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Drew Cavanaugh (Cavanaugh68)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 7:42 am: | |
September 12th, 2009/Report
Fall is starting to be felt in the air. The past several weeks you could just feel the ever so slight changes of the weather in your bones. Labor Day comes and goes, kids go back to school, football starts! It just sets things in motion for things to come. Not much but just enough to sense that things are very soon going to be turning a bit. Go from fall to winter fishing the flats in no time at all. Fishing has been very steady throughout the entire lagoon systems - both on the Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon. Water levels have come up to the high point they were back in May when we had all the spring time rains that came through central Florida. With this it has opened up quite a bit of new feeding grounds for fish.
Most fish on the flats of the Mosquito Lagoon the past several weeks that were in one location have moved into other shallow flats that until now were inaccessible due to low water conditions. They too(fish)are taking advantage of the rising water situation as to feed on and in new territory. As if a fall sale on mullet, crabs and bait fish has happened and they all rush into the new stores to fight for position. Watch for activity. As always good signs in an area you are interested in trying are these: Bait fish busting the surface or being chased. Birds feeding aggressively in the area or sitting there patiently watching the area to feed. Good ambush points with bait in it...Corners or bends in the water with good flow of current. Drop offs near that same area. Of course the obvious, feeding fish. Adjust your tactics after deciding what is going on there. Bait busting at the surface, try top water. Good flow and activity around, structure or bars, try soft plastics. Deeper drop offs and good bait movement, try plugs/hard lures or plastics. The best way to see what works is not to be afraid to switch and mix it up a bit. If you do not try new ways at fishing you will never know if they may work. This goes the same for trying a new area. If you see an area and say "Man I want to fish that, it looks like it may be good", then try it. Two things will happen; you will like it or not. After that you will have added a new page to your resume of knowledge on the water you fish.
Nearly most all of the fishing I have been doing the past several weeks have been done with using artificial baits/lures. Redfish have been hitting anything from D.O.A.'s Terror Eyz, Shrimp, Bait Buster to a Sasuke 75 Shad to the ole' faithful Skitter Walks. Sight fishing the redfish has been great very early in the morning to catch a glimpse of tailing fish and then if you can stay in clear water and sky conditions search for them on the flats throughout the morning time. Remember, stalk them with stealth and patience. Take your time and get to them in a good position. Place a soft plastic in front of them with a soft presentation. Fishing for them(and other species)along the mangroves/oyster bars can be just as productive. Casting up into and along the shoreline of oyster bars, sandbars and the tree lines have produced quite a very large variety pack. You have trout, jacks, ladyfish, whiting, snook, reds, snapper all mixed in. This makes for a fun filled day of fishing.
Now let's talk tarpon. Tarpon have been seen rolling and crashing the surface all over the entire Indian River Lagoon System and Mosquito Lagoon. Some days they seem to be extremely active and others seem to be far and few. Getting them to bite can be just as tricky as getting into position to cast to them. With a few hook ups here and there using mostly D.O.A's cast onto there path and letting it sink a second or two then a steady retrieve can make for some great fun and action. Some fish are in the 15-30 lb range and then there are the ones in the 50-100 lb range. With these fish choose your gear accordingly along with the leaders...Fluorocarbon leader(12-18 inches)from at least 25lb to 40lb and then for the bigger tarpon go up to the 80 lb leader if needed. Braid in the 15 to 20 lb range should work well as with the rod and reel matched. I use a Stradic 4000/6000 with a St. Croix Tidemaster depending on the fish I am throwing at. As always please handle all of your fish with great care and caution for an optimal survival rate.
As always I look forward to seeing you on the water. Tight lines and bent rods!
Captain Drew Cavanaugh
Florida Inshore Fishing Charters
Cell/352-223-7897
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Email Us At: drcfishmaster@cfl.rr.com
Light Tackle Fishing Guide On The Mosquito Lagoon
Specializing In Fly Or Spin For Redfish,Trout, Snook and Tarpon.
