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May 17th, 2010 Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Guide Report The fishing the past couple of weeks has taken off fantastically. No doubt that it is here to stay for the long haul. From here on out it will continue to just get better and better as the warm summer days approach. Next thing you know it is July. Just awesome! There is nothing better than fishing in the summer in Florida. A few tarpon have been seen here and there in the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River which is a great sign. If these tarpon are seen in the lagoon and river they will be along the beaches in full force in not long at all. Redfish, trout and black drum have been on fire on the flats in the early morning on the Mosquito Lagoon and very active throughout the day as well. As long as the sun stays out and the wind and weather work with you the fishing will be very intense. The key as always is to get an early start and avoid other boats at all cost. If you see another boat flats fishing try your hardest to avoid them, they may be approaching fish in a quiet way. Again 600 to 800 feet is a good thing and not that much on the water but just enough to give your fellow angler the space they need. There is more than enough water to fish in the area, it just takes some work to find it. Use tactics such as trying new areas and you will discover new grounds to fish. You never know until you try. Stealthy approaches are important to a good days success, so take your time and pole towards fish as much as possible. Redfish are feeding on numerous baits. Mud minnows, live small blue crabs, live mullet, shrimp and plastics seem to work perfect. Weed less rigged DOA shrimps and CALS will produce very nice catches of redfish and trout. Black drum are perfect candidates for the fly fisherman. Use a small black crab pattern or shrimp pattern for feeding drum and hook ups should follow. Trout are finally being caught in fairly good numbers which is a really good sign after this winter. Top water plugs are always fun for these apex predators and there is nothing like seeing the explosion of this hit on the water. Search drop offs and sand bars for smaller trout and search the backcountry flats and pot holes for the bigger trout that will be secluded. As with all of the fish you catch please handle them with extreme care for the perfect picture and even better release. Also with water levels low use caution for your navigation. Captain Drew Cavanaugh Florida Inshore Fishing Charters Cell/352-223-7897 Visit Us At: http://www.floridainshorefishingcharters.com/ Fish the world famous Mosquito Lagoon. The redfish capital of the world! Located along Florida's beautiful Space Coast.

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April 14th, 2010 Orlando Flats Fishing Reports Well the nice weather has finally arrived! I do not know about you but it is about time. It is as if summer time is indeed approaching. You can just feel this in the air. There is no better place on the planet to fish than here in the summer months of Florida and for that matter year round. The flats fishing and sight fishing is just outstanding along the east coast. No doubt what so ever. With this great change of weather has brought on some really superb fishing here lately. Fly fishing, flats fishing and sight fishing is improving day after day. When the skies are clear and the winds are down the days have been just outstanding. Clear skies and smooth or light winds mean excellent sight fishing conditions along with optimal fly fishing conditions as well. The key to success is to be on the water early, seclude yourself, be patient, move frequently when pressured by other boats and just take your time. Remember these are basically wild animals and they spook very easily from pressure and noise, I like to think of them as turkey on the water. They say if turkey could smell none of them would be dead today, so the bottom line is absolute stealth at all times. You have to get onto to the fish first in order to take a stealthy approach. The old saying "The Early Bird Gets The Worm" is so true out here. Your other best bet is if the winds do not pick up is to start later in the day and fish the second half of the day until sunset. In away this can be great because you have the sun high in sky and at most times at your back. Just please do remember to give your fellow anglers out there plenty of space. People ask me all the time what do I think is a decent distance between two boats that do not know each other or are not fishing together(friends)? Around 600 - 800 feet give or take. On the water that is really not much at all to say the least. There is more than enough water to fish the flats here in east central Florida. With this said the red fish bite has been really good. Sight fishing them with either a D.O.A shrimp or CAL at first light and throughout the day can be extremely productive. The entire Mosquito Lagoon is productive along with the Indian River in the Titusville area and the New Smyrna Beach area too. Look for bait fish movement. No bait no fish. Very simple tactic there. There really is no hot spot to say. These fish are very nomadic roamers, like cattle. They will go with the flow where the food is. When the redfish are feeding just anticipate there direction and make a soft cast along with a great placement. Another great bait for success is a nice hand picked live blue crab in the size range of about a 50 cent piece. Placed on a 3/0 circle hook and tossed into a feeding fish there is nothing better. They are hard to resist to a redfish and black drum. There is always live shrimp and mullet to use as well. Fly fishing for redfish and black drum are best to use black crab patterns or shrimp patterns due to the massive shrimp runs we have had here in Oak Hill the past weeks now. As always a 5 to 9 weight fly rod will work just fine. As always the fish that are moving in the bigger schools will take off on you with any movement they sense so do approach them with the utmost caution. The flock of bird theory does happen... 500 birds in the air and one of them moves to the left then they all turn to the left. Also please try to handle these fish with the top of the line care for a perfect photograph and an even better release for the future. It will not be too much longer before we start to see tarpon, jacks, lady fish and other species showing up at the inlets and further inshore as well. Cobia should start to been seen in bigger numbers now along the beaches too. Again it is the feel of summer time in the air for sure. Now is the time to get out there and do some fishing. See you on the water. Captain Drew Cavanaugh Florida Inshore Fishing Charters Cell/352-223-7897 Fish the world famous Mosquito Lagoon. The redfish capital of the world! Located along Florida's beautiful Space Coast.

