Mosquito Lagoon, John Kumiski

Rainy Week Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report

The sky needed a diaper this week, thus the rainy week Mosquito Lagoon fishing report.

The Econlockhatchee has risen almost four feet this week. The Mosquito Lagoon is up almost a foot. The water is not clean in the places where it was.

Given the lightning early in the week, not much fishing got done. So I’m featuring an artist this week.

This Week’s Featured Artist- Cheryl Kumiski. (disclaimer- this site engages in nepotism)

Cheryl works in glass- both stained glass and fused glass. Below are a couple examples of recently completed work, as well as sketches of work in progress.

Woman on a Water Lily, stained glass.

 

White Wolf, fused glass

 

Poppies, pencil sketch

 

Papa Bear, ink sketch

To see more examples of Cheryl’s fantastic work, visit www.cherylkumiski.com.

Thursday, going crazy with cabin fever, I donned a rain jacket and headed to a local pond. The pond has a lush growth of hydrilla, which makes it hard to fish. By skating a 6″ Culprit worm across the surface I got three strikes and caught two bass, one of which was respectable at a pond and a half or so. Then the lightning started and I was out of there. Total elapsed time, about 40 minutes.

Friday Tim and Karen Reed joined me for some Mosquito Lagoon fishing. They wanted to sight fish for redfish. That was a tough assignment with the higher, dirtier water and clouds. We did see a few fish, even a couple tailers, but did not get a strike. Then we were surrounded by rain clouds, and loaded up the boat.

Saturday Josh Turner and his buddy Jeremy joined me for some Mosquito Lagoon fishing. They just wanted to catch a few fish. They got a small red, not one but two species of catfish, a couple ladyfish, and a bluefish, not spectacular. But they did catch some fish. Then we were surrounded by rain clouds and we loaded up the boat.

The forecast for the coming week is more of the same-
MON MAY 21         Thunderstorms 80%
TUE MAY 22          Thunderstorms 40%
WED MAY 23         Mostly Cloudy 20%
THU MAY 24          Cloudy 20%
FRI MAY 25            Thunderstorms 40%
SAT MAY 26           Thunderstorms 80%

It’s the latter half of May and the Mitzi has yet to see the Atlantic this year.

And that is the rainy week Mosquito Lagoon fishing report!

Life is great and I love my work!

Life is short- Go Fishing!

John Kumiski
www.spottedtail.com