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Orlando Fishing Report for May 12, 2007 The past week has brought winds in excess of twenty knots, rain, and heavy smoke to the coast of east central Florida. The fishing conditions were certainly less than perfect thanks to a large storm that has been camped out just off shore and some big fires to our north and west. The last day of April, I fished Mosquito Lagoon with Ed from Edgewater and his son from Georgia. The weather was absolutely perfect and we found schooling and finning fish at almost every spot we went. They caught reds on CAL jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastic crabs. The following week, I took a fishing vacation with Capt. Keith Kalbfleisch to lower Biscayne Bay. I caught a permit, and we each caught some bonefish and cudas. We had plenty of fly rods on board but I don't think we encountered one fish that we could have caught with a fly. Almost all the fish we saw were moving quickly and ere very spooky. They are tough fish to spot, especially when they are over the grass. This week, I fished only two days due to the weather. Wednesday, I went searching for some early season tarpon. It was windy and the smoke was so thick I could not see from one shoreline to the other but I did find a few poons. I had five bites and landed three tarpon. Two were around 25 pounds and the other was around 15. All were caught on a black and silver sinking baitbuster. Thursday, Ed, from Tampa, and his friend Leo, from Canada, took their first trip to Mosquito Lagoon. Again is was cloudy, windy, and there was plenty of smoke. We also had plenty of rain. Tough fishing conditions. We made the best of it and fished most of the day with chunks of cut bait. The catfish bite was exceptional but we were hoping for reds. Ed caught the only redfish of the day, a nice 33 inch fish. We ended the day throwing a DOA Deadly Combo and caught around a dozen trout in the last hour. The forecast for the upcoming week does not look much better. More smoke and high winds. The water level in the Mosquito Lagoon has risen dramatically the past week and this has allowed the fish access to waters that have been nearly dry for quite some time. If you venture out this week, look for areas with a lee shore that are holding mullet. The trout should be active in 2-4 feet in areas with a mix of sand and grass. |
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| This is an archived Orlando flats fishing report from Capt. Chris Myers. I specialize in sight fishing the flats of Mosquito Lagoon with fly and light tackle. You can catch redfish, black drum, seatrout, and more on the inshore saltwater and backcountry flats. Visit my Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Guide home page for more information |
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