Visit Us At: http://www.floridainshorefishingcharters.com/
Located Along Florida's beautiful Space Coast!
Fish the World Famous Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River. Known as the Redfish Capital of the World. Home of the best light tackle backcountry inshore saltwater flats fishing Florida has to offer. |
frederic r robert (Fishingguycom)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 7:26 pm: | |
today at daytona next to orlando ,we fish ponce inlet and
we caught some nice permit, some big redfish,broke some snook ,and some nice mangrove snapper, no tarpon in the boat ....
all the fish was caught in 10 lbs line ,rod crucial shimano ,and stella reel, drifting the inlet free line ,with jumbo shrimp, all the redfish arrive ,with the scool of mullet , this is the best time of the year to go fishing for theme,and today snook is open
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Drew Cavanaugh (Cavanaugh68)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 10:46 am: | |
May 29th, 2009
May is a time of year here on the Mosquito Lagoon when life comes to life and the action takes off like a rocket soaring to the sky! I mean things start to explode into action - big action. Bait fish are moving through the area by tens of thousands, birds are showing up by the hundreds, fish are moving over the grass flats feeding vigorously, manatees are in large numbers along with dolphins and so on and so on. It is the prelude to an awesome summer and fall of fishing here. No other place on the planet does this happen like it does here on the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River.
After last weeks rains the area has changed, a metamorphosis to say. Spring has fully turned into summer and out of this has arisen a wealth of great fishing. Early morning the past several days has been on fire if you are able to get to the right spots before first light to see this happen before your eyes. By right spots I mean they are really almost every where. Fish, all reds, trout, tarpon and snook have reached out to explore their new feeding grounds. Like kids on christmas morning. Let me tell you, they are happy, they are excited and they are feeding. As the morning goes by the fish seem to be getting more aggressive as noon approaches.
Trout are hitting both top water and pig fish at early day light along grass flats with drop offs and ledges. Then as the day goes by plastics worked along the white holes will produce strikes with them. Redfish are tailing and feeding along banks and shorelines leading into new territory that for months was inaccessible due to the extreme low water conditions out here. Reds are hitting soft plastics and a well placed shrimp for those who want to sight fish them. Reds this week have also been taken by fly, crab and shrimp patterns work the best. Of course a live mullet or mud minnow will always grab the attention of a beautiful gator trout and a stout redfish. Look for those sand holes within grass flats. Smaller tarpon have been seen and caught around moving water with a good amount of bait fish near them. Snook have been moving into the area as the water temps begin to rise into their realm of enjoyment. Pinfish,live shrimp and soft plastics work well for snook. As the summer comes on the snook bite will turn into great action. Tarpon are going after smaller plastics worked slow. As always year around out here on the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River remember ...Stealth, patience and distance will be the key to your success.
It is no wonder at all why Florida is the fishing capital of the world. Along with the Mosquito Lagoon being the Redfish Capital Of The World what a great combination. There is no other place on this planet that the fishing is so good and more people enjoy this fabulous activity by the thousands or even hundreds of thousands each and every year continuously. Or at least not without spending thousands upon thousands upon thousands of dollars to get there along with long and grueling travel conditions. Florida is a close and basically it is a fun destination to go to for family fun and enjoyment. There are so many things to do also along with Florida's great fishing and water resources - great beaches, excellent sites to see, culture events, fine dining, wildlife, and just so much more that I could go on for ever. Or for anything at all just to get outside for a while and take it all in. So for a world class fishing experience of a lifetime this is no doubt the place to be and to catch that memory of a lifetime. I hope to see each and every one of you on the water.
Tight Lines!
Captain Drew Cavanaugh
Florida Inshore Fishing Charters - Oak Hill - Edgewater - New Smyrna beach |
frederic r robert (Fishingguycom)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 5:24 pm: | |
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nice redfish caught at ponce in 12 lbs leader
Area Reporting: orlando , daytona, ponce inlet
Bio: Experience the thrill and excitement of cacthing trophy fish in and around the waters of Ponce Inlet, florida. Located on the east coast between Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach we are just one hour from many of the popular theme park destinations located in Orlando. I offer in-shore and near shore sport fishing "Adventures of a Life-Time" for Red Fish, Snook, Black Drum, Cobia, Trout, Jacks or monster Tarpon.
