Captain Pat

Join Captain Pat for some of the finest inshore and coastal fishing East Central Florida has to offer. Whether you choose to pursue the elusive snook, gator trout or our native redfish on our inshore charters, or cobia, tarpon, tripletail, smoker kingfish or giant jack crevalle on our coastal charters, Captain Pat has the ticket.

About Captain Pat's Boats (Actually three)

Inshore light tackle fishing in Central Florida is an anglers dream, with a wide variety of species to target 1 boat just won't cut it!. Here can you sightcast to tailing redfish on the flats, in inches of water, work dropoff's in deeper water for Trophy Redfish and Gator Trout, work dock's and structure for Snook and juvenile Tarpon, or venture just outside the inlets for some awsome nearshore action with Tarpon, Giant Jack Crevalle, Smoker Kingfish and the Best Triplitail fishery the state has to offer.

If Shallow water is your idea of an exciting trip then step aboard the 'CJ's Dream'. This beautiful skiff; the only 15' Shipoke ever made, came from an original Willy Roberts mold. Never heard of Willy Roberts? He was one of the original flats skiff makers. Whose designs are still copied today. This boat will comfortably fish 2 anglers and is custom fitted with a bench style seating(coffin box) to provide a comfortable ride. A natural feature of the hull design and a major reason for the original model's popularity is that it produces virtually no hull slap when poled, and it yields an extremely shallow draft. Of course, it features the traditional Willy's raised bow for a great ride. It is such an efficient design that even today it is considered to be one of the finest poling skiffs ever made, easily outperforming today's modern high dollar custom skiffs.

Like the advantage of fishing alone? Well Capt. Pat also has a fully restored Challenger Classic Round Chine that will spin out in a puddle. This unique skiff was also an original design from the early days of South Florida Fishing in Flamingo. The ultimate fly fishing platform with a recessed deck for line management. With it's raised bow and super dry ride, this boat will go anywhere the water will allow, nothing is too shallow. Completely custom fitted with Seadek it is very quiet and comfortable.

Finally, Capt. Pat's "Luckystrike2" is a 21' Bay boat with all of the amenities to fish nearshore for Tarpon, Cobia, Smoker Kingfish, Monster Jack Crevalle and Tripletail. as well as target the Docks and structure for those elusive Snook, this boat comfortably fishes three to four people.Typically we fish inshore reefs/wrecks during the summer months for a wide variety of fish .

"Offering you three times as many opportunities to land that trophy. It's why I run 3 boats; you deserve more than one. It's one of the reasons Mosquito Lagoon Guides is the best because we offer our clients more options than anyone else. I guarantee it"

Top of the line equipment will be provided for your use along with all tackle needed, including premium baits and lures with no hidden or extra cost to you. The cooler will be filled with ice, bottled water for your convenience. Our charters are designed to provide you a comfortable, enjoyable day on the water.Captain Pat encourages catch and release of all gamefish, however you may keep your daily bag limit within state regulations. So come with a friend, family member or business associate, bring a smile and a positive attitude and we will be sure to share an unforgettable fishing experience that you will cherish for a lifetime.

About Capt Pat and the fishing that he does...

With over 20 years of fishing the East Coast of Florida Capt. Pat has become known for his ability to target, track and boat exceptional species of fish, both inshore and coastal. "I have a passion for fishing, with the knowledge and patience to lend advice and share technique with the experienced angler or novice."

Charter Areas

Mosquito Lagoon
This pristine area of the Indian River Lagoon offers some of the best sight fishing for redfish Florida has to offer. This is a preferred area for flyfishermen targeting Redfish on Fly.Sight casting to tailing Redfish in shallow water, whether on fly or spin is what this area is world famous for. Schools of 100 fish or more are not uncommon, with many averaging 30-50 fish. This area also is a great place to target "gator trout" with many over 30".

Titusville
Fishing in the spacecoast area of the Indian River offers many opportunities for sightfishing and exceptional flats fishing for both redfish and trout.Along with great Redfish and Trout population, during the summer months Tarpon and Pompano are also seasonally available. Many large Trophy Redfish are taken from this area also.

Canaveral
In the spring the Canaveral basins are loaded with snook awaiting anglers with enough savvy to pull them from their haunts. Fishing the coastal areas of this area produces excellent cobia, kingfish, tripletail, spanish mackerel, giant jack crevelle and tarpon.

Melbourne/Sebastian
Fishing this southern area of the Indian River offers many opportunities to catch a wide variety of fish. Huge "bull" reds and snook in the inlet, mangrove snapper around the rocks, tarpon, jack crevelle, mackerel and cobia can be had in the near by coastal waters.

Vero/FT Pierce
This southern area of the Indian River offers excellent opportunities at trophy snook on the flats as well as the inlets and unlimited docks. Superb gator trout fishery with many fish over 30" (Florida state record caught here) are caught on the miles of flats and inshore bars. Nearshore / coastal fishing offers opportunities for tarpon, kingfish and huge jack crevalle.

Charter Types

Nearshore / Coastal
Typically, coastal trips are from 5-20 miles from the port of choice. Sight fishing for cobia and tripletail highlight the spring fishery with opportunities for tarpon, smoker kingfish and huge jack crevalle soon to appear as the water warms. Live bait and artificial lures are used to entice strikes from these gamesters. Ocean going snook and redfish frequently cruise the beaches and inlets and are an added bonus.

Inshore
These trips cover a wide variety of fishing opportunities - from sight fishing for redfish on the shallow flats, superb topwater action on nearby potholes and grass flats, to endless docks and structure as well as a vast series of canals and river forks. Depending on what your target is, inshore will offer many options at targeting your intended species.

Instructional charters
These trips are custom designed to your request, and tailored to what you want to learn. Be sure to discuss what you want to learn and we will accomodate you with the technical know-how to help you become a better angler, by teaching you the "how to's" as well as the "where when and why's". This is also a great opportunity to learn new areas and to familiarize you
with handling your boat in these areas. I will cover (at your request):

* Casting techniques
* Bait gathering
* Lure presentation
* Learning to find fishy areas

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