Back from a week of lobstering/fishing in the Florida Keys and needed to get out and see what the 3 Lagoons were doing since I’ve been gone. Wednesday, my buddy Etienne Gele joined me for a quick scout trip in the Mosquito Lagoon. The water is really high and dirty from all the rain that we’ve been getting which means the redfish will be way in the back where it is normally dry. We hit all my high water spots to find unspooky redfish busting bait and happily grouped up and tailing. Trout and ladyfish were also in the mix in the deeper sand holes.
Thursday, Dominic Agostini and I decided to check out the Banana River armed with flyrods in search of Tarpon that usually show up this time of year in some areas. We didn’t find the Tarpon but not too far away were some hungry Redfish busting on bait. We took turns on the bow and got 1 Redfish each on the flyrod and called it a day since it was getting hot and the storms were moving in. With the water being so dirty, it was a good advantage for us giving us the ability to get a little closer to the fish and placing a well presented fly right in their face.
Friday, I had a trip set up with my neighbor Alden and his daughter Savannah. Alden and I have fished the Indian River a couple weeks back and found skinny water Redfish and a really good Trout bite. This day, the Redfishing was slow, but the Trout bite remained pretty good. Savannah haven’t fished in a while due to her going away to college at FSU so she was a bit rusty in the beginning, but later in the day she got the technique down and ended up catching more fish than her dad! I set them both up with D.O.A. shrimp and popping cork combos landing them a bunch of Trout including some nice ones that pulled some serious drag! It was a great day on the water and lots memories were made for Alden and Savannah!
Capt. Willy Le
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