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Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Reports

July 2009

July is here and it is hot folks with the temps in the high 90's. But the fishing is just as hot for this month with the cool morning, and late afternoon bite being the best. Anglers this month put some great fish in the boat. Finding the bait pods at first light was the key to success. On most days anglers found schools of tailing redfish in the super shallow waters of the Mosquito Lagoon and north Indian River Lagoon.. These fish are pushing 5-40 pounds, with schools up to 200 fish. Casting a small top water bait like the baby skitter walk from Rapala is the key to big top water strikes. The trout bite has been strong early in the morning, and there are still plenty of black drum to cast to on the shallow flats.

Down south in the Sebastian area of the Indian River lagoon the snook bite has been pretty good this month. And with the full moon moving in at the end of the month, the night fishing should be excellent. We are starting to see a good number of bait pods like finger mullet, and small white baits starting to grow thicker. The fall mullet run is around the corner, and should be a good one this year. And with snook season opening next month anglers should see some great action. The tarpon are still in the back creeks, but have become picky over the past couple of weeks due to the full moon. The best bet this time of year is to book a night trip and beat the summers heat while testing your skills on some big snook at night. Get your booking in before all of the spots are taken for next month.

Congratulations to Joe from Orlando for landing his first slam on light tackle

June 2009

The summer time heat is upon us, and so are the rains that we have been looking for the past couple of years. Our first tropical depression stalled out over central Florida for a few days. With record rains we saw the Lagoons water rise over night. It's a repeat of "Fay" from last year. The redfish and trout are now able to feed in areas that they can't normally feed in because of the low water in the summer time. And feeding they are early in the morning in some super shallow water. On most days you can find them with their backs out of the water crawling on shallow water flat's to find shrimp and small crabs that they crave.

On another note the snook and tarpon bite has been on fire with all of this rain! The tarpon around the Sebastian area has been unreal with anglers hooking on average 5-7 fish in a short time. These fish range from 5-40 pounds And they are stacked up like cord wood insides the rivers waiting for the food to be flushed out for easy picking. Snook season is closed, but we can still sight fish them in the mangroves. If you have never seen a snook blast a top water, you don't know what your missing.

The month of June and July are by far my favorite month for fishing redfish on the shallow flats, the winds are light and sight fishing for them becomes real easy. Get your trip now for these big fish, before there are no spots left. 321-302-9606

May 2009

May is here and so are the big schools of redfish. Anglers will have a productive month fishing for schools of bull redfish, in super shallow water. These fish will be pushing 30-40 pounds. The trout bite has been red hot with many fish over the six pound range. The mullet are here and the fish are going crazy over them, making the top water bite great first thing in the morning. And the chance for a Mosquito Lagoon slam is good this month redfish, trout, and black drum.

We are starting to see the light south winds we crave for in the summer time. The snook bite around the Sebastian area back water is steady, with some great fish on top water. The smaller tarpon in the 20-40 pound range have moved into the back creeks as well. I still have a couple day's left open for this month, so call today and book your trip. 321-302-9606

April 2009

The past few weeks the winds have been blowing and the bite has been up and down. But it's spring time again and the bite has been great when the weather works with us. Hopefully we have seen the last of the cold fronts.

The winds are starting to shift from north, to south, and the big redfish have moved onto the shallow flat's first thing in the morning in good numbers. Sight fishing these tailers at first light with soft plastics has been the key. Anglers have had a chance to fish schools of redfish ranging from six fish, to schools of 75 fish or more. These fish can range from 5-40 pounds. The big trout are chewing just as hard as the redfish.

The action down south in the back waters of Sebastion Inlet for snook has also proved to be a great bite on the right days. Large snook are stacked up, and the top water bite for them has been steady this month.

The tarpon are starting to make their showing along the Indian River Lagoon in Sebastion Inlet, with a couple hook up's of small 10-30 pound range tarpon on light tackle. We should see the bigger tarpon move in next month. I still have a few day's left for the month of May, and the weather is sure to improve. May, June, July are the best months to sight fish these big redfish in shallow water so book your dates soon! Just call 321-302-9606!

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