Bruce enjoyed his trip to the Mosquito Lagoon by catching redfish and seatrout in the skinny water. What did he use? Top-water plugs of course!
It sure was hot this past week and the unseasonably warm temperatures helped kick-off the thunderstorm season in a big way! Between the heat and the possibility of late morning thunderstorms I’m starting charters extra early and hoping we can get our half day trips in without getting wet or fried.
We did have a fair bite in the Mosquito Lagoon last week. Top-water walking plugs did a banner job catching spotted seatrout in both the super skinny backwaters as well as the outer edges of the shallows. Watch for the subtle depth changes in these transition zones as the predators often prowl these contour lines in search of their next meal.
Tailing redfish have been giving my clients a tough time the past few days by either disappearing slicker than a Vegas magician or ignoring our soft plastic offerings. The few we managed to catch ate Z-Man Diezel Minnowz crawled along the sandy bottom. I just put my supply of the regular three inch Minnowz back on the Banshee hoping the smaller body will draw some additional strikes!
If you’re not a purist and have no aversion to feeding the reds and drum a dead, peeled shrimp threaded on a light jig-head or #1 circle hook will likely up the catch count. This technique is certainly not sophisticated, but it works extremely well at times.
Obviously (I hope it’s obvious), other forms of natural baits will also catch fish. Just prepare yourself for having to deal with the ever present catfish, stingrays and wee scavengers like pinfish and puffers. There’s a price to pay for using natural bait…
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