Well here we are almost to the end of the month and we are starting to warm things up some. There was a few days there where it was cold. Just not right for central Florida to say the least. Just not right at all. Now with air temperatures climbing back into the 60's and hopefully reaching a prime of the upper 70's not too far out this will continue to bring the water temperature up along with it. At least here in Florida more than the rest of the upper states it is really turning out to be just drop dead beautiful outside. A day here or there with winds and a few clouds, but that sun, that beautiful sun and the bright light it brings with it for sight fishing is just awesome. It will not be much longer until we are in the warm summer months and the great fishing that Florida brings during those times. The good things of cobia running the beaches, tarpon showing up at the inlets, back to shorts and flip flops and the feel of summer time in the air. Bring it. Next thing you know the A/C will be back on for a change of pace. Now the fishing the past several weeks here on the Mosquito Lagoon and along the Indian River from the New Smyrna Beach shallow flats area down to the Titusville back country waters has been great on days the weather and the winds allow you to get out and do some sight fishing the flats. A couple of days there it started out cold in the morning but with the sun rising high in the sky allowed for great days to be out on the water fishing and just soaking it in. Dealing with a bad day or two here and there is just part of the package. It is like living any where else, you just come to expect it, get used to it and prepare for it. Redfish, black drum and a few trout have been the catch of the day the past several weeks. The redfish are being caught on the flats using a few different methods. As always during this time of the year one method for targeting them is fly fishing. It is at a prime for this. Using shrimp or crab patterns as the waters on the Mosquito Lagoon are gin clear and the fish are feeding on the baits buried down in the bottom. With the clear waters sight fishing is just by far the best way to target these shallow water creatures. Other methods and baits that have produced good numbers here lately are a live shrimp thrown to a feeding fish on a 3/0 hook, the D.O.A. 1/4 oz. shrimps in several different colors, and the D.O.A. C.A.L.s with a small weighted weed less hook. The fish are caught and seen tailing the early hours and through out most of the day feeding in shallow warming waters. Grass flats and white sand holes seem to be areas where they are hanging out the most. Schools of them are cruising the waters in great numbers as well. As always a good stealthy approach to them is your best tactical game plan. Remember to handle them gently for a clean release. Trout and black drum are also being caught along with a few flounder as well. The trout seem to be fine tuned as to the approaching boats and are as always more challenging to get on the flats sight fishing them. Apex predator for sure of the shallow waters. However they are eager to eat the same baits the redfish want, so use the same approach methods for them as well. Just take your time. Black drum are being pressured very heavily the past several weeks and seem to be evolving to the intense fishing for them. Using small hooks and bits of shrimp or smaller plastics will be your best bet. You must approach them with ease and stealth. A soft presentation will be required for all of the above. Remember to handle all of them with extreme care for the release. Also please be sure to keep in mind your fellow anglers around you at all times and try to anticipate their moves as well. Give every one wide open spaces and keep a good distances at all times if you can. This goes a long way for a better overall experience for everyone. Captain Drew Cavanaugh

January 27th, 2010 Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Reports The weather for the beginning of this year had started off very poorly as we all know. Some of the coldest days and nights I have seen in my life here in Florida for a very long time. Not just cold but the length it lasted as well. I will not dwell too much over the extreme cold that we had or what it did and is doing to the fish populations because I am sure every one is aware of it at this point in time. However I would like to suggest some food for thought. I personally have witnessed, like many of you out here on the Mosquito Lagoon and the refuge, a very large number of dead big trout. Some of these trout looked massive. A heart breaker for sure for any sport fishing angler. Along with several other species including snook and tarpon but I think the trout on the lagoon has been hit the hardest due to their year round presence here. The trout