Mosquito Lagoon Report
Capt. Chris Myers
April 26, 2009
Mosquito Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
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Large schools of silver mullet are flooding into Mosquito Lagoon and the game fish
are enjoying the new food source. Trout can be seen blasting the bait schools along
the edges of many flats. The redfish are taking advantage of the mullet and pinfish as
the water temperatures rise into the mid 70's. While the wind has made some days
difficult, the fishing remains solid.
Last Sunday, John and his son Nick took their first trip to Mosquito Lagoon. Nick
caught a couple redfish in the 15 pound range but it was John who hooked up with the
big fish of the day, a 38 pound redfish.
Using the DOA Deadly Combo they landed numerous trout as well, which were shadowing the mullet schools.
Wednesday, Jim and John joined me on a breezy morning. Neither guy had any fishing
experience but Jim was soon hooked up with his first redfish.
The weather quickly deteriorated as clouds moved in followed by high winds. We saw
a couple schools of large redfish but could not stay with them. We spent the rest of
the morning trying to stay out of the wind while targeting trout. The fishing was slow in
the areas we visited.
Thursday, Mark, a fly angler from Massachusetts, started the day with shots at some
large schools of redfish tailing and finning in very shallow water. We had perfect
weather with no clouds and calm wind. As the sun came up, we encountered small
groups and single redfish as well as a few large trout. We took a short break from
sight fishing to allow Mark's daughter, who has come along for the ride, to catch a few
seatrout. We ended the day with shots at some huge schools of redfish. This was
Mark's first time sight fishing the flats and never quite got the fly to the fish but he had
fun trying.
Jeff and John joined me on Friday for a half day trip. It was another perfect weather
day on Mosquito Lagoon. We began by using a Chug Head and CAL tail combo to
catch a few trout as the sun came up. We then found a school of big redfish and both
guys enjoyed some drag pulling action from fish in the 20 pound range.
After the big reds moved on, they used the Deadly Combo and a CAL tail on a jig to
land numerous trout around the mullet schools.
Saturday, the wind was blowing again but the skies were still clear. Arizona resident,
Will wanted to fly fish for reds. We found several schools of finning reds at the first
stop we made but did not connect. Will had steady shots at fish throughout the day,
both reds and large trout. The steadily increasing winds made fly casting tough but he
stuck with it. He had several follows and had a couple giant reds try to eat the fly as he
was lifting it out of the water. Unfortunately, the fly never seemed to be in the right
place at the right time and Will did not hook up.
Now is a good time to sight fish trophy seatrout on the flats. This is some of the most
challenging fishing as these fish can be difficult to spot and are very wary. If you can
get a bait into their sand hole before they become aware of your presence, they are
willing to eat a variety of lures. Soft plastic jerk baits and shrimp are very effective. Use
barbless hooks to make releasing these big female easier as they frequently take the
baits deep in their mouth. Shallow flats with plenty of sandy holes and mullet are good
places to look.
Visit my website for photos of this week's fish - http://www.floridafishinglessons.com/FishingReport.html
Target Species:
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Redfish, Seatrout, Black Drum
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