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frederic r robert (Fishingguycom)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 03, 2009 - 4:49 pm: | |
when i fing some sharks on theback of the shrimp boat , or on some wrek , most of the time i see my customer surprise by the fight can make a sharks, blacktip [are very good to eat] or bull shark, the best fight is the spinner sharks or mako, in the summer when the temperature of the wateris over 75 they are every where,we see theme on the school of poggies, and very close to the shore on the surf , if you catch theme on light tackle ,they give you a very good time, small short metallic leader and circle hook 5 ,with a cut ladyfish, spanish maquereau , bleding mullet or pinfishis good to....
capt fred 407 9485035 |
frederic r robert (Fishingguycom)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 2:17 pm: | |
when where i live ,from july to 15november, we caught theme ,in the near shore ,with poggies, big mullet, the best is ,to have some lady fish ,best time ,early morning, when the tide turn, what you need is a good rod, i use trevala , and i use shimano stella 8000, or 5000 depend the size of the fish ,and what prefere my customer,the most important thing is the temperature of the water ,79 to 83 is the best,here ,this is not the same that west coast boca grande,we dont have a billion of boat, and the big shark for to kill ,most of thisnice fish.i wish if you like fighting, you fight at least one ,on your lifetime, good luck and catch one big one ,this year .....ps today i jump 2, 15 to 20 lbs,the bigone are not here
capt fred www.fishing-guy.com |
frederic r robert (Fishingguycom)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 10:34 am: | |
Whether you have been on many a fishing trip, or you are just a newcomer to the exciting field of fishing, get ready to have a blast! On your trip to Orlando, fishing can one of the most amazing highlights to your entire vacation. Located in nearby New Smyrna Beach, Captain Fred can provide you with some of the best fishing in the area. The backwaters of New Smyrna Beach are perfect for anyone looking to experience the thrill and excitement that comes with landing a fish, as well as for those who enjoy to soak in the beautiful surroundings that this area provides. You will simply be shocked at some of the gorgeous sights that this area has. Add that to having Captain Fred guide you to some of the best fishing spots in the area, and you have the perfect mixture for one of the most exciting experiences you can have! On this trip to Orlando fishing can be one of the best things you ever decided to do!
There are many things to do in Orlando, which is what makes it an excellent spot to take the family for a vacation. But you might just find yourself wanting to do something while the rest of the family entertains themselves, or perhaps find something that the family can do together that can help you appreciate the beautiful surroundings you will have. If so, then on your trip to Orlando fishing is definitely one of the ways in which you will be able to find this. What is best is that, if your family is not interested in accompanying you on your trip to one of the most amazing fishing experiences of a lifetime, then they will have plenty to do while you take a trip out to try to catch the big one with Captain Fred. |
Drew Cavanaugh (Cavanaugh68)
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 4:32 am: | |
No, Not Tales, Fish Tails! That's right redfish are tailing every where on the Mosquito Lagoon. The reds are starting to bunch up in their winter styles and getting out early you can see these wonders of nature tailing in the shallows of the Mosquito Lagoon at day break and beyond. The main key with these fish are as always to approach them with extreme caution and patience.
The winter or cooler months of fishing with me are my favorite times to fish out here. The weather is PERFECT! Shallow water, well I love it too! I go light...VERY LIGHT! This alone for one will allow you to draft less and two can make polling a lot easier. The majority of the fish my clients and myself are catching are in 10-15 inches of water and I am able to pole up to within just a few feet of them. The best choices for baits are a nice live shrimp, blue crab or even if you have some lady fish from the summer time. Make your casts count. The fish in shallow waters like we have now can tend to be very spooky.
