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The fishing so far this month has been quite a change from the
last several years at this time. The schools of trophy redfish have
been showing consistently but many of the average sized fish
have been difficult to find. With no schools of glass minnows in the
Lagoon, the ladyfish, jacks, and bluefish have been few and far
between. So far this year, I have yet to see a single tarpon which
is very surprising.

While we have had almost no rain until this week, there have been
plenty of clouds to hamper our sight fishing efforts. Fortunately,
the trout fishing has been excellent with the average size of the
fish up from last year. Giant redfish have been making a showing
every day but the catching varies from trip to trip. Before they
become spooked by boats, the big fish will chase down a DOA
Baitbuster on the surface making for a spectacular bite.

The first trip I made this month was with fellow guide Capt. Drew.
We landed a pair of nice reds on the Baitbusters and had several
other bites.


































Last weeks trips were nearly a carbon copy of each other. Low
winds but cloudy skies. We saw the big fish each morning but
casts either landed too close to or too far away from them. There
were fish up on the shallow flats but spotting them was tough.
Trout fishing saved the day with numerous fish caught on the
Deadly Combo or the 3" CAL tail. Gary got the biggest trout of the
week which struck while he was casting his Baitbuster to redfish.

















After braving a line of storms which produced four hours of winds
over 20mph, Scott and Mike were finally rewarded by some
perfect weather and big redfish. They landed several and lost a
few more and threw in a few trout and ladyfish as well.


















































After this weeks rain, the water level has finally come up a few
inches exposing some new feeding grounds. Hopefully, this will
bring out some of the fish which seem to have been hiding as of
late. As soon as the glass minnow make their way into the
Lagoon, other predators will follow.

































































































Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report -June 18, 2011
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