Andy’s slot sized black drum was the icing on his cake! He also caught plenty of trout and redfish while fishing with Capt. Mark Wright.
FINALLY, some nice weather and some fantastic fishing along with it! The building moon this week did little to stem the bite in the Mosquito Lagoon. However, we did experience a bit of weirdness early one morning while hiding from the last of the windstorm we’ve been dealing with lately.
Taking advantage of the very high water levels we fished the east wall of the Pole & Troll Zone. Arriving ahead of sun-up I handed one angler a Tsunami K-9 Walker and watched him expertly and seductively wiggle and waggle the plug along the shorelines and through pods of tiny finger mullet. Angler two tossed both a Z-Man Diezel Minnowz and Curly Tailz rigged weedless. Neither angler had so much as a nibble, though we repeatedly blew-out fish as I nearly poled over their backs.
Jennifer lost count of the quality spotted seatrout she caught recently with Capt. Mark Wright.
There was little doubt we were in the thick of things and we did see the occasional snook and trout hammer an unfortunate mullet. We, however, went without for nearly two hours. Poling over a mile of normally productive shoreline left me perplexed and second guessing my fishing spot!
Eventually we relocated and the Mother Lode was found. The guys crushed the upper slot trout with four inch Diezel Minnowz. Only a few of these trout were on the small side though the two redfish they boated were in the Rat category. Still it was a strong finish to a slow starting day!
Saturday Andy and Jennifer truly whacked the fish in the Mosquito Lagoon. Their casting skills were not up to par (their words not mine) so I casted the live shrimp under popping floats for them. They both enjoyed the constant action; catching more slot trout than I could count along with seven redfish and a black drum!
Yes, fishing is pretty great right now!
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