{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Mosquito Lagoon, Florida fishing advice

For reds, go with a 6ft section of 20# with a 3ft tippet of 12#. If you'll be fishing a lot of grass, go with mono butt and fluoro tippet for the abrasion resistance. The fluoro is more brittle than regular mono, so be prepared to lose to flies. I might also suggest some worm/eel patterns - I use a strip of black or olive zonker tied in just above the bend and with a loop of mono hanging off the back to keep it from fouling, then palmer the zonker toward the eye of the hook - medium lead dumbell eyes and epoxy for the head. Also, tie up some dahlberg divers, bendbacks, and topwaters like gurglers, bangers, and crease flies. In my (limited) experience, reds like black, gold, and olive and for the rest, shoot for baitfish-y colors like white, under chartreuse/pink/blue/green. Some high-tie synthetic baitfish patterns will also be useful. 

On Friday, August 30, 2013 10:17:08 AM UTC-4, Nedak wrote:

Posted elsewhere but thought I would hit you guys up as well...

Planning trip to Cocoa Beach in early October.

 

Plan on staying at 4 Points in Cocoa Beach and renting a kayak to fish the No Motor Zone.

 

Plan on starting here: https://www.google.com/maps?q=Kars+Park,+Merritt+Island,+FL&sll=38.80482090000001,-77.2369665&sspn=3.2849034871016416,7.9555222386255595&t=m&dg=opt&hq=Kars+Park,+Merritt+Island,+FL&z=16

 

Plan on targeting Reds/Sea Trout/Snook, anything else on a fly.  Probably kayak along shoreline looking for tailing fish or sight fish and wading w kayak tethered to me.  Can cast from kayak as required.

 

Plan on using clouser minnows in the brown/white, pink/white, chartruese/white category. Size 1, 2, 1/0 and 2/0.

 

Have a few merkin crabs, pink shrimp patterns and can tie some more (ugly-I am not great at them) if needed.

 

Have 9wt and 5wt w. variety of lines but plan on using floating line since I think it skinny water.

 

So:

 

Looking for feedback on setup/patterns/areas anything.

 

Thanks.

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