Cocoa Beach Saltwater Fishing Report

The following is an archived fishing report for the below date and location. If you are looking for the most current fishing reports on the Mosquito Lagoon, Ponce Inlet, Sebastian, near coastal beaches and Indian River in central Florida then please visit our reports page. Also visit our "video reports" page to see an HD version of this fishing report.

If you are here in the Orlando, Disney, Kissimmee, Cocoa Beach, Edgewater, Palm Bay, Port Orange, Titusville, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast, Melbourne, Tampa, Stuart, or Daytona Beach area and are looking into going on an inshore light tackle flats fishing charter for redfish, seatrout, tarpon, IRL snook or black drum then please give me a call - (352)223-7897 - email - captdrew@floridainshorefishingcharters.com and I will be glad to see if I can meet your needs or answer any questions you may have.

August 25th, 2008 - Light Tackle Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Charter Report

With the recent storms moving through central Florida and the rise of water the fishing on the Mosquito Lagoon has changed a bit. However this just means you must change your tactics. Before the reds were roaming the flats and now they just have more area to roam and feed in. So with this in mind you will need to try and explore new areas you have not fished much before due to lower water conditions. Think of this as a pasture full of cattle. You have 10 cows in a 5 acre pasture. Now you have opened up an additional 3 acres for them to feed. Go to areas where they may be, new food sources for them. If you apply this tactic almost every where you fish. Just not here but all over the state, it will pay off.

Sight fishing redfish are almost just like cattle, they graze. Stick this time of year to using mullet or some type of cut bait. Debris equals cut baits. For those of you using the fly fishing method stick with a mullet patterned fly. Early top water lures should produce too if you can keep away from the floating grass. The trout bite should also improve as the weather improves. Feel free to give me a call with any questions or comments or to even book a trip with me. Now get out there and catch some fish. And remember to try to practice catch and release, this will pay off for you in the coming years.

Captain Drew's Cell - (352)223-7897 - email- captdrew@floridainshorefishingcharters.com

Past Central Florida Fishing Reports

2006 to 2009 Archived - Mosquito Lagoon, Sebastian Inlet, Indian River, St. John's River and Ponce Inlet Fishing Reports
2010 to 2015 Archived - Mosquito Lagoon, Port Canaveral, Sebastian Inlet, Indian River and Ponce Inlet Fishing Reports
2016 to 2020 Archived - Mosquito Lagoon, Sebastian Inlet, Banana River, Indian River and Ponce Inlet Fishing Reports


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