The other fish I have been seeing and catching in good numbers are BIG TROUT! I mean BIG! A few have been 30 plus inches. These fish need to be approach with stealth plus to get them. Top water and live mullet are your best choices. Please handle these beauties with extreme caution so they may be released with ease.
Call today to book the trip of a lifetime with me. I look forward to seeing you on the water.
Captain Drew Cavanaugh
Florida Inshore Fishing Charters
PO BOX 881
Edgewater, FL 32132
Cell/352-223-7897
drcfishmaster@cfl.rr.com
Light Tackle Fishing Guide On The Mosquito Lagoon
www.floridainshorefishingcharters.com |
frederic r robert (Fishingguycom)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 07, 2008 - 9:59 am: | |
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1 of the 6 biggrouper we caught with capt ron nef at poncein 75 feet fishing with pinfish for bait, |
frederic r robert (Fishingguycom)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 8:23 am: | |
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phil caught some very nice redfish, from 17 to 38 lbs , but it was more enjoy with the 2 snook y caught in 8 lbs line, fishing the inlet with a stella 3000 and rod shimano crucial 4 to 10 lbs, drifting a nice shrimp |
CaptainIDS (Captainids)
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Are you a Licensed Coast Guard Captain?
This is for you
http://www.captainids.com/ |
harry (Bigdogsfish)
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Votes: 5 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 2:27 pm: | |
We went out on pastime princess mid-july. It was alittle crowded with 70 on board. Small snapper and puppy sharks were about it.A triggerfish won the pot about 3 lbs. One nice king caught by a mate floating a whole sardine away from the boat!The captain stopped his tactics so as not to upset his paying guest. I will go again during the week to avoid such a crowd.It was still a good day out. |
Mike (Capt_mike)
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 10:43 am: | |
Now that the weather is cooperating and the water is warming up. The fishing appears to be getting better. The Dolphin and wahoo are starting to bite. The snapper bite is getting a little better and a few groupers are being caught. The cobes are getting into our area also. On a charter a couple of days ago we had eight legal snapper, with three being 12-14lbs. Also three grouper and a assortment of smaller lanes snapper, sea bass, trigger fish and vermillion snapper. Going out this weekend looking for a cobia or two. Taking my son Adam and a couple of his friends. Good fishing!
Capt. Mike
fish.knotonduty@gmail.com |
Michael Mulholland (Mike_manatee)
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Capt. Mike Mulholland with the Pastime Princess charter boat said on Sunday, Capt. Thomas Wagner skippered the boat to approximately 14 keeper grouper and a 31-pound red snapper caught by Ron Ness from Edgewater. Capt. Mulholland said the trip was 41 miles offshore, nearly as far north as St. Augustine and they fished from 135 feet to 180 feet out, targeting rock piles with live pinfish, squid and sardines. He said the live pinfish did best and most of the grouper were in the 130-foot range.
On Monday they stayed closer to Ponce Inlet and got red snapper, redeyes, triggerfish and flounder in about 120-feet. Capt. Mulholland said the water temperatures were about 68 degrees near St. Augustine, a few degrees warmer than it has been down this way, which may explain why the bite has been better to the north recently. |
Michael Mulholland (Mike_manatee)
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Capt. Mike Mulholland with the Pastime Princess charter boat said on Sunday, Capt. Thomas Wagner skippered the boat to approximately 14 keeper grouper and a 31-pound red snapper caught by Ron Ness from Edgewater. Capt. Mulholland said the trip was 41 miles offshore, nearly as far north as St. Augustine and they fished from 135 feet to 180 feet out, targeting rock piles with live pinfish, squid and sardines. He said the live pinfish did best and most of the grouper were in the 130-foot range.
On Monday they stayed closer to Ponce Inlet and got red snapper, redeyes, triggerfish and flounder in about 120-feet. Capt. Mulholland said the water temperatures were about 68 degrees near St. Augustine, a few degrees warmer than it has been down this way, which may explain why the bite has been better to the north recently. |
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 3:17 pm: | |
bike week right around the corner and with fish chewing it should be a pertty good week as long as the weather holds up. we are getting some nice catches of red snapper ,grouper ,cobia and king mackerel.
