Central Florida Sight Fishing Charters
Florida Flats Fishing Guide
Light Tackle and Fly Fishing
Mosquito Lagoon & Indian River
August 20, 2008
Tropical storm Fay is currently sitting on top of the Mosquito Lagoon as it moves ever so slowly northward. The
storm has kept me off the water for the past two days and things are not looking good for the rest of the week.
As of right now, the water level in the Mosquito Lagoon has risen nearly a foot in the past couple days. The
fishing outlook for the coming weeks is anyone's guess.

I took my own fishing vacation at the beginning of the month to Stuart, Florida. My wife and I caught a variety of
fish including tarpon, snook, snapper, and flounder. The DOA Baitbuster, holographic shrimp, and TerrorEyz
were the most productive lures.



























































Last week, it was back to the Mosquito Lagoon. We experienced some unseasonably windy weather on both
trips. Wednesday, Doug and Chris hoped to do some fly fishing but the high winds quickly changed their mind.
They caught some nice trout on the stark naked CAL as well as plenty of smaller trout on jigs. One black drum
was landed but the red drum managed to escape capture. The cloudy skies made it tough to see them before it
was too late.






































Friday, I was joined by brothers Pete and Charlie for their first saltwater flats fishing trip. We started the day
looking for tarpon. We saw a few and had some shots but no bites. Both brothers caught some big trout on the 5
inch CALs with a Woodies Rattle.








































The high water had the redfish scattered but we did manage to find a few. Again, the sight fishing conditions
were tough but Charlie threw to a couple redfish and watched this one inhale his CAL.




















If the water levels remain high, the redfish will certainly push well into the back country. Finding them may
require a bit of searching. Finding shallow clean water will be the key. Locate areas of fresh water runoff and
you will likely find a variety of fish waiting to eat the bait that is being flushed out. Small tarpon and snook will be
there along with ladyfish, jacks, redfish, and trout. Throw a holographic DOA shrimp up current and slowly work
it back for best results.
This is an archived Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report from  Capt. Chris Myers. I offer fly and light tackle fishing
charters 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 - Mosquito Lagoon Redfish Charters