tough with five straight days of 15-25 mph. I cancelled two trips but managed to get in
three days of fishing. More and more baitfish are returning to the flats with each day.
The finger mullet have still not arrived but the trout are feeding on glass minnows and
shrimp.
Last Tuesday, Canadian anglers Derek and Stacey joined me for a cloudy and
blustery day on Mosquito Lagoon. Although they had never fished for redfish, this
husband and wife team were excellent anglers and were prepared to face the tough
conditions. We fished DOA CALs in watermelon seed and morning glory colors all day.
They started the day off catching a few jack crevalle. Next, we spent a couple hours
trying to catch some large redfish. Poor visibility made it nearly impossible to keep
track of them and we went in search of easier quarry. Derek and Stacey combined for
six redfish and Stacey landed a nice trout.
Friday, Tom and Marion, from Kansas, took a break from the theme parks and spentthe day relaxing on Mosquito Lagoon. Like the previous day, the big redfish would
show themselves briefly and then disappear into the deeper water that had been
stirred up by the consistent high winds. Several schools of 3-8 pounds fish provided
us some shallow water sight fishing action and Tom hooked up first with the morning
glory CAL. The wind made casting a challenge but we had clear skies and good
visibility. Several more redfish were fooled by the lures before the day was through.
By Saturday, the winds had finally subsided. Tim and Debbie joined me for a
spectacular morning. With the slick calm conditions, we were easily able to spot
several schools of redfish at our first stop. Within twenty minutes, the couple had
landed three redfish to 36 inches.
Before long, there were boats in every direction and the clouds had covered the sky.
We left the redfish in search of a less crowded area. I tied on a couple DOA Deadly Combos and Tim and Debbie spent the next hour enjoying some non-stop trout
action. They caught too many to count before we decided to hunt for some more
redfish. We tried several more spots but landed only one more red.
The March winds will be blowing the next couple days but are predicted to subside by
mid week. The calm winds with warm temperatures should provide some excellent
fishing. The redfish can be spotted in very shallow water while the trout bite should
remain consistent in 2-4 feet.
This weekend is the Federation of Fly Fishers National Fly Expo in Lakeland, Florida.
It will feature lectures and workshops on all aspects of fly fishing. Capt. Keith
Kalbfleisch and I will be giving a seminar on fly fishing the Space Coast on Friday
afternoon.
April 18-20 is the Coastal Angler Magazine Fishing and Boating Expo in Melbourne.
Capt. Tom Van Horn and I will be at the Mosquito Creek Outdoors Angler Improvement
Center to answer your questions about shallow water fishing.
Captain Chris Myers
321-229-2848
http://www.floridafishinglessons.com/
cmyers@floridafishinglessons.com
