| Mosquito Lagoon Flats Fishing Report for December 1, 2007 This week brought some unseasonably warm weather to central Florida and the flats of Mosquito Lagoon. During the middle of the week, the winds were calm, the water temperatures were in the mid seventies, and the redfish were happy and tailing. If you were unable to get out on the water this week, you missed out on some near perfect fishing conditions. Friday, that all began to change. By the middle of next week, we will be experiencing overnight lows in the 40's. Monday, I fished the Mosquito Lagoon alone hoping to catch some redfish on fly. I found some finning and tailing fish but had no luck getting the fly to them successfully. I switched over to a DOA shrimp and caught a redfish on the first cast. By late morning, the wind cranked up and the clouds moved in making sight fishing much tougher. I landed four more redfish on a DOA crab and four trout on a 4 inch CAL tail. Tuesday, I fished Mosquito Lagoon with my friend Paul. He had steady shots at fish throughout the day but they were not very aggressive. He tried various size and color jerkbaits but most of the fish just turned away. I caught the first fish on a DOA crab and Paul followed up with a redfish of his own on a chartreuse jerk worm. Just as we located a school of black drum, clouds moved in and made them impossible to see. We did not break any fish catching records but we were happy to be fishing in shorts in late November. Thursday, Capt. John Kumiski and I went fly fishing in Mosquito Lagoon. We saw no less than twenty schools of redfish that held between 10 and 50 fish. After having multiple fish spook off of or refuse his first crab pattern. Capt. John switched to an unweighted bendback style fly in chartreuse and white. This fly made a much softer presentation and was soon hooked in the jaw of a redfish. We took turns poling the flats and fishing throughout the day. I spooked a few fish and had some good casts refused. John caught another redfish on a crab pattern for the only two fish of the day. We spent the last hours sight casting the fly to some large trout in shallow sand holes. There were a few follows and a few half-hearted swipes at the fly but no takers. We saw a lot of fish throughout the day but did not find many that were very hungry. On Friday, I would have been happy seeing half as many fish as we had the day before. The weather, though, took a 180 degree turn and it was windy with solid cloud cover. Sight fishing was hopeless so we fished some areas I had seen fish the day before. Repeat clients Dan and Greg cast 5 inch DOA cals in greene back. We ended up catching 5 redfish and 5 trout. Next week's cold spell will cause a significant drop in water temperature. As the temperatures begin to moderate a day or two after the front, look for the fish to be sunning themselves on the flats and in shallow sand holes. Use smaller baits and slow down your retrieve if you are not having success. The Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River Lagoon offer excellent flats fishing for redfish, trout, and black drum all year long. My sight fishing charters are designed to accommodate one or two anglers. I provide all licences, baits, and fishing tackle for your trip. Mosquito Lagoon is located along the east coast of Florida one hour from Orlando and Disney between Daytona Beach and Cocoa Beach. |
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| This is an archived saltwater flats fishing report from Mosquito Lagoon Flats Fishing Guide Captain Chris Myers. I offer guided backcountry light tackle and fly fishing charters year round. This is the best flats fishing for redfish in the state of Florida. If you are looking to sight fish the flats, call me at 321-229-2848 to book your fishing charter. See my current Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report for up to date information. Visit my Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Guide home page for more details. |
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