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Fly FishingFly fishing continues to evolve as one of the top ways to sight fish the Mosquito Lagoon, Ponce Inlet Backcountry, and Indian River Lagoon. Whether it be redfish, sea trout, tarpon, snook, or black drum, these world famous inshore waters, minutes from Orlando and Daytona Beach, are ripe for fly fishing inshore waters in Central Florida. Fly fishing here is a visual game. Crystal clear flats that are often ankle deep yield tailing fish, schooling fish, and laid up fish of all sizes and species. Outside of the Florida Keys, fly fishing Mosquito Lagoon must be considered one of the top destinations for inshore gamefish. It's the premier stop in the Florida for Redfish. Quickly becoming one of the most popular gamefish, redfish give fly fisherman ample visual targets to cast to, and once hooked, provide long runs that dig deep into your backing. World record redfish live here, with average bull redfish on the flats ranging from 20-50lbs. The shallow flats are home to numerous Fly fishing for trophy spotted Sea Trout on the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River Lagoon is a world class experience. Sight casting a 10 pound gator trout on fly in shallow water only six to twelve inches deep may be the toughest task on any saltwater flat in the world. Their uncanny ability to detect your presence make stealth and soft presentation a critical factor for success. Clousers, seaducers, and ep baitfish patterns are popular flies for speckled trout in Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River Lagoon. During most of the year, fly fishing for Tarpon yields great opportunities. While we lack the strings of tarpon like those found roaming in the Keys, our early morning tarpon fishing can be outstanding, with fish over 100lbs a distinct possibility. Juvenile tarpon from 5-40lbs are year round residents with adult fish over 60lbs moving in during the summer months. If the conditions are right, fly fishing laid up tarpon occurs during the late morning, providing good targets for the accurate fly casters with the following reaction strikes being nothing short of incredible. Ruoff's tarpon flies, whistlers, toads, and tarpon bunnies are popular tarpon patterns for the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River Lagoon. Outside of the lagoon, fly fishing for Snook occurs around docks, bridges, and mangrove shorelines. To our advantage, snook here on Florida's east coast grow faster and heavier than anywhere else in in the state. During the winter, we find opportunities to fly fish for snook on shallow shorelines and over sand spots. As spring and summer bring warmer water and more food, snook spread throughout the region and congregate in and near their spawning grounds. During this time of the year it’s common to find some of the year’s biggest snook. Mullet and whitebait imitations are popular flies for snook in Mosquito Lagoon, Indian River and the Ponce Inlet backcountry. Black drum fly fishing is a year round opportunity on the flats of Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River Lagoon. While these fish aren't in the same numbers as their redfish and trout cousins, they are bulldog fighters once hookedon fly. Clouser minnows and crabs flies are popular flies for black drum found in our area.
Popular flies for fly fishing Mosquito Lagoon consist of streamers, minnows, crabs, and shrimp imitations. Capt. Nathaniel ties all of his own flies and each are proven successful for this area. His flies are generally tied on #2 through 2/0 hooks and are either unweighted or slightly weighted. Nearly all have a weedguard to prevent fouling on the grass flats. Popular colors are olive, brown, tan, black, and whites. Fly fishing in the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River Lagoon is one of the best experiences in the state of Florida. Our crystal clear waters allow for some of the best fly sight fishing found anywhere in Forida. Check out photos of fish caught on fly with Capt. Nathaniel. Click on Fish on Fly |
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4-10lb redfish that put on displays that rival any other flats species. Fly anglers are often found casting to "tailing" fish or schools passing just off the bow. Various sliders, crabs, shrimp, bunnies, and spoon flies are popular flies for redfish in Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River Lagoon.
Fly fishing the flats of Mosquito Lagoon, Indian River Lagoon and in and around the Ponce Inlet area is most common with fly rods that ramge from 7-9wt. While these rods are adequate to handle almost any fishing you will enounter, a 10wt can be substituted for heavier fish over 40 pounds or when windy conditiions make casting too difficult. Floating lines are standard for the shallow flats, with intermediate sinking lines for fish found in slightly deeper waters. 
