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Orlando, Cocoa Beach fishing 4-cast by Fineline Fishing Charters captain Jim Ross

By January 15, 2015No Comments

FINELINE FISHING CHARTERS

EAST ORLANDO, COCOA BEACH, PORT CANAVERAL – OFFSHORE – Anglers are waiting for the weather to break so they can get back out onto the waters of the Atlantic ocean east of Orlando.  Rough conditions due to the northerly winds are expected to subside by this weekend around the Cocoa Beach area giving angler some hope that they can go out to try their luck. Anglers should be able to find cobia, beeliners-(local term for Vermillion snapper), and mangrove snapper on the reefs and wrecks in the 90 to 120-foot depths. King mackerel should be a good bet on these same reefs for anglers slow trolling with live or frozen sardines on wire stinger rigs.

ORLANDO, COCOA BEACH- INSHORE-Black drum can be found roaming the flats in all three lagoons at this time. Look for fish in the 15 to 30-pound range to be the most common in the Indian and Banana River lagoons east of Orlando and west of Cocoa Beach.  Live shrimp or cut baits are working well on these fish. Upper-slot and over-slot sized redfish are also possible in the flats of these two lagoons for anglers using these same baits.  Smaller black drum in the 2 to 5 pound range are more likely to be found in the Mosquito Lagoon north of Cocoa Beach and north east of Orlando. Live shrimp or cut shrimp or small crab style flies usually work best for them.  Small trout are possible in deeper sections of the flats that still have grass on them or near areas of soft muddy bottom where shrimp tend to congregate when the lagoons waters dip into the 60 degree range.

Until next time….Catch a Memory!!!!

Captain Jim Ross

Fineline Fishing Charters