kill from the cold snap at the beginning of this year really took its toll on them. I would like to advocate the release of as many of these trout as you can for a strong come back of them in the future. Hopefully the breeders will be able to sustain the population and it will not be long until we see more of them again among the grass flats as in the years past. As always handling them with extreme care to ensure a safe release is key to their survival. The redfish and black drum however seem to have taken the beating a little bit better than the trout, snook and tarpon did for sure. Possibly a good sign indeed for the future of them as well. Now on with some fishing. During the days of very cold weather I found that some days the bite was extremely tough as that is the nature of cold blooded animals. The fish were very lethargic indeed. Later start times are essential in that case. Use the heat of the day to your advantage. Slow presentations of bait is the key element to days like this. Even then it will not entice a hit. As we are now towards the end of the month and water temperatures have been climbing back up into optimal range for fishing here on the Mosquito Lagoon the flats fishing has been improving tremendously. Redfish have been feeding here the past several days very aggressively all over the place. D.O.A. plastics seem to be the go to bait for schools and cruising fish. As well with tailing fish if you are able to apply a targeted and soft presentation without scaring the fish off. Shrimp in the 1/4 oz. size and C.A.L. used with a small weighted hook in several different choices of colors will work. Fly fishing as always at this time of year is superb. Sight fishing the clear water allows you to get precise casts to your fish along with a good tactical approach. Using shrimp and mullet patterns in natural colors is a great choice for fly. With water levels low this time of year it is always in your best interest to pole towards any fish you can. Along with the clear water and shallow depths the fish are much more aware of their surroundings. So try to approach them as stealthy as possible taking your time to get into position. Also be very cautious of your navigation during this time of year as well not only with grounding your boat out but also give a very wide distance between you and other anglers. Captain Drew Cavanaugh Florida Inshore Fishing Charters

January 27th, 2010 Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Reports The weather for the beginning of this year had started off very poorly as we all know. Some of the coldest days and nights I have seen in my life here in Florida for a very long time. Not just cold but the length it lasted as well. I will not dwell too much over the extreme cold that we had or what it did and is doing to the fish populations because I am sure every one is aware of it at this point in time. However I would like to suggest some food for thought. I personally have witnessed, like many of you out here on the Mosquito Lagoon and the refuge, a very large number of dead big trout. Some of these trout looked massive. A heart breaker for sure for any sport fishing angler. Along with several other species including snook and tarpon but I think the trout on the lagoon has been hit the hardest due to their year round presence here. The trout kill from the cold snap at the beginning of this year really took its toll on them. I would like to advocate the release of as many of these trout as you can for a strong come back of them in the future. Hopefully the breeders will be able to sustain the population and it will not be long until we see more of them again among the grass flats as in the years past. As always handling them with extreme care to ensure a safe release is key to their survival. The redfish and black drum however seem to have taken the beating a little bit better than the trout, snook and tarpon did for sure. Possibly a good sign indeed for the future of them as well. Now on with some fishing. During the days of very cold weather I found that some days the bite was extremely tough as that is the nature of cold blooded animals. The fish were very lethargic indeed. Later start times are essential in that case. Use the heat of the day to your advantage. Slow presentations of bait is the key element to days like this. Even then it will not entice a hit. As we are now towards the end of the month and water temperatures have been climbing back up into optimal range for fishing here on the Mosquito Lagoon the flats fishing has been improving tremendously. Redfish have been feeding here the past several days very aggressively all over the place. D.O.A. plastics seem to be the go to bait for schools and cruising fish. As well with tailing fish if you are able to apply a targeted and soft presentation without scaring the fish off. Shrimp in the 1/4 oz. size and C.A.L. used with a small weighted hook in several different choices of colors will work. Fly fishing as always at this time of year is superb. Sight fishing the clear water allows you to get precise casts to your fish along with a good tactical approach. Using shrimp and mullet patterns in natural colors is a great choice for fly. With water levels low this time of year it is always in your best interest to pole towards any fish you can. Along with the clear water and shallow depths the fish are much more aware of their surroundings. So try to approach them as stealthy as possible taking your time to get into position. Also be very cautious of your navigation during this time of year as well not only with grounding your boat out but also give a very wide distance between you and other anglers. Captain Drew Cavanaugh Florida Inshore Fishing Charters Visit us at: www.floridainshorefishingcharters.com/

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December 7th, 2009 - Mosquito Lagoon & Indian River Fishing Report Well first off I would like to say happy holiday season to every one out there. Hope it will be a safe one for all and next year will be fantastic for every body as well! Fish on! With that said let's talk a little bit of fishing. By a little bit I mean just a bit. The weather the past several days just have been down right bad, so the fishing was from last week and beyond. Now do not get me wrong, we really did need the rain so it is a good thing in many ways.The dry season is here so let's take it while we can get it. Up until the rain moved in last week the fishing here on the Mosquito Lagoon had really started to turn towards its winter patterns in several different ways. A very welcome change that is embraced by many of us out here. The water levels however are still very high(in my opinion) but the clarity has improved tremendously, water temps are slowly dropping, winter birds from north have shown up and the redfish fish are starting their typically bunch up like kids on a playground tradition. More like the nature of the beast I say. That beast shall I say is the Redfish! Redfish are starting to feed aggressively among the flats and shorelines as the day breaks and continuing throughout the day and into the warming afternoon. Most fish are being caught in the 15-28 inch range of water depth. As the water warms up the fish begin to become more active. Not just the reds but every cold blooded fish out there. Again it is their nature. Most fish are being landed using the D.O.A 3" Shrimp 1/4 oz. in two particular colors that I having been using. One is the D.O.A. Nite Glow and the other, which I have had extremely great success with not just getting reds but the trout seem to gravitate towards this thing as well. The D.O.A. #408 Red/Gold Glitter, Redfish Using the Sight Fishing Method.again in the 3" Shrimp 1/4 oz. weight. Now the Nite Glow Is great for the cloudy and dark water conditions, like the name states the fish just can see this thing much better in low light conditions. However I find it still works great in bright clear sunny skies and is an all around go to plastic.(Speaking of sun, remember, keep the sun at your back and in their face...). Also like several baits in the lagoon they(bait) are in some sort of way or have on them white some where or are light colored in some way. Like mullet, dark on the top, but white on the bottom. As always a very well placed throw to these fish will produce. Remember the tail does not eat. As always take your time and approach them with patience. Most the fish have been in the slot size with a few up and over the slot. Now the other bait that has been really producing, especially with the overcast skies we had there off and on, is the top water plug. Chug Bug or Skiiter Walk are my two favorites at any given time. Both trout and reds have been hammering this thing. Just remember to treat and handle the trout with care(handle all fish with care)for they MUST be released at this time of the year. Big trout have been seen moving across their hidden domain as you pole through the flats as well. As I always say, giant trout are the special forces of the lagoon. Just work grass flats and shore lines/structure for good action. Deeper water in the 4 - 5 foot or so range will bring on the schooling trout by the dozens. Keep your eye out for bait pods and work this as well. No bait in the area... maybe no fish too. You would not shop at a grocery store with no groceries on the shelf would you. Bait fish in the area are always a great sign along with other feeding animals and birds. Again I wish every one a safe and happy holiday season this year. 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 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.

