Orlando Redfish Fishing

Fishing for Redfish in the Saltwater Lagoons near Orlando Florida

A short ride to the boat launch from Orlando, Florida is simply some of the best redfish or red drum fishing in the world. Known for it's clean & clear saltwater lagoons and large inshore redfish like the gentleman is holding in the adjacent photo, Orlando's Indian River Lagoon, Banana River and the world famous Mosquito Lagoon are great diversion from the themeparks. Just minutes from it's vacation areas Orlando's inshore redfishing is an awesome break for tourist or dedicated anglers and families visiting Central Florida.

The chaps (gentlemen) pictured on this page visited the Orlando area from the UK and went knee deep in redfish for a spectacular day of fishing. They even managed to bring back a slot sized channel bass for the dinner table.

The fellows in the photograph above had an awesome day of fishing near Orlando in the Banana River Lagoon during the fall. The weather was cool in the 70°F range and the big fish were spawning. It's challenging to fish with three anglers and one guide in the shallow water lagoons so Captain Richard had his anglers wade over to the fish in thigh deep water and make cast into the schools of large fish. When you call and ask for shallow water fishing trip, remember that all shallow water boats are small and have weight restrictions. There is also the matter of how many anglers you can actually fish at a time. There's a great article written about overloading the boat and making a high performance trip into a low performance boat ride. The Captain / Guide had to improvise on this day and coax his anglers into the shallow water because his boat simply wouldn't go shallow enough with three big men and a guide on board.

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