Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report 3/20/11
Spring has sprung in Central Florida and the fishing is hot! Warmer temperatures have the fish active on the flats, eating everything in sight. Some of the larger redfish schools have started to break up which is common in spring time but there are plenty of schools to be found. I’m finding most of the reds in about a foot of water often times tailing. I’ve had good luck catching them on live shrimp and the 1/4oz chartreuse Aqua Dream weedless spoon has been working well. Along with the Redfish large sea trout have been moving onto the flats too. I’m seeing trout up to 8 lbs. When the schools of mullet show up on the flats these gator trout will respond well to top water lures and jerk baits. We should start to see the first of the baitfish schools on the north end of the Lagoon moving south through April and into May. This is when the fishing gets really good with most fish being caught on artificials.
I’m happy to see the warmer weather and I hope we’ve seen the last of the cold fronts. This is a great time to fish the Lagoon 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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