Professional light tackle or fly fishing charters near Orlando on the inshore salt waters of the Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River Lagoon in Central Florida. Florida flats fishing and backcountry fishing trips. Specializing in sight fishing for redfish.

Located one hour from Orlando and Walt Disney World along the east central coast of Florida between Cocoa Beach and Daytona Beach, the Mosquito Lagoon is the last piece of undeveloped fishing water in the area.  While the name Mosquito Lagoon sound ominous, the pesky insects it is named after, never bother us on the water.

 Flats fishing for redfish, trout, and black drum is excellent year round. This diverse estuary also offers seasonal fishing opportunities to catch tarpon, snook, jack crevalle, pompano, ladyfish, grouper, snapper, and more.

 

 

Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River Lagoon are the only places in the world where redfish, also known as red drum or channel bass, live their entire lives inshore. Here, in central Florida, we have the opportunity to catch trophy sized Mosquito Lagoon redfish twelve months a year. If you are visiting the Orlando or east central Florida area and are looking for a saltwater inshore fishing guide, call me today to reserve a date for a fishing charter.

As your Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Guide I will put you in the best position to cast your fly or lure to a tailing redfish or trophy sized seatrout. For those looking for the ultimate flats fishing charter experience, the shallow clear waters of the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River allow you to cast to fish you can see. This is sight fishing at its finest.  Watching the fish chase down and engulf your lure adds to the excitement of the catch.

My guided backcountry flats fishing charters are conducted from a clean and well maintained Hewes flats skiff. You will be provided with top quality spinning and fly fishing tackle as well as all lures and live baits. The cost of the fishing charter also includes all licenses. I am a licensed US Coast Guard Captain and hold a permit required to guide in the waters of Mosquito Lagoon inside the Canaveral National Seashore & Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

The flats of the Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River Lagoon system offer you the chance to see a diversity of wildlife in addition to the spectacular fishing. During your trip, you may see a variety of land and sea creatures including bottlenose dolphin, manatee, and alligators. In addition, Mosquito Lagoon is home to  an assortment of birds ranging from bald eagles and osprey to pelicans, ibis, spoonbills,  egrets, herons, storks,  more.  My Mosquito Lagoon Wildlife Photography page has photos of some of the animals you may encounter.

For those who are new to flats fishing near Orlando or want to learn to fish the waters around Titusville, New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach,Cocoa Beach, or Melbourne, I also offer personal fishing instruction. Classes will be designed to fit the needs of the angler. Tackle and bait selection, spin and fly casting, knot tying, presentation, selecting productive waters, and fighting fish are a small sample of topics I cover. Sharing my experience of fishing Mosquito Lagoon for twenty years and being a full time fishing guide and charter captain will help you become a better angler and catch more fish.

If you are interested in booking a flats fishing charter on the inshore waters of central Florida or need more information, email or call me at 321-229-2848.

This is the best inshore saltwater fishing near Orlando, Walt Disney World and the Central Florida attractions! Most of my fishing charter clients stay in or near Orlando, Disney World, Cocoa Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach, Titusville, or Kissimmee. If you need help selecting a place to stay in central Florida, feel free to ask me about a convenient location.

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