Choosing a Fishing Guide in Mosquito Lagoon

You've read about catching redfish, you've seen it on TV, you've day dreamed about your guide poling a skiff while you cast to your first tailing redfish and now it's time to make it a reality. Mosquito Lagoon has lots of fishing guides to chose from. Just like shopping for a new TV, clothes or anything else: there are a lot of options. In your mind, you know the type of fishing you want to do. When "shopping" for your fishing guide, let him or her know what you had in mind. Some guides specialize in different styles of fishing; some soak bait on the bottom, some fish live bait, some fish artificial, some fish fly and some guides do a little bit of everything. Do your research, make a list of fishing guides you are interested in fishing with, call each of them and just talk about fishing. This will accomplish a few things. You'll get an idea of their personality, after talking with a potential fishing guide, do you think you would enjoy spending a day on the water with him? Not all personalities jive. This will also allow you to pick their brain and you'll have an idea of whether or not that particular guide specializes in the style of fishing you are looking to do.

A few things you could expect:

• Your fishing guide should be professional, after all, this is their job. Their skiff should be clean and their gear should be maintained. Your fishing guide should communicate with you the day before your trip to firm up any outstanding details about your charter, for example where to meet in the morning. Keep in mind, fishing guides are on the water most of the time, so if you call your guide and he doesn't answer the phone, don't freak out, leave a message with your contact information and wait for a call back.
• Your fishing guide should work hard for you. As a fishing guide, it is our job to put you in the best situation to catch fish the way you want to catch fish. If you told your fishing guide that it's your dream to catch a redfish on a fly rod, then your guide needs to work hard to make that happen for you. There is no guarantee that it is going to happen, but you should feel like your guide did everything he could to make it happen. That doesn't mean your guide should put a spinning rod in your hand with a mullet chunk on the hook and then cast it out for you, hook into the a fish and hand you the rod to reel it in. It happens. As the client, you made it clear, you wanted to catch a fish a certain way. The client should be able to call the shots, your fishing guide works for you. 

If you are considering booking a fishing guide, please give me a call. I'd love to be your fishing guide for your trip to Mosquito Lagoon!

Capt. Jesse Register
407-448-2017