Capt. Chris Myers
June 23,2011
Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report
Some heavy rain finally made its way to east central Florida last week. With the influx of fresh water, the fishing turned on. Redfish flooded onto the flats by the thousands. Huge schools could be found this week tailing and finning on the shallow grass flats throughout the day. Some days they were easier to catch than others but there were plenty of them to cast at. Trout fishing remains excellent and it is easy to catch dozens per day. Some occasional schools of jacks have been spotted busting bait as well Yesterday I finally spotted the first tarpon of the year in the Lagoon along with some giant schools of finger mullet that have moved in.
On Father's day, Joe and his son Shane made their first trip to Mosquito Lagoon. We experienced some windy conditions in the morning but managed to catch some trout and a jack. The winds suddenly subsided and the big redfish began to tail. Shane landed his biggest ever fish, a red that weighed 41 pounds.
Wayne and Rick had plenty of shots at tailing redfish throughout the morning. Both guys got the experience the awesome sight of a redfish crushing a DOA Baitbuster on the surface.
After landing some redfish, they finished out their trip with plenty of trout on ultra light tackle.
Rudy and Cari joined me for one of the best days of the year. The water was slick calm and there were dozens of schools of redfish tailing on the flats.
Again, we finished off the morning with some trout on the light rods.
Yesterday, the wind was much stronger than expected most of the morning. The redfish were not finning at all but there were still big schools of them on the flats. The hard part was seeing them before they saw us. By midday, the winds began to subside and we found some happy fish. The CAL tail in watermelon holographic accounted for several nice fish in short order.
After a great start to the week, it looks as if the summer fishing is going to be on fire. Hopefully the tarpon and big ladyfish will make their way in during the next couple weeks.
Upcoming Classes and Seminars
July 2, 10am - Summer Flats Fishing Tactics - Mosquito Creek Outdoors Apopka. No cost or registration required.
July 9, 9am-1pm - Fly Casting - Mosquito Creek Outdoors. Cost $75. Call store to register, limited to 6 students. All tackle provided, no experience necessary.
August 13, 10am - Introduction to Fly Fishing - Mosquito Creek Outdoors Apopka. No cost or registration required
August 20, 10am - Snook Fishing - Mosquitp Creek Outdoors
Capt. Chris Myers
Central Florida Sight Fishing Charters
http://www.floridafishinglessons.com/
321-229-2848
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