Natalie nabbed a chunky 25 inch redfish using cut mullet on a recent Mosquito Lagoon charter with Capt. Mark Wright!
Quite the disparity in our weather this past week between the nice conditions on Sunday and Monday and the rest of the week! Still, even on the windy days, the fish are biting in the Mosquito Lagoon.
Sunday I was again joined by Tony who usually fishes solo; he brought his friend Ashley this time. Ashley loves to fish, but her regular routine does not involve much casting. This day she learned to cast a spinning rod better than many seasoned anglers and she was rewarded with a nice trout after missing several bites. She tried a few different lures and her success came on Z-Man Curly Tailz pinned to a Bulletz jighead. As usual, Tony caught a mixed bag of redfish and trout on top water plugs!
Tuesday I took part in a three boat charter. My Father, daughter and son team took top honors with the most fish caught and the only boat to catch a couple of redfish. We caught all of our fish on natural bait with cut mullet chunks getting the nod over live shrimp. It was tough keeping a shrimp on the hook as it seems the pinfish are showing up early this season and they’re quite hungry.
The catfish were super abundant and the twenty-five inch chunky redfish made for a great photo with Natalie, but the huge stingray caught by Phil (dad) was the highlight for the Wisconsin family. The fight was brutal and it was nip and tuck for a while to see who was going to win!
High winds forced us to cancel our Wednesday/Thursday trips. I’m hoping for some relief from the overzealous winds so we can get back to fishing in comfort again…
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