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Fishing Reports
Mosquito Lagoon Florida Report 2/10/07
February 10, 2007
Posted by Capt. Chris Myers
Email: info@floridafishinglessons.com
Current Report
The past two weeks have
brought some cold north
winds to east central
Florida dropping both the
water temperature and level.
The extreme low water has
many of the areas we had
been fishing high and dry,
Water temps are hovering in
the mid 50's and the wind
has been a factor on several
recent trips. Despite the
conditions, the fishing has
been quite good.
Last week, Capt Tom Van Horn
and I fished the Mosquito
Lagoon on a cold and cloudy
day. The overnight low was
37 degrees dropping the
water to 48. We saw redfish
chasing small minnows on an
extremely shallow flat and
both Capt. Tom and I hooked
up with several redfish
using soft plastic crabs and
shrimp. Tom took over poling
duties while I got out the
flyrod and a few minutes
later I landed a nice trout
on a green deer hair slider.
We moved to another location
and found a school of black
drum. Tom caught one on a
soft plastic shrimp and I
landed one on a crab fly.
Last Friday, Richard from
Wales joined me for a late
afternoon trip in Mosquito
Lagoon. We tried to find the
black drum but were
unsuccessful. Wind and
clouds made the sight
fishing difficult but our
second stop held a few
redfish, Rich did not hook
up with the reds but caught
a few trout using a gold DOA
CAL that were holding in
shallow sand holes.
Saturday, Jesse from Orlando
decided to brave the cold
and high winds which were
forecast. Despite the
weather, he was able to land
two nice redfish with a gold
DOA CAL tail. Just as we
came upon several schools of
reds crashing small baits,
lightning forced us off the
water.
Tuesday, I fished with John
from Colorado. It was windy
and cold but the fish didn't
seem to mind. John landed
seven redfish and one trout.
Wednesday, Jay and Blair, on
vacation from New York, took
their first trip to Mosquito
Lagoon. We began the morning
by fishing several schools
of large reds and black
drum. Although we had little
problem finding the fish,
they did not seem to be in
the mood to eat. We gave up
on those fish and went in
search of some easier
targets. We saw redfish on
the shallow flats throughout
the morning but they were
extremely spooky. The father
and son team gave it their
best but the fish were not
making it easy for first
time sight casters and we
landed none. I stayed on the
water after dropping them
off and was able to find a
school of large reds sunning
themselves in a sand hole. I
was able to pull one 38"
fish out of the school
before heading for home.
Thursday, I fished the
Indian River on a beautiful
winter day. My second cast
with a black and silver DOA
Baitbuster was crushed by a
40" redfish. After landing
that fish, I threw several
flies, lures, and even fresh
crab to them but had no
other bites
In addition to the flats, I
have made several trips to
the St. John's River during
the past two weeks looking
for shad. Although I have
not gone fishless, the shad
run has not turned on quite
yet. The shad I have caught
have been on small
chartreuse jigs or flies.
These same lures have also
been taking bass, bluegill,
speckled perch, and assorted
bream. Reports indicate the
shad are there one day and
gone the next. Hopefully, it
will turn on soon.
Capt. Chris Myers
Central Florida Sight
Fishing Charters
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