Fishing Reports by Capt. Joe Porcelli

Redfish Galore and More - Fishing has been off the charts the past two months. Massive schools of redfish have been pushed off the flats and are aggressively chewing baits like they have been fasting for weeks. Bob and Rich Warner caught eight trout and many redfish up to more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Daytona Beach

Central Florida Catching Report - The fishing has been off the chain lately with big schools of redfish and trout eating bare hooks. Yes we have taken our share of trout on just a jig head. Most of the trout that eat a bare hook are on the small side but just the same. The water is more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Central Florida Catching Report - The fishing has been off the chain lately with big schools of redfish and trout eating bare hooks. Yes we have taken our share of trout on just a jig head. Most of the trout that eat a bare hook are on the small side but just the same. The water is s more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Daytona Beach

Big Trout in Central Florida - The fishing on the flats has been good for trout up to eight pounds the past few weeks. They are eating shrimp and finger mullet but that is not what we have been feeding them! We have been tossing ½ to ¾s of a Gulp sinking minnow in the watermelon c more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Central Florida Fishing - As the temperatures in central Florida cool down the fishing has been heating up. The lagoon has turned on like a light switch since the brown tide is long gone. The bait is thick and around them you will find the reds and trout not far away. Winter more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Tailing Reds and Big Trout - Storm surge, lots of rain and a full moon tide have all helped the issue of the red tide. We fished in clean water all day yesterday on the outgoing tide. We had tailing and cursing reds in front of the boat everywhere we fished. Of course I am not more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Gulp in the Lagoon - Wow redfish are starting to feed like crazy like they were looking for their last meal, but the trout have slowed down. I had Mary, Jet and Chase Kennedy out a day or so ago and they got to whiteness tailing fish all morning long from the first pla more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Redfish and Trout Following Bait! - Above are Pete and Ryan Joseph Porcelli with a double header. They caught five fish in five minutes. Every parent needs to take their kids fishing, I can't imagine my life without it. Rain, rain go away is what everyone is singing. Well, it give more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Redfish tailing and lots of trout - Above Sara Subasic (Birthday Girl) wish was to catch her first redfish on her birthday. Looks like she got her wish. The moon and the weather slowed the bite just a bit for a few days but now things are in full swing again. Today Michael, Tony an more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Redfish and Trout Galore - Yesterday we had the slowest day of the month with 8 fish. Wow, the trout have been big and fat. Above, you will see Paul with a nice one that he caught on a Berkley Jerk bait/Finger mullet. Bounce it off the bottom for best results and choose a ji more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon