Captain
Neal Goodrich

Member since January 2016 Oak Hill, United States
Background
I am historically from a fishing family. We have been fishing these waters for 4 generations. My great great grandparents lived on the islands. The mosquito lagoon is a beautiful place to fish and right now the trout bite is hot.
Techniques
Live bait is the best .

Hey, I'm Captain Neal Goodrich

Oak Hill, United States
Background
I am historically from a fishing family. We have been fishing these waters for 4 generations. My great great grandparents lived on the islands. The mosquito lagoon is a beautiful place to fish and right now the trout bite is hot.
Techniques
Live bait is the best .
Anglers Choice
90
Reviews
10
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Capt. Neal Goodrichโ€“Fishing Frenzy

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4.9 / 5
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Oak Hill
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The Bite is on!
The Bite is on!
Mar 1, 2023 Oak Hill
The Speckled Trout bite is on! The bait has changed and the time is right! Now is the time to book your trip on the Mosquito Lagoon! The weather is right, the water is right, and the fish can't wait to bite your hook! Book now before it gets too busy!
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Pompano is in the Air!
Pompano is in the Air!
Feb 15, 2021 Oak Hill
If you know your way around and brought your lucky rabbit's foot you might be able to find a little school of golden glory! We found these beauties around the bend in a small little hole in the wall up the river. What a thrill for about 45 minutes to an hour! Too bad it doesn't happen every day! WoW!!!
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Black Drum, Rdfish and Snook!
Black Drum, Rdfish and Snook!
Feb 17, 2020 Oak Hill
For the last few weeks the Haulover Canal in the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge has been the place to be for big Redfish and big Black Drum. There have been several large schools milling around. Night and day. It seems that the best bait to use has been Blue Crabs with Shrimp coming in a distant second. It also seems that the best time was at night with a lot being caught either just after dark or just a couple of hours before daylight. We did have some luck in the mid-morning on shrimp and lucked up on some nice Drum. If you have some large shrimp you could even end up with some Snook. Good luck and good fishing!
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March Blew in a Great Catch of Fish
March Blew in a Great Catch of Fish
Nov 4, 2018 Oak Hill
The fishing picked up strong the third week in March! Even though the wind roared a little in the morning, it backed off in the afternoon and the sun shone bright. It was especially great for some lucky customers the day I pulled double duty. (It sure was hard on the โ€œOle Captainโ€.) It started out slightly cool and a little windy but my four new friends were optimistic and ready to go. After two or three quick stops we got into a good bite of Redfish and we quickly discovered they were mingled in with a swinging load of black drum. We must have released fifty fish. The good folks I had out didnโ€™t want to take home as much as they were catching so we took in four Redfish, two large Black Drum, one Speckled Trout and one Whiting. A great variety for the morning. They needed to get in and wanted to have time to eat at Goodrich Seafood Resturaunt before they went home, so we headed to the dock. I hadnโ€™t had time to finish filleting their fish and my afternoon customers drove up. They watched me finish with the morningโ€™s fish and I sent half the fillets in for the chef to fix for the morning fishermen to enjoy for lunch and put the other half in their cooler before leaving for the after trip. After proper introductions we climbed aboard and took a chance and headed back to the same spot and lucky for us the fish were still there and still ready to bite every time we threw a hook at them. We brought in two good Redfish and seven large Black Drum. But what was great was we threw back twenty-five Black Drum and fifteen Redfish. Now thatโ€™s a day for the books! If they just would happen more often.
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Its a Great Vacation When You Limit Out
Its a Great Vacation When You Limit Out
Jul 18, 2018 Oak Hill
This fine family has been fishing with me for the past 18 years! They come every year and fish 9 days in a row. We always have a great time! They are fine folks and I make every effort to be sure they take all the fish they can catch home with them. We get up early head out just as the daylight breaks and use fresh live bait to lure the speckle trout to a hearty breakfast. By mid-morning, before it gets too hot we were on our way back in. I get their fish all filleted and bagged and they still have plenty of time to spend on the beach with their families.
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Limit in the Mosquito Lagoon
Limit in the Mosquito Lagoon
Jun 30, 2018 Oak Hill
Four spry silver-haired country girls gave the captain a run for his money in the middle of the week. The competition was fierce between the four and they lacked one of catching the limit of speckled trout for the boat. The bite was strong and the fish varied in size, some exceeding 20 inches.
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4.9 / 5
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Excellent
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Windy day on the water

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip on March 29, 2023
Captain Neal was a very gracious and kind guy that we really enjoyed our time with. Unfortunately, the day we had chosen to...
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Captain Neal- Excellent Choice For A Fishing Trip!

VERIFIED   2 Hour Trip on June 5, 2022
I booked a 2 hour morning fishing trip with Captain Neal Goodrich, and I am very pleased that I did. I mainly wanted my 11...
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Cold day on the water! Worth every second!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip on March 15, 2023
Not an ideal day to be on the water but Caption Neal was there early with a smile on his face and was ready to go. The day...
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3 hour trip with Captain Neal

VERIFIED   NEW  3 Hour Trip on May 29, 2023
We had a great time chasing trout with Captain Neal! Lots of bites and we saw dolphins and manatees too. I highly recommend!
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Half day trip with Captain Neal

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip on April 26, 2023
We found Captain Neal very knowledgeable about where we could catch fish. And that we did! We caught our limit of sea trout!...
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