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I can't seem to upload photo's from my blog for you lot to have a look at, the Double was a cracker though. If you're in the region give it a whirl, great day. Non stop action.]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 19:39:20 +0000 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17414 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17349
Day 2 Saturday no fishing today due to watching the footy arrived back at Colins after the match at 3 pm then had our tea and headed off to the club were Colin,s works at about 8.45 pm had few drinks and then ended getting home at about 03,30 that morning off to bed for a few hrs

Sunday woke up at 06.30 and me and Colin met up with the jester
Meeky and Dougie me and Colin brought our ear plugs with us because we new that when Meeks talks he never stops he would give a deaf man earache lol we arrived at Loughgal at about 09.00 6 of us fished a match today the going was tough Meeky ended up winning the match 7lb odd second was Robert was second with 4lb odd 3rd Paul 3lb odd and then me and Colin and Dougie only had a few ounces

Monday me and Colin met Meeky at MacDonald’s after a chat to see were we were going we ended up going bk to Loughgal after the bream we arrived there and i was on peg 78 Colin 79 Meeky 80 we set up and first chuck i got a nice bream about 2lb 8 oz then i had another one about 1lb then it went dead Meeky had a bream about the same weight and a few skimmers Colin had a few skimmers the biggest about 8 oz Meeky packed in at about 2 ish me and Colin stayed on till about 5 picking up the odd small fish

Tuesday to day it was only me and Colin fishing Meeky was busy today so me and Colin got up at 6.30 and headed down to the River Quoil 10 miles away from his house we arrived there set up and started fishing on the swim feeder after a few hrs i set the 5 metre whip up started getting nice roach we packed in at about 5.30 i had about 6 lb of nice roach and a few perch while Colin had about 4 lb a few nice rudd a brown trout and a few roach
What else can i say a good few days away with brilliant company and a laugh as always when we fish with the JESTER OF Northern Ireland the one and only Meeky Cummins

A big thank you to Colin for driving me around and Allison for cooking our meals and a thank you to Meeky for the loan of the fishing tackle.













my bream




am all shook up haha































had to buy a flask from a store we were in there 1 hr because they only had red ones on sale so the cashier had to find a blue one for me lol


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I stared last week with Dave. Despite a forecast of winds between 20 and 30mph, he still wanted to venture out for what would be his only chance to fish Mosquito Lagoon. Fortunately, my boat handles rough water quite well and we found ourselves the only anglers on the flat. We spotted a few fish and a couple schools but nothing like we were hoping for. Still Dave got his first few redfish.

The following day it was nearly as windy as I set out with Neal. Clouds were hampering our sight fishing and the school of large reds we were on kept managing to sneak out of our view. It was a tough day fishing but Neal's first and only redfish topped the 20 pound mark.



The next three days I spent fishing with injured veterans from Afghanistan. Wounded Warrior Outdoors is a non-profit organization that provides therapeutic outdoor adventures to injured active duty personnel. I had the pleasure of fishing with Jacob and Seth, both Marines, for what was their first saltwater fishing trips. We did not get the best of weather and had to spend much of our time hiding in protected areas in the northern Lagoon. They were able to get some calmer weather the second day which allowed the guys to experience sight fishing for tailing drum. They caught a variety of fish over the days including redfish, black drum, trout, bluefish, ladyfish, jack crevalle, and more.









This Monday, the winds subsided, the skies cleared, and the sight fishing was red hot. Richard and his son Ryan landed double digit redfish on DOA CAL tails before finishing the day with some seatrout on the Deadly Combo.



Tuesday, Nick and I found ourselves surrounded by hundreds of tailing redfish throughout the morning. Every cast that landed on target resulted in a bite. The schools eventually moved off and we spend the remainder of the day with nonstop shots and single redfish.



Billy and Frank experienced similar conditions the following day. The three inch DOA CAL in the new Bloodworm color resulted in multiple bites. Later in the morning, we found some incredible seatrout action catching and releasing over 30 fish.