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November 19th, 2009 - Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report The past few days here in east central Florida the weather on the Mosquito & Indian River Lagoons have been just outstanding! Awesome to be a matter of fact. Water temps are just hanging in there and the air temp is right there in the passenger side for the beautiful ride. For a while there we had extremely high winds day after day and now this, just perfect. Looks as if this should be around for quite sometime now too. Maybe a stray shower or two but nothing to fear. You will not get any complaints from me for sure. With this being said the past several trips in the previous weeks have been outstanding. Dealing with a slight chill for an hour or so in the morning then a great day from there. Definitely a great time of year to be here in Florida for fishing the flats. Redfish have been a major target for me and my clients. Several nice trout have mixed in as well. The redfish have been very active in the early morning hours and staying this way throughout the entire day on the water. Several reds between the 20 - 35 inch range are the norm. As long as the sky works with you you should have no problems finding them. Staying in shallow water is the key for redfish and the bigger gator trout. Just be a little patient and take your time searching the areas you are fishing, basically let it soak in to you. Remember they are the masters of their waters, they are great at sneaking up on you and catching you off guard. As always work as much as you can with the sun at your back and in their eyes. This I find can be one of the biggest tactically advantages you will have. Another key thing is a great pair of polarized glasses...I use a pair of copper lens for myself. Tailing redfish have been worked all over the lagoon. Whether it is along shore lines or open bodies of water they seem to be in groups...Maybe a prelude to winter schools? It looks as if this may be so. Figure out their direction of feeding and target your cast accordingly. Remember they get flighty easily, so don't cast directly on top of them. Singles and swimmers will be seen very easily in the rising sun moving across grass beds and sand flats as well. One of the key baits this past few weeks have been a top water plug. I use the Skitter Walk and a Chug Bug. Usually a mullet pattern of some sort. The bite with them on some days can be just perfect, specially on the overcast mornings for the low light feeding of the trout.(Just remember trout is closed so handle them cautiously) Work the white holes and grass flats for very productive action as well as covering the banks and drop offs. Live mullet this time of year is always a supreme go to bait. Redfish have, as well as the trout too, been slaying them. There is nothing like that sound the attacking fish makes popping at the mullet at the surface, it would make for a good ring tone if you ask me. Most days the D.O.A. Nite Glow Shrimp was the big boy of the baits. The fish were most definitely onto it. Worked in front of the fish at a medium pace to get their attention and the fish will do the rest. A good thing that will never hurt is to always try something new. The one thing that might happen is you find a new area or discover a trick that works well...Only a bit of time that is all. As always I look forward to seeing you on the water. Tight lines and bent rods!

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November 6th, 2009 Well a taste of fall has arrived a few times here the past couple of weeks. One day it was hot - then the next day cold - then the next day hot and now it is cool again. Welcome to Florida! If the weather stays like this with mildly calm winds...It Would Be Perfect! However along with this has brought the winds and fronts. High winds seem to be coming here for the next few days for sure. A typical Florida front system passing on by. The past weeks fishing however has been really good and it looks like a great prelude for the winter fishing as well. The water is beginning to clear up in most areas and also it seems to be dropping some as well. Not just the water level itself but the water temperature as well. The entire Mosquito Lagoon is going into a summer to fall to winter metamorphic change. Redfish have been a main target the past month. At first light on several occasions the reds have been caught feeding aggressively along the shorelines and on the flats. These fish are chasing bait fish along with feeding on the shrimp that lay in the grass. As always a major factor in getting on top of feeding fish in this manner is stealth. Poling to them from an ideal tactical position will be your best option. It may take a while but worth its weight in gold when it is done. Always try, if able to keep the sun at your back and in their eyes. Poling into the wind is a good option too - within reason that is...If it is blowing at 20 knots then yes you are beating a dead horse trying to go into the wind. You will get better boat control no doubt what so ever if you do this. If you are going to use your trolling motor to get to them, give yourself at least 500 feet(or more even) away from them then push the rest of the distance with your push pole. Remember to give your fellow anglers around you a wide berth as well, try to avoid ripping by someone with your trolling motor(especially your outboard running)who is pushing their boat towards awaiting fish. Once on these fish figure out which way they are working...A perfectly placed shrimp(artificial or live will produce a great strike). I have been doing very well here lately with a D.O.A. 1/4 oz. Nite Glow Shrimp or the Glow-Gold Rush Belly. Just remember the key is the direction of the redfish and not to land too close or on top of them...they will spook. Remember, the tail does not eat. You can also place a live mullet within the range of the reds as well. Using a circle hook in the 2/0 - 3/0 range tail hooked will allow the mullet to swim freely. The trout bite the past several weeks has improved tremendously. That is for the BIG trout! Large gator's will move onto the flats as more weather changes come about. Several large females