June 2, 2006 - Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Guide Capt. Chris Myers east central Florida Fishing Report

On Monday, I joined Captains Keith Kalbfleisch and Ron Presley fro a short excursion out of Port Canaveral. We netted some
menhaden along the beach and slow trolled them in 30-40 feet of water. In less than two hours of fishing, we jumped two tarpon
and caught three sharks. We also saw several free jumping and rolling tarpon. The nearshore fishing will continue to improve in the
coming weeks. This type of fishing can result in a mixed bag of species including bruiser jack crevalle, tarpon, kingfish, cobia, and
various types of sharks. Looking for diving pelicans to locate the bait pods. A large mesh, fast sinking net will result in all the live
baits you need. Slow trolling these baits on a double hook rig in the same area will provide plenty of action.

Tuesday, I had the pleasure of fishing with Linda  from Oklahoma and her daughter, Brooke. We  began by fishing some juvenile
tarpon. Linda hooked up almost immediately and landed her first tarpon on a live mullet.




















A few minutes later, Brooke brought a poon to the boat which ate a tiny terroreyz. Just as I went to land the fish, it shook the hook.
We had a few more bites as the tarpon rolled continuously but no more were landed.  We left the tarpon and went in search of
some big reds. We had no problem finding them but getting them to eat was another story. They fish had received tremendous
pressure over the holiday weekend and were obviously unsettled. We tried two different schools but could not convince one to bite.
The trout weren't much more cooperative. Brooke ended the day with a feisty trout which came on a DOA shrimp.




















Thursday, Rob, also from Oklahoma, joined me in search of a big fish. The day started with scattered showers and wind so we
went to some protected waters to play with the tarpon. On his second cast, Rob hooked up. His first ever tarpon was not a
monster, but provided a good fight on light tackle.

Rob jumped one more and had a few more bites but no more were landed. Went moved on to some big reds hoping that they
would be settled down from the past weekend. We had no such luck. The fish were even more nervous than they had been on
Tuesday, rarely slowing down enough to give us a shot. Rob made several casts which resulted in refusals. By now the whitecaps
were building so we tried to salvage the day with some trout fishing. Both of us casts various jigs and plugs but Rob scored the
only fish, a small jack.
Central Florida Sight Fishing Charters
Cocoa Beach Fishing Guide
Light Tackle and Fly
Mosquito Lagoon & Indian River
June 19, 2008
This is an archived Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report from  Capt. Chris Myers. I offer fly and light tackle fishing
charters near Cocoa Beach in the Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon for redfish. I specialize in sight fishing the
shallow flats of east central Florida. Please visit my current central Florida Fishing Report for the latest
conditions. You can find more information  on my the home page at - Cocoa Beach Fishing Charters