From Catch 1 Films, Florida’s redfish in Mosquito Lagoon
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]osquito Lagoon is a haven for reds. You can fish it year-round and expect success with the right skill sets: casting, fly line choice, leader build and flies.
Mosquito Lagoon in Volusia and Brevard counties, Florida is 23,000 acres. It also has Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas: Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves: Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve. Both are all part of Florida’s Coastal Management Program
About Aquatic Preserves
This aquatic preserve represents one of the state’s most pristine waterbodies.
The northern Mosquito Lagoon supports 160 species and 56 families of fish.
The fish within the estuarine system form a species-rich assemblage important to commercial and recreational fisheries.
Salinity levels in the Mosquito Lagoon are comparable to ocean levels (32-34 ppt) allowing several fish species to spawn in the lagoon that would normally spawn in the ocean.
The Mosquito Lagoon supports the northernmost extent of red and black mangrove habitat, low marsh and high marsh habitats, extensive oyster bars, and tidal flats.
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