With seas staying around 2 to 4 foot and temp. in the high 70 low 80 so dont wast any time to book your next offshore fishing trip |
Michael Mulholland (Mike_manatee)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 8:51 pm: | |
Deep sea fishing Daytona New smyrna beach florida.
www.pastimeprincess.com I am the owner of the newest head boat in town come give us a try we have had several productive trips in the past few weeks |
ted dahl (Creek_wader)
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Votes: 3 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 07, 2005 - 10:37 am: | |
october 7 2005
Dreg a four letter word to me. Why do officals think the can play mother nature. Beach erosion is natural and would replinsh it self in time if its natural dunes hadn't been takin over by big money condos. Insted of letting mother nature work people decide to spent millions of tax payers money (usually nobody who could afford condos on the beach)to refurbish snow birds(who dont pay taxes here) sandy beach view. Just to be swept to sea again. Sorry I just dont understand it. Dregging in the ICW in new symrna beach area has provide lots of no catch days for me. Murky dirty water all those fish have to find new places to go for awhile.
I just dont understand why they dreg,or why they do it during the mullet run. This should be some of the best fishing in central florida. But big money dont care about the environment. Just an a/c'd beach view they can enjoy from inside.
If anyone knows how to stop this waist of tax money please let us fisherman know who to call to set up petition. thanks keep fishing and remember mother nature knows what shes doing |
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 09, 2005 - 12:37 pm: | |
september 9 2005
fishing in callalisa creek this summer has been pretty slow. Or should I say small. Mostly juvenille reds and trout(as always plenty of ladyfish and jacks and of course pinfish.)and a couple 10" flounder. So I have been taking the canoe to Hiles boat ramp and Bethune. This has been more productive. Slot size reds all over the flats,plus some nice trout. Most catches have been early morning or sunset. Mid day has produced many large catfish on live mullet I rarely catch them on live bait.
Well this last few days ophellia has been making it tough to find the mullet and fish but still trying. a few rain bursts here and there are ok in this temp. Oh yeah black drum are in shallow creeks too! My brother and i were back in websters creek on a bend at full tide starting to drop. about a 4 foot hole on a dead shrimp(nibbled to death by pinfish)and caught two nice keeper black drum. well that was my highlight the past couple weeks.
So fish hard an work easy |
Jeff Reilly (Razorreilly09)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 5:47 pm: | |
2 keeper dolphin in 220' water, more short strikes than hook-ups..., water was dirty and rough, not much bait to be seen,no birds diving, water temp was 71.5 degrees, this weekend looks to be blown-out, maybe next weekend will pick up with warming waters.anyone else doing anything trolling?-Jeff |
ted dahl (Creek_wader)
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Thursday night was the new moon and high tide coming in. Just before dark I was fishing a doa (clear with red dots shrimp)at the wall on callalisa creek.A couple a trout was the prize. A little small but still fun. Another guy was fishing live shrimp and caught a 20" snook so I switched to shrimp olny to catch a few more trout(not a bad thing though). Friday morning I played hooky from work once I realized the weekend was forecast 20 to 25 mile hour wind. Not good for me to fish in. Anyway the fish didn't want to bite my lures or live shrimp (No mullet anywhere to be seen). Bye noon the tide started to change so did the wind.(5 to 15)so needless to say i'm home typing this) Well good luck to all. And hope you pepole who dont have boats can find some good fishin spots too. |
ted dahl (Creek_wader)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 07, 2005 - 2:07 pm: | |
callalisa creek fishing was slow last week.A cold front moved through and the fish slowed down.
this weekend(3/5 to3/7/05) was better the sun came out and the wind was calmer. the trout are still biting good. shrimp and soft baits have been good for me. Still no luck with the reds for me.Think the front slowed them down.
Well this week another front is moving in probably less fishin time for me.Maybe spring will get here after this front.Then the fish will be hitting everything.
GOOD LUCK
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