Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report 12/19/10
Winter has come early this year to the Mosquito Lagoon! I cannot remember it being this cold this early. We had three nights last week below freezing. Friday did warm up to around 70 with a south west wind around 10 mph, not a bad day. I fished from Eldora to the back waters of Edgewater. The water level is very low and we had a very strong outgoing tide. I saw bars I haven’t seen since last winter. Remember, we have the lowest water of the year in the winter so if you haven’t been on the water in awhile be careful where you run. The water temperature was 52 degrees. Very cold but the reds were feeding. I found six different schools ranging from 18 inches to one school that had reds that were all over the 27 inch size limit. The water is very clear so stealth and a long cast are critical. My CastAway rods allowed me to get the distance I needed and I was able to catch 6 reds. They ate both my new spinner and a new white spoon that many people were asking me to make. I found most of the reds along oyster bars or on mud flats in about a foot of water. Mud bottom seem to stay warmer than sand so I think that’s why they were there.
It looks like we may have some nice weather before Christmas which is very good since I have several charters next week. Putting my clients on tons of redfish would be the best Christmas present I could ask for. I hope each and every one of you gets what you want for Christmas and all of us have a great New Year. So until next time, see you on the water.

Mosquito Lagoon Charter Fishing
Capt Mike Hakala
PO Box 1474
New Smyrna Beach, Fl
386.428.8530
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