Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report for July 8, 2006 Monday of this week,Paul and I joined my friend Capt. Ron aboard his Pathfinder 22 for a day of nearshore fishing out of Port Canaveral. Although the sea conditions were less than ideal, with a close period swell, dirty water, and tons of weed, we found plenty of menhaden south of the Cocoa Beach Pier. While looking for the bait, we saw a couple tarpon rolling. After loading the livewell, however, we did not see a fish for several hours. We ran south of Patrick Air Force Base and back to the mouth of the Port before we spotted a small school of large jacks. Capt. Ron hooked up immediately, but a sudden surge by the jack after a 20 minute battle parted the line. We searched for a couple more hours but never saw another fish. Others reported similar action. Wednesday, I fished with Alan and Lucas from Missouri. We found a school or large redfish at our first spot and Alan hooked into a trophy fish in the 30 pound range. Lucas quickly followed with redfish of his own. Father and son then combined for a double hookup. Despite the fish running in opposite directions, they were able to land both fish. We left the fish biting and moved on to another location. We found a second school of big redfish which were not as cooperative as the first. Unable to convince them to eat, we decided to do some trout fishing. Lucas made a perfect cast with his baby bass jerk bait to the first fish we spotted in a shallow sand hole. We watched the fish inhale the worm and it was brought aboard for a quick photo and then released. We saw more trout and reds throughout the day in 1-2 feet of water. As the afternoon storms began to get near, we moved to some deeper water near the ramp where father and son both landed several more trout on a cajun thunder and DOA shrimp combo. Thursday, I had the pleasure of guiding Rich from Connecticut for a day of fly fishing the Mosquito Lagoon. The wind was not our friend and the big fish we hoped to get a shot at did not show. Rich jumped one tarpon about ten pounds and landed a smaller one on small black minnow patterns. We tried for some redfish as the sun came up but cloudy water and choppy conditions made it difficult to spot the fish before they saw us. A true fly fisherman, Rich stuck with the long rod but did not land another fish. Friday, Capt. Joe Hebert from the west coast of Florida and I went to Mosquito Lagoon for a day of fun fishing. Thick clouds and high winds at daybreak were not the conditions we had hoped for. We saw only one school of redfish all day that was being fished by several other boats. We elected to find some other fish and moved on to some areas that have been very productive the past few weeks. The fish, however, were nowhere to be found. Before we were chased off the water by storms, we each landed a few small trout on Capt. Joe's soft plastics. Not one red was caught all day. As fishing guides we both know all to well, however, fishing does not always involve catching. If you are searching for a Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Guide for redfish, trout, drum, or tarpon, call me today to reserve your fishing charter date. We have excellent fishing in Mosquito Lagoon all year round. |
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| This is an archived backcountry flats fishing report from Mosquito Lagoon fishing guide Capt. Chris Myers. I specialize in sight fishing the flats for redfish, trout, and drum. My light tackle and fly fishing charters are designed for one or two anglers. We have great fishing all year here in central Florida. See my current fishing report for the latest conditions or visit my Mosquito Lagoon Redfish Guide home page for more information or to book your fishing trip. |
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