Irl was my final client this week. Tailing redfish again greeted us at first light. He used a silver and green bendback fly to fool several reds. Irl had some shots at black drum and 20-30 pound redfish during the day but could not convince them to eat.



Schools of finger mullet are pouring back into the Lagoon and the pinfish are making their appearance as well. Topwater baits will produce but most areas have lots of floating grass that lifted up off the shorelines as the water levels rose. For tailing reds, the 3 and 4 inch DOA CAL has been very effective along with the 3 inch shrimp. Fly anglers should use an unweighted fly that will land softly when casting to tailing fish on calm mornings.

Capt. Chris Myers
Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Guide]]> Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:46:02 +0000 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17264 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17255 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:13:25 +0000 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17255 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17232
I fished peg 24 on the canal(advised by Toby the fishery manager)and had a cracking day with a really mixed bag of quality fish including,Chub,Barbel,Roach,Rudd,Tench,and a cracking Gold fish of around 2 to 3lbs all caught on maggot or sweetcorn on the long pole line.

Half an hour before I packed up I put a few bits of loose feed down the edge and was rewarded by catching 2 beautiful carp one of around 10lbs and the other nearer the 15lb mark.

Great to be back and looking forward to my next session on Saturday. ]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:49:31 +0000 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17232 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17219 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:15:47 +0000 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17219 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17209
It was one of those cloudy and windy days last week that I took John to the St. Johns after we decided fly fishing for redfish would be futile. John proceeded to catch dozens of fish hroughout the day on a variety of flies in sizes 10-12.A few days later, another client named John was faced with the same situation. He wanted to fly fish the flats but the weather was going to make it difficult. Again we hit the river and, armed with my new 3wt flyrod, John enjoyed some spectacular catch and release action on both shad and panfish.Most of the day he used lightly weighted flies tied on barbless size 12 hooks in gold, chartreuse, or pink. When throwing into a feeding frenzy, color made no difference.





Karen joined me on the river for some shad fishing this week. She used an ultralight spinning rod and the DOA Tiny TerrorEyz to land an assortment of shad and panfish. I used both the fly and spin rods to catch a bunch of shad, bluegill, redbreast, and a nice bass.





The next day Paul and I fished the river. While the shad were not biting quite as fast as the day before, we still tallied over 20 with dozens more panfish mixed in. We saw lots of alligators, tons of birds, and even some swimming cows.

Returning to Mosquito Lagoon Thursday, I found the cold snap over the weekend had caused the water to clear up dramatically. Many areas had the cleanest water I have seen since last spring. The redfish were not tailing, however, and Todd and Steve had a difficult time spotting the few we came across. They managed to landed several trout and a flounder on a CAL bait.

Friday's trip with Roger and Annie brought more clouds. We encountered plenty of redfish, most of which were in schools of 25-100 fish. In addition to the reds, there were lots of large seatrout on the shallow flats. Both Roger and Annie landed trout and reds on the DOA shrimp in watermelon holographic, and the 5.5 inch CAL in golden bream with a Woodies Rattle.







With the water clear, the redfish schooled up, and the big trout up shallow, all we need is some sunny days and we will get some excellent sight fishing action on Mosquito Lagoon. Fly anglers should stick to crab and shrimp patterns for redfish and drum, and bendback or topwater sliders for big trout. The DOA shrimp will continue to work well for sight fishing both species and the CAL bait will cover lots of water if you need to blind cast. The Shad run should continue for several more weeks in the St. Johns River.

Capt. Chris Myers
Orlando Fishing Guide]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:33:45 +0000 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17209 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17200

First look at the Pond/Lake. Only 5 feet in depth max.



Even the car park looks cold.



After a hearty meal.



Lets break the ice.





Lets fish 10 - 3.




As we fished the snow came.




The weigh in, after 5 hours of insulting each other.








Results.



Yup I blanked.

WHAT A COLD ONE THAT ONE WAS - THE MATCH NEXT DAY ON THE RIVER (THAMES) WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE THE SNOW WAS 8 INCHES THICK IN PLACES.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:24:14 +0000 http://fishingposts.com/bboard/index.php?showtopic=17200