Palm Coast Fishing - St Augustine - Mosquito Lagoon
Fishing with Capt. Chris Herrera of Palm Coast Fishing. ’We have one of the best sight fishing for Redfish fisheries and greatly overlooked Gator Trout fishery in the world under an hour away. With gas prices taking a good dip, it would be foolish for not to take advantage and visit Mosquito Lagoon also known as the “Redfish Capital of the World”.
Redfish, Spotted Sea Trout, Flounder, Snook and Tarpon
Palm Coast Fishing Be my guest aboard my shallow water skiff sight fishing for redfish, spotted sea trout, flounder, snook and tarpon. We will cover areas along our pristine Intercoastal waterway and inland tributaries that start in the nation’s oldest city, St Augustine to the world famous Mosquito Lagoon. Palm Coast is conveniently located between St Augustine and Daytona Beach. Enjoy Flagler counties pristine water ways. Bring appropriate clothing for climate.
The Captain Capt. Chris is a 18 year resident of Flagler County who spends countless hours pursuing his passion for fishing. When not fishing his home waters, Capt. Chris is touring around Florida as a professional redfish angler on the IFA and FLW tours. Capt. Chris can accommodate 2-3 anglers with any skill level. Fly fisherman and shallow water enthusiast can experience the true meaning of shallow water fishing. Hitting the flats once the sun is high
Flats Skiff Hells Bay Whipray Professional. Weight: 395 pounds - Draft: 5.5’ fully rigged - Length: 17’8’ - Beam: 70’ - Power: 60hp Yamaha. ’I slowly pushed the skiff as quietly as possible so we wouldn’t alert the fish of our presence. I mean why bum rush them and catch one when you can sneak up on them and catch ten, so our game plan was being implemented and we were focused on our goal as we stalked the school like a lion would stalk its prey’
The Fishing
February Fishing Forecast. Hitting the flats once the sun is high and with incoming water will give you sight fishing opportunities for Sheep Head. Best bet is to look around oyster bars till you see the striped bandits nibbling away. A stealthy approach is a must by either poling or quietly using your troll motor. Bigger Sheep heads will be hanging around deeper water structure like docks, bridges, channel markers and area Inlets. A fishfinder rig with a live fiddler crab is top choice for jig
Trout fishing will be catch and release only as the season is closed from Flagler County north (Flagler County boundary is north of High Bridge). Schooled up trout will be hanging around ICW creek mouths, deep holes in creek bends and Matanzas Inlet. Small soft plastics like RipTide 3 inch mullet or curly tails on a jig head will attract schooled up trout. Gator trout will be sunning on mud flats during the heat of the day and a live mullet swimming on the surface will tempt even the wariest
Redfish schools will be on sun baked flats during higher tides and roaming the ICW during low tides. Multiple fish can be caught as long as you’re quiet and do not get to close. Black drum are relatives to red fish and noted as good table fair when caught less than 5 pounds and can hold their own once hooked. Recent outings have produced good numbers of “puppy drum” which range from 2 to 6 pounds.Since Black drum are bottom dwellers and feed almost exclusively on blue crabs, clams, oysters
Mosquito Lagoon Road Trip January 9, 2009
Sight fishing is normally a treat for us Northeast Florida fisherman, we have our opportunities during the winter or flats that are near the inlets but other than that its usually blind casting till your arm falls off.
Well this week I was fed up, high winds and high temps caused our waters to murk up again and fishing on my days off where not to be spent blind casting to fish I could not see, I will save that for the other 9 months of the year.
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