forecast calls for some cooler temperatures in the more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Mosquito Lagoon

Mosquito Lagoon - The mullet run is underway!! They can be found north to the inlet all throughout the lagoon system. The fishing this week has been good in the mornings using topwater for trout and redfish. Anywhere you locate bait on the flats or grassy edges thes more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Mosquito Lagoon

Mosquito Lagoon Fishing, Alaska for the Summer. - Another season of guiding in AK has started! Remote tundra streams, large rainbow trout, Brown bears and float planes...It doesn't get much better than this! Fishing on such fabled waters as the Kvichak River, The Naknek river, Lower Talarik Creek more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Mosquito Lagoon

April Mosqutio Lagoon Fishing Report - April Fishing Report 4/13/9 Letʼs just say the weather here on the space coast has varied from pleasant boat-free backcountry tailing fish (more on that later) to ABSOLUTELY HORRID rainy and windy days. As I write this report the wind is howl more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Mosquito Lagoon

Mid March Mosqutio Lagoon FIshing Report - March Fishing Report 3/17/9 Mosquito Lagoon - Schools of redfish and black drum continue to be all over the Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon this past month. I have also seen several singles and small clusters breaking off from the heard and taili more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Mosquito Lagoon

Fantastic February Fishing - The past few weeks have our wonderful redfish in their winter patterns. Large Schools of redfish are ALL over the lagoon system this month. How spectacular it is to pole quietly onto a flat that has literally hundreds of happy redfish awaiting the st more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Mosquito Lagoon

Think Like a fish! - The month of January has been interesting to say the least...With temperatures ranging from 25-80 degrees on the Mosquito Lagoon and the surrounding area.. This has a dramatic effect on how our inshore species will behave. Feeding aggressively more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Mosquito Lagoon

Holiday Fishing on the Mosquito Lagoon - The beautiful weather over this holiday week has made for some excellent fishing. The winter time low water levels have schooled up the redfish quite nicely with double digit catches not uncommon! There's also still good opportunities for the elusive more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Mosquito Lagoon

Fall & Winter Reds - This week on the lagoon has been outstanding! The weather and the fishing has been great. Several schools of reds are starting to form up making for some great sight fishing. Here are some tricks, use extra stealth when pursuing shallow fish, try more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Mosquito Lagoon