Capt. Chris Myers - Your Central Florida Flats Fishing Guide

I have been fishing the saltwater lagoons of east central Florida for over 25 years. For the last 18 years, I have been a full time flats fishing guide specializing in sight fishing the flats with light tackle and fly fishing gear. I prefer stalking redfish, trout, and drum and tarpon in shallow water with fly and artificial lures but I also take kids and people with no experience on easy catching trips. Since the early 90's, I have been fly fishing these waters as well. I can still recall exactly where I was the first time I hooked a redfish on fly. Guiding allows me to share that same experience with other anglers. While I can never guarantee how the fish will act or how many an angler might catch, I can be sure they will get off the boat having learned some new or different fishing techniques.

I believe that the people that catch the most fish on a consistent basis pay attention to the small details. For that reason, I am constantly trying to teach others the things I have learned. While I certainly do not know everything that works, I do know what has worked for me over many years and I know what definitely does not work.

I am one of the few Fly Fishers International Certified Casting Instructors in the area. Becoming an instructor made me a much better fly caster. In turn, I am able to offer advice to my fly fishing clients in a way that non-fly fishing guides cannot. I also give private and on-line casting analysis and instruction through Orlando Fly Casting. While I enjoy fly fishing as much as anyone, I will not hesitate to pick up a spinning rod with an artificial lure if conditions dictate. For me, getting the bite, especially one I can see, is the best part.

I was fortunate enough to be invited to film an episode of the tv show Addictive Fishing. It was made in the Mosquito Lagoon with Capt. Blair Wiggins. You can see some excerpts from the show by clicking the image below

I am a pro-staff captain for DOA Fishing Lures, RCI Optics, Sage Flyrods, and Mosquito Creek Outdoors. I am a member of the Florida Guides Association , the Federation of Fly Fishers Guides Association. I hold a valid permit to guide in the federal waters of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore. I am fully licensed by the US Coast Guard and insured.