The Art Of Reds
Capt. Drew Cavanaugh
December 19, 2008
Mosquito Lagoon - Saltwater Fishing Report
This week has been just off the wall. Not just the fishing but the weather has been awesome! Thi...
...t fishing trips the past few weeks here in our area of New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Mosquito Lagoon, & Edgewater. Catching Redfish weighing 25 to 30 pounds near Ponce Inlet. Catching ...
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The fishing in th Mosquito Lagoon is still good. On one trip with three people this week we caught 9 redfish on one trip and three were oversized (over 27 inches), they also landed 16 keepe...
...e rewarded with some spectacular sight fishing action.
Last Thursday, my wife and I drove to Mosquito Lagoon only to be greeted by whitecaps and rain. We turned around and drove over to the St. Jo...
Fishing for redfish and trout brought some nice results this week on the Mosquito Lagoon. Topwater baits in the morning have produced trout and soft plastics work throughout the day
Last Friday an...
Summer finally arrived this week in east central Florida. For the first time in nearly three weeks, we have had calm winds and warm temperatures. Hopefully, this weather pattern is here to stay. The p...
...arrival of the storms, however, the fishing was good for tailing redfish on the shallow flats of Mosquito Lagoon.
Georgia angler Ty, and his son Nick, used a 1/4 ounce DOA shrimp to land several re...
Fishing in the Mosquito Lagoon the past several weeks has seemed more like fall or spring than late December and early January. High water levels combined with above normal temperatures have the fish ...
...ping some as well. Not just the water level itself but the water temperature as well. The entire Mosquito Lagoon is going into a summer to fall to winter metamorphic change.
Redfish have been a mai...
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Monday, Bruce and his son Matt, from Georgia, joined me for the first of two days fishing the Mosquito Lagoon. We saw some huge seatrout but only managed to hook up with a few smaller fish througho...
The weather the past couple weeks has been up and down with some high winds and some days of no wind. The fishing, like the weather, has been up and down with some great days, and some not so perfect ...
...d multiple schools of redfish along with a significant amount of singles tailing on the flats of Mosquito Lagoon. Seeing redfish does not always equate with catching them, as those who have fished the...
...hallenge when you are fighting the wind.
Last week, Tim and Tom O'Brien joined me in the Mosquito Lagoon. While waiting for the sun to get high and the clouds to clear, we anchored and put out...
...ay to reach and we left there without a bite. In an attempt to salvage the day, we drove down to Mosquito Lagoon. We tried two spots and found multiple schools of redfish at each location. I used a 5 ...
...s and flies that mimic them will be very effective.
Last Thursday, I made a solo trip to Mosquito Lagoon. It was a cold day by Florida standards and the water temperature was 47 degrees when I...
...ping some as well. Not just the water level itself but the water temperature as well. The entire Mosquito Lagoon is going into a summer to fall to winter metamorphic change.
Redfish have been a mai...
January 27th, 2010 Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Reports
The weather for the beginning of this year had started off very poorly as we all know. Some of the coldest days and nights I have seen in my life ...
Redfish catching on Mosquito Lagoon has been great this mid November week, on a few charter fishing trips this week, clients have caught from 6 to 10 Reds each outing with fish over the slot size of 2...
December 8th, 2009 - Mosquito Lagoon & Indian River Fishing Report
Well first off I would like to say happy holiday season to every one out there. Hope it will be a safe one for all and next ye...
The water levels have dropped in the Mosquito Lagoon but the temperatures have remained well above normal with several days in the 80's. The redfish schools have been plentiful and the black drum...
Redfish have continued to be our main target on Mosquito Lagoon. Even with some cold weather and colder water this December, the Reds that we have been catching are still holding to the late fall patt...
...oon, there was some excellent fishing this week, especially late in the day. Water levels in the Mosquito Lagoon have risen slightly over the past week but are still quite low. With the sea grasses at...
In the Mosquito Lagoon and upper Indian River, we are fortunate to be able to catch large redfish all year round. We have the only popluation of redfish that live their entire lives in the inshore lag...
... is a pretty little 14 spot Redfish and a nice Black Drum. With the winter schooling pattern for Mosquito Lagoon Redfish in place, sight fishing for Reds on the flats will be the main tactic for the r...
Fishing is getting back to normal on Mosquito Lagoon after our long hard freeze during the first 2 weeks of January. Water temperatures were between 40’F and 45’F for an extended length of time. O...
...to the boat. By Friday, the wind was still blowing when Capt. Keith Kalbfleisch and I arrived in Mosquito Lagoon. We spent the day fishing areas we had been unable to access when the water was low. Th...
Schools of redfish continue to roam the shallow flats of Mosquito Lagoon. In addition to schools of 20-200 fish, there are plenty of single reds to be found in the same areas. The water level has rise...
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