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Entering Peak Fishing Season
August 24, 2020 in Fishing Reports
Mid August brings some of the hottest weather of the year to our hemisphere but it also brings some incredible fishing. Both inshore and nearshore fishing in the Daytona Beach, Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna Beach and Mosquito Lagoon area are…
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Abundant Bait, Good Bite
August 18, 2020 in Fishing Reports
The bite has continued to be good throughout the New Smyrna Beach back waters. Bait fish seem to be most abundant in the creeks and south into the Mosquito Lagoon. We have been targeting several species like snook, redfish, trout, jacks…
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Shark Week!
August 17, 2020 in Fishing Reports
To honor “Shark Week” from New Smyrna Beach, sometimes called “the shark bite capital of the world,” I teamed up with the legendary Wayne Bennett of Shark Fishing NSB and Dustin Smith of NSB Shark Hunters for a week…
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Double Digit Days on Mosquito Lagoon
August 11, 2020 in Fishing Reports
The weather has not been the only thing hot in New Smyrna Beach. With several double digit days on the Mosquito Lagoon this past week, I would say the fishing is still pretty good! The trout have been chewing well early in the shallows and…
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Surf Fishing Turns Back Around
August 10, 2020 in Fishing Reports
What a difference a week makes with the surf! This week the surf laid down, the current has been calm and the large mats of grass have been pushed out. However, the bite has been a tough one. The whiting and croakers have been hitting…
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Strong Tarpon Bite
August 10, 2020 in Fishing Reports
The tarpon bite in the river continues to be strong. Fish are feeding better on the incoming tide. Nice mangrove snapper are being caught around the inlet and docks throughout the ICW. Bait is starting to show up along the beach and there…
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Weather &. Fishing Getting Hotter
August 7, 2020 in Fishing Reports
As the weather gets hotter, so does the fishing! August is a month of mixed emotions, one of great fishing, while simultaneously dodging tropical systems, something anyone on the east coast of the US can relate to! Tarpon and bull redfish…
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Isaias Didn’t Phase the Bite
August 3, 2020 in Fishing Reports
The bite has continued to be good in the New Smyrna Beach and Mosquito Lagoon waters. We have had a little hiccup this week with a tropical storm skirting the coast of Florida, but it never phased the bite. Look for the early morning to be…
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Tarpon Fishing on Fire
August 3, 2020 in Fishing Reports
Tarpon fishing this past week has been on fire 🔥 and should continue to be very good over the next couple of weeks. The flounder bite on nearshore reefs is still good but slowing down and the bull reds are feeding in the inlet and…
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Offshore, Surf & Inlets
August 1, 2020 in Fishing Reports
After a successful federal red snapper season, bottom fishing is still producing good catches. Bottom fisherman are still scoring grouper, cobia, various snappers, and more. Some of the nearshore artificial reefs are producing nice catches…
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Hot Days & Afternoon Showers
July 28, 2020 in Fishing Reports
We have definitely entered our summer time pattern here in New Smyrna Beach with hot summer days and afternoon showers. The bite has been good early in the morning and tapers off as the sun heats up. We have been boating a mixed bag of…
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Bite Slow in Weeds and Sandy Water
July 27, 2020 in Fishing Reports
This weeks the current and weeds have started to move in with the east winds that have been blowing for the last couple of weeks. The water was a bit sandy due to the close swell period this week. The bite was a bit slow, however, the…
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Tropical Systems Shift Weather Pattern
July 27, 2020 in Fishing Reports
The last week has brought a different weather pattern with tropical systems moving south of us here in New Smyrna Beach, but the fishing has remained good! The daily cycle of afternoon thunderstorms has changed with a strong onshore flow…
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Red Fishing Remains Steady
July 22, 2020 in Fishing Reports
Great fishing continues as we enter the tail end of July. Fishing for big reds has been a consistent option with almost every trip producing several trophy class fish. This pattern should remain steady through the end of summer and fall as…
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Get Started Early
July 22, 2020 in Fishing Reports
The fishing continues to be good throughout the New Smyrna Beach waters. This is such a great time of year to fish East Central Florida with all the species we currently have inshore, there are some really fantastic opportunities. The…
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