The waters of New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach are still thriving with life . From the large schools of bait fish to the redfish , snook , trout , tarpon and jacks just to mention a few that are feeding on the bait fish. This recent little cool front that had dipped into Central Florida this past week has been a blessing with some great weather to be on the water. The fish have been liking the change in weather as well with great numbers of trout , redfish and snook coming boatside this past week . It looks as though we are going to be back into an afternoon shower routine this up coming week so the morning bite is going to be key. Look for the pods of bait on the flats and bats and the fish will not be far . Live bait like pinfish , mullet and shrimp have been working well along with artificials like spoons and plugs.

Capt Patrick Rood
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The water levels have rose throughout the backwaters of New Smyrna Beach , Mosquito Lagoon and Daytona Beach over the past week . With the recent rains and NE winds the water levels have came up which along with the influx of bait pods just reassures that Fall is in the air. The fish are definitely starting to move into their Fall time pattern as the spawning redfish and snook hold closer to the inlet and the Lagoon fish look for new feeding opportunities with the higher water. It looks as though we are expecting a cool front to dip down into Central Florida by the weekend with some much needed dryer and cooler temperatures. As the water continues to pump in look for the fish to move with the bait into new areas to feed. Spoons , plugs and soft plastics have been working well early as the same for live bait like mullet and pinfish.

Capt Patrick Rood
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It seems as though Mother Nature is playing catch up with the recent rain scattered across Central Florida this past week . We have been dodging storms and it looks as though the afternoon showers will continue through the this coming week as well . The recent rain has not affected the bite throughout the waters of New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach . We are still boating several different species from redfish , snook , trout and black drum just to mention a few. The bait is still hanging around in great numbers especially across the shallows of Mosquito Lagoon. Look for the bait pods around structure or on the shallow grass and the game fish will be mixed in . Plugs , soft plastics and spoons have all been working well early as well as live bait like shrimp , mullet and pinfish are getting it done as well.

Capt Patrick Rood
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The bite throughout the Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach waters continues to be strong as we approach the end to August. We have been boating several different species both in the shallows of Mosquito Lagoon and also throughout the Intracoastal. The bait pods have really started to move inshore and along  the beach making a great food source for jacks , tarpon , snook and other game species. The redfish bite and trout bite has been good across the shallows with the bait covering the grass flats look for the game fish to be mixed in as well . Plugs , spoons and soft plastics have all been working well along with a variety of live baits . With the recent afternoon showers the water temps have cooled down a bit which has also secured the recent bite. Look for the same weather pattern to continue into next week.

Capt Patrick Rood
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The waters around New Smyrna Beach and Mosquito Lagoon have been alive with bait fish and game fish of all kinds. The deeper water of the Intracoastal water way through Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach has been holding several species like jacks , tarpon , snook and mangroves to mention a few. Heading further south into Mosquito Lagoon the targeted species have been black drum , redfish and trout  all scattered across the shallow flats.

The weather has definitely been hot but so has the bite . It looks as though we will continue the warm trend with occasional afternoon storms into next week. Early starts have been working well as the bite has been slowing a bit by mid day . They have been chewing both artificials and live bait well but later in the morning seems as though live bait has been working a little better.

Capt Patrick Rood
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The weather conditions continue to be hot throughout Central Florida with heat advisory scattered . Fortunately the bite has been just as hot with several different species coming boat side . We are still catching good numbers of snook , jacks and trout throughout the Intracoastal from Daytona Beach south into New Smyrna Beach . The bait continues to be spread out along the shorelines and the fish are near by.

As you head further south into Mosquito Lagoon the flats are filled with life from all kinds of bait fish and just like to the north the game fish are near by . The redfish and trout have been shallow early then following the bait later as they start to move to the edges . Both artificials and live baits have doing well . It looks as though we will have the same weather pattern across Central Fl through the weekend so I do not see a change in the bite pattern for the week.

Capt Patrick Rood
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The recent rain fall has been a hidden blessing throughout the Central Florida Backwaters this past week . The rain has actually cooled the shallow waters of Mosquito Lagoon along with the backwaters of New Smyrna Beach making the fish more active though the day. The snook ,jacks and tarpon have been pretty active in the intracoastal from Daytona Beach south to Mosquito Lagoon focusing on the bait pods along the structure and deeper edges. Moving south into New Smyrna Beach and Mosquito Lagoon you can find a great trout , redfish and black drum bite on the shallow flats. Live bait and artificials have been working well especially with the recent water cool down. It looks as though we will continue with the occasional afternoon rain through next which will continue to cool down the shallows.

Capt Patrick Rood
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The fishing from Daytona Beach south through Mosquito Lagoon has been firing on all cylinders this past week . We have been boating great numbers of redfish , trout , snook and black drum . The snook , jacks and tarpon have been working the deeper shorelines through Daytona Beach and into The backwaters of New Smyrna Beach . Plugs , soft plastics and live bait have all been working well to trigger a bite . The black drum , redfish and trout can also be found throughout the waters of New Smyrna Beach and in the shallows of Mosquito Lagoon.

The drum have been working the shallow mud bottoms as the trout and redfish are mixed in with the bait super shallow on the grass flats. Plugs , spoons and soft plastics early in the morning have been working well. Moving over to live bait as the sun gets higher and the water warms has been working out well . It looks as though we will continue to get our summer time afternoon showers moving into next week but the bite should continue to stay strong.

Capt Patrick Rood
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(386)566-1394

The bite continues to stay strong throughout the waters of New Smyrna Beach and Mosquito Lagoon . We have had some breezy conditions this past week but it has actually been a blessing as it has got the water moving and keep it cooler on the water . The snook and Jack bite has been good in the deeper waters around Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach.

Live bait and artificials have been working well to to catch both while targeting structure and bait pods . Mosquito Lagoon has been also producing a great bite with redfish , trout and black drum as the targeted species. Once again live bait and artificials have been doing the trick on the shallow grass flats . It looks as though we will be getting a percentage of rain into the weekend and early next week which will help cool water temps down a bit.

Capt Patrick Rood
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(386)566-1394

The word for the week here in the New Smyrna Beach area has been hot , not only has the weather been hot but the bite has been as well . We have getting our standard afternoon summer thunderstorms this past week which looks as though it will continue into next week as well . These storms are not a bad thing as they are cooling the water temperature’s throughout the shallow water of Mosquito Lagoon and backwaters of New Smyrna Beach .

The deep water bite throughout the intracoastal of Daytona Beach has been steady with a mix bag of species chewing . Moving southward into New Smyrna Beach and Mosquito Lagoon the bait has been plentiful in the backwaters and on the shallow flats . Look for the pods of bait early as the fish have been fairly shallow until the sun gets higher.

As the sun gets higher moving to the deeper edges have been working well for all species like trout , redfish , black drum and others . Live bait and artificials have been working well throughout the day. Plugs and spoons early then moving to soft plastics later in the morning. Live bait like finger mullet, pinfish and shrimp have all been a go to bait for bites.

Capt Patrick Rood
www.spotntailcharters.com
(386)566-1394