Light Tackle Saltwater Flats Fishing Charters Near Orlando • Kissimmee • Disney • New Smyrna Beach Tarpon Fishing Charters • Daytona Beach Sight Fishing Charter • Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Guide • Ponce Inlet Tarpon Fishing Charters

The fishing is on fire here in east central Florida and the 2025 winter weather is taking place nicely. Snook, cobia, and very big jacks are cruising the beaches, along with some nice bull redfish, sharks, pompano, triple tail and so much more at the inlet. Redfish, snook season is peaking, so book now! Backcountry sight fishing for redfish, seatrout and drum are crazy bites now as well! This is a great time of year to get out on the water, backcountry flats or nearshore. Tarpon season is in full prime now. This is the best and closest light tackle saltwater fishing near Orlando.

Here at Mosquito Lagoon Sight Fishing Charters we also use exclusively at times a private boat ramp that is NOT open to the general public. So it is fast to the spots we go to, along with being open to the saltwater marsh flats and access to Ponce Inlet! Check out my latest video fishing report here.

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Call now to book your saltwater fishing trip. Slots fill fast this time of year for some of these beasts we target here. Mosquito Lagoon Sight Fishing Charters is located within an hours drive of Orlando, Kissimmee and Walt Disney World in east central Florida. Inshore light tackle backcountry flats fishing only minutes from Cocoa Beach, Melbourne, New Smyrna Beach, Sebastian Inlet, Palm Coast, Palm Bay, Oak Hill, Edgewater, Daytona Beach and Titusville. Saltwater flats fishing charters for redfish, spotted seatrout, black drum along with the seasonal tarpon and snook. We also offer custom private manatee and dolphin scenic tours in the New Smyrna Beach and Cocoa Beach area.

Specializing in sight fishing the flats using light tackle spin fishing gear and saltwater fly fishing methods on the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River Lagoon system. Also offering seasonal near coastal beach fishing trips out of Ponce Inlet and Port Canaveral targeting big tarpon, bull redfish, cobia, jacks, shark, snappers, groupers and Atlantic snook. Big game sport-fishing at its best!

Indian River • Backcountry Flats Fishing • Mosquito Lagoon Sight Fishing Guide

The Indian River, Ponce Inlet and Mosquito Lagoon are the number one place near Orlando, Disney and Kissimmee for inshore backcountry flats fishing and near-coastal trips. Light tackle saltwater fly fishing and spin fishing at its very best for some of the most sought after sport fish in the world. It is the closest inland saltwater shallow flats fishing in all of east central Florida.

Inshore fishing charters consist of a year round fishery for tarpon, snook, redfish or bull reds, spotted sea trout and black drum on the beautiful waters of the Canaveral National Seashore Park and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. A charter that allows you the ability to cast to fish right in sight of you, in shallow, crystal clear water. Hence the term sight fishing. This is the the redfish capital of the world. The number one place to catch saltwater game fish year round.

On your fishing trip you can also expect to see many species of birds, alligators, epic scenery, marine mammals including dolphin, sea turtles and manatee, along with so much more. The Mosquito Lagoon, also known as the Mosquito Bay and Banana River Indian River Lagoon system themselves are just a sight to see alone.

Please feel free to contact me, Captain Drew, at 352-223-7897 or email: captaindrewc@gmail.com with any questions, comments and booking information.

I am a member of the Florida Guides Association, Orlando Saltwater Fishing Guide Society, Mosquito Lagoon Fly Fishing Guides, the Coastal Conservation Association, New Smyrna Beach Flats Fishing Charters, Cocoa Beach Fishing Guides Association, Daytona Beach Flats Fishing Charters and the International Federation of Fly Fishers Association.

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Capt. Drew