The winter time fishing in New Smyrna Beach backwaters has been good and with this securing cool fronts this week it will be even better. With the shifting winds and cool temperatures coming into Central Florida look for the water levels to start to lower and fish to gather making for some great sight fishing opportunities.

The redfish and black drum have been and will continue to be holding in and around the shallow sand holes throughout the Mosquito Lagoon . Look for the snook and trout to start moving into the deeper holes and shorelines as the water temps start to drop over the upcoming week.

This is definitely one of my favorite times of year to fish the backwaters of New Smyrna Beach and the shallow waters of Mosquito Lagoon as the fish tend to be very happy as the water temps cool down. Do not neglect the deeper waters of the intracoastal throughput the Daytona Beach area as well . The snook , trout ,redfish and other species like to hold of the deeper mud throughout the Intracoastal. Weather looks to be good into next week so get out and bend a rod.

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

The fishing in the New Smyrna Beach waters this past week has been like the weather a little unstable . It had started out a little tuff with a windy cold front moving some fish around but as the week moved on so did the weather . With this steady forecast through next week the fish seem to be happy throughout the New Smyrna Beach and Mosquito Lagoon waters.

With the recent cool down the mullet have moved into deeper waters like the Intracoastal from Daytona Beach south through Titusville. The shrimp have been flowing pretty well especially with the recent full moon pushing these fish more to a shrimp bite . Look for the trout and snook holding in the deeper waters in and around the bait pods as  the redfish and black drum can be found in the shallows searching out the crustaceans.

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

This past week has had some chamber of commerce days both on and off the water. Central Florida has seen mid to upper 70’s with  clear skies and cool evenings make for some great fishing on the New Smyrna Beach and Mosquito lagoon waters. The backwaters of New Smyrna and Daytona Beach have been producing some great sheep’s head, snook and trout bites as where Mosquito Lagoon has been magical with tailing redfish and black drum.

The artificial bite has been ok but with the recent shrimp run going on you can not go wrong with a nice select shrimp . With the cold front county into play it will bring some gusty conditions for a day or two but should only secure the already good bite for the week to come.

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