have been seen doing their Special Forces moves in front of me this month. They are definitely the apex game fish in the shallow waters of the lagoon. Throwing a top water across sand bars, grass flats, along shorelines and pot holes will cause outstanding strikes and make for great conversation later on. There is nothing like watching a fish hit top water. Several redfish have been landed on top water as well this month too. Again a free-lined mullet out will attract the attention of a trout at any given time. As always handle these and all fish with extreme care. Also November and December here on the East Coast of Florida Sea Trout is closed...Jacks, lady fish and a few small tarpon a hanging around the waters as well. The great thing about fishing these waters are you never know what might happen. This is why Florida is the fishing capital of the world! As always I look forward to seeing you on the water. Tight lines and bent rods! Captain Drew Cavanaugh Cell/352-223-7897

October 8th, 2009/Mosquito Lagoon/Indian River Fishing Report Well what can I say. We have gone back a few months in time to July it seems or even August. What do I mean? It is HOT! Humid and Hot! Record high temps here the past few days are not the usual for this time of year but dealing with them is a must. The weather two weeks ago seemed to be at the time a prelude for the fall/winter approach! Just an awesome feeling in the air. The winter is coming and will be here before we know it. However the fishing the past weeks has been on a pretty steady ride so no worries there at all. With the fall mullet run beginning fish are chasing more and more bait every day. There is in no doubt not a shortage of mullet on the lagoon systems. They are everywhere. The key seems to be the past several weeks is to be able to locate clear water. Locate clear water, bait fish and other activity and you will find fish! Along with the shifts of wind and air temps the water seems to be playing this game too. One day a place clear will be dirty next. Just use some patience and do the usual - Explore things! Search banks/shorelines - deep to shallow areas and so forth. Like I have always said you do not know if an area will produce unless you try it. I am locating most of my redfish very early in the morning and then if the clouds hold off and then working with me by mid morning and throughout the afternoon hours the bite stays very steady. Lots of singles. A few very large schools have shown up on my radar as well. with the sun high in the sky and at your back is a major key in sight fishing the Mosquito Lagoon. Use this to your advantage. Search and destroy! Lately most the fish I am getting are in less than 18 inches of water to extremely shallow water. Do not chase them with your trolling motor. Try to poll to them at all cost. They will run and stay well out of casting range from you if they hear any noises from your boat...they are creatures of habit and want to survive! Shallow water is a key with them. Once the fish have been located as always a stealthy approach is needed. After getting into position now it is all up to placement of the bait you use. Remember just take your time and work it well. Get it in front of the fish. Not on top of them. There will be times they just may not eat, so don't get frustrated. As we do not eat 24/7...Correct? It is fishing not catching. It is the process of getting there...the journey. As far as the baits you have many different choices to use. For several days the DOA shrimps were working very well. They still will work well today. I watched a fish eat a shrimp(A live real one!) then a cast was made to another redfish close by and before it seemed the artificial DOA hit the water the redfish sucked that thing down as if it where its last meal ever. So what does this say - well on a few of my trips I have been bringing some mullet along just for back up. The mullet will produce! Free line one out and BAM! However when I am cast netting them for bait the next day(mullet) here at my dock along in the flats I am bringing up numerous shrimp in the net as well. So the redfish are feeding on many baits at this point in time. The shrimp are in the grass flats - bottom line. The past weeks have also landed several redfish with the Rapala Skitter Walk. I prefer the mullet pattern but any pattern of top water will produce as long as it matches the baits in the area you fish. The key with the top water plug in the past weeks is the grass problem or the floating grass. So if you can find areas where the grass is not a big issue then there is nothing like throwing top water and the explosion that redfish or even a trout makes hitting it. I for my personal fishing trips like to throw a top water with a baitcaster...Just better over all control. The trout bite has been steady as well. Use light soft plastics or top water and it is on. Pig fish seem to be way to big this time of year so if you like using live bait try a free lined mullet in the deeper waters or placing a plastic under a popping cork. Sight fishing for these fish will begin to improve as the weather starts to cool. You can work the edges of the flats94-5 feet of water)for smaller schooling trout or try searching shallow water early for the big ones. November and December should kick off this bite at a steady pace and continue up until next summer again. Of course the water needs to clear tremendously as well. A few more weeks and the water will do this as long with drop in depth. A nice flow of jacks, lady fish and a few black drum along with small tarpon have been mixed in with the days trips as well. It seems the big tarpon are starting to slowly exit the stage here on the lagoon. Reports have been good along the beaches for them from what I hear. Also please always remember to handle all of your catches with extreme care for them to be caught another day. Catch and release is a good thing. Also with the water high be sure you know where you are going and watch out for the grass beds on the flats as well as where other anglers are...We need them. As always I look forward to seeing you on the water. Tight lines and bent rods! Cell/352-223-7897 Office/386-210-4082 Email Us At: [email protected]