Fishing Cold, then Hot, on Mosquito Lagoon, Saltwater Fishing Report

The Orlando Area Fishing Report from Spotted Tail 1.28.12

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Fishing
Last Friday night my phone rang. Bob Colley wanted to go fishing on Saturday. Let's go!
Saturday morning found us out on the Mosquito Lagoon. One of us held a fly rod, the other a push pole. The wind was blowing from the south. Other than that it was pretty darn nice out.
I went to several spots where I had been finding fish. The fish mostly weren't there. We did not convert any of the few shots we had. Bob had had enough by 1 PM, so we went back to Beacon 42 and loaded the boat. Skunktrooski!

Tuesday morning Bill Kirby joined me for a day's fly fishing. There wasn't a breath of wind. There were more tailing redfish than I've seen in at least a decade. It was simply extraordinary.
Bill used one of my old standbyes, an unweighted grizzly Seaducer. Every time Bill presented it properly a fish nailed it. It was an outstanding morning.
Around noon a light breeze came up. Down went every tail! We managed one more fish after that. The flat where the fish were still has dirty water. That, combined with the clouds, made them very hard to see.
The boat was back on the trailer at 3:30.

Tom Van Horn called me to tell me shad fishing south of SR 46 has been excellent. Friday afternoon I went there, intending to walk up the river bank to the Econ and fish my way back. The water is too high to do that, at least with the amount of effort I had budgeted. So I fished just south of the bridge.
Those shad were flapping like crazy, but in spite of changing flies four or five times I didn't get one. I did get three solid crappie, though, and a small channel cat. Yes, on fly. No, I never did that before. It was a new fish for my life list.
I met Phil Woodham at the boat ramp when I got back. It was good to see him. It had been a long time. He looked good.
He likewise said shad fishing has been outstanding. He and his friend Fred had stopped shad fishing and had gone catfishing. They had some fat cats, a few pushing 20 pounds. Keith Sutton, where are you?

And that, friends, is this week's Mosquito Lagoon (and elsewhere) fishing report! Thank you for reading!

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John Kumiski
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Captain's Bio: Call Capt. John Kumiski for guided fishing trips on the Mosquito Lagoon and surrounding waters. John has been a flats fishing guide on central Florida waters for over 20 years. He specializes in sight fishing for redfish, seatrout, tarpon, and more. He also fishes the near coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean for tarpon, snook, king mackerel, cobia, and more. For the most enjoyable and educational fishing trips in Orlando, including kayak fishing and canoe fishing trips, call Spotted Tail Charters, 407.977.5207. "I have fished all over the world with dozens of different guides. Capt. John Kumiski would have to rate as one of the best. He is knowledgeable, patient, and skillful. My son and I will never forget catching on fly rods two redfish weighing a total of 40 pounds." -Michael Barnett Life is great and I love my work!