Mosquito Lagoon - Indian River Lagoon - Cocoa Beach

Well it's December and The cooler weather has yet to really set in. Temps are still in the high 80's. The redfish and black drum are starting to school back up on the shallow flat's of the Mosquito Lagoon. The shrimp run inside the Lagoons has started and the fish are going nuts over them. Along with the shrimp we also have the run of the small quarter size blue crabs. Redfish and black drum can be found tailing through out the day in super shallow water in search of these tiny crustaions. Fishing the past week has produced black drum ranging from 5-20 pounds. Schools upwards of 300 fish are easy to find in gin clear water. Sight fishing with live shrimp and imitations like the D.O.A shrimp has been the key to hooking into these fish. The black drum is a strong fighting fish on light tackle, and a true challenge to all anglers. The Trout fishing has been up and down, but we should see the world class fish over 10lbs move back onto the shallow flats soon. Trout season is closed and fishing for them is strictly catch and release for this month, so we make sure to handle these fish as best as we can to insure their safe release. Small soft plastics has been the lure of choice for these laid up trout. If the weather is right, anglers are able to sight fish these trout in shallow potholes along the grass flats. With the end of snook season around we tend to focus on other fish for the next couple of months.