Orlando Area Fishing Guide Report - November 11, 2006 The clouds and rain cleared by Wednesday of this week but behind the front there were some strong winds. I ventured out into the Mosquito Lagoon with Travis and Jennifer from Jacksonville who were enjoying their last day of vacation. We began the day by anchoring and tossing out some cut bait while we waited for the last of the clouds to pass by. Jennifer landed her first ever redfish and had another shake the hook. The clouds passed and the skies cleared but with the sun came a 20 knot wind from the northwest leaving us few places to hide. We had the water to ourselves, however, and had multiple shots at redfish and some big trout throughout the day. Travis had a few bites on the gold Baitbuster but never got hooked up. Spotting the fish was easy but getting a bait in front of them proved to be difficult with the windy conditions. Jennifer's red drum was the only fish that we caught all day. Thursday, I received a call from Capt. Tom Van Horn that the big redfish were biting well in Ponce Inlet. I joined him on board his Maverick. The bite was slow until the tide began falling. In less than two hours, we landed ten redfish between 15 and 30 pounds using live pigfish and pinfish drifted along the bottom. By Friday, the weather was perfect with calm winds and blue skies. I was joined by Bill and Dave from Avon Park. These long time fishing friends had never fished the Mosquito Lagoon and wanted to experience some of our great redfish action. Not long after we started, we came upon a shallow bank that was filled with both tailing and cruising redfish. Neither Bill nor Dave had sight fished before and were surprised at the wariness of these fish and their small strike zone. They both had a couple bites on a gold DOA jerk bait but the hook did not stick. We attempted to change our luck by deploying some cut ladyfish in an area that was holding some oversize reds. After much waiting, we finally got one 29"red to the boat. After trying for a while longer with no action, we moved to an area holding mullet schools in 2-3 feet of water. Using a DOA Deadly Combo, the guys caught several trout each and had a few more which shook free. Look for redfish and big seatrout to be consistent in very shallow grass flats and sand holes. Small soft plastics will allow you to make a quiet presentation to these spooky fish. Mosquito Lagoon offers the best redfish flats near Orlando and Disney. Come experience some great flats fishing by booking your fishing charter today. I offer 5 and 8 hour fishing trips and provide all licenses, baits, and tackle. This is inshore saltwater fishing at its finest. Fishing is excellent throughout the year here in Florida |
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| This is an archived saltwater flats fishing report from Orlando Fishing Guide Capt. Chris Myers. I specialize in sight fishing the backcountry flats of Mosquito Lagoon with fly and light tackle for redfish, seatrout, drum, and tarpon. This is the best fishing for redfish in the entire state of Florida. You can cast to fish you can see in our crystal clear water. If you are looking to book a fishing charter near Orlando or Disney, please visit my Orlando Fishing Charters home page for more details. |
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