The bite has been really good this past week with cooler and lower water conditions throughout the back waters of New Smyrna Beach. With the abnormal warmer weather moving in this week it will change things up a little bit the forecast is showing the weather getting back to normal by mid week. The warmer conditions puts our fish in mosquito lagoon into a different pattern instead of grouping them up they will actually split up and spread out  making for a little harder bite. With the upcoming weather conditions look for the winds to shift and lower the water conditions and bringing the fish back into pods. Look for them to be extremely shallow and ready to eat after the front moves through. Artificials and live bait have been working well when presented slowly.

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

The fishing here in New Smyrna Beach continues to be good with the recent stable weather. It seems as though we are getting into our winter time pattern of cooler nights and warm days. This allows our fish to get adjusted to some consistent water temps instead a roller coaster of temperatures. The bait still seems to be plentiful throughout New Smyrna Beach and Mosquito Lagoon. This is the time of year that I’m constantly telling my clients that slower and smaller is better. Small baits presented slowly will get you a bite a lot faster then the average spring and summer time retrieve.

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

We have had a whirl wind of weather the past couple of weeks here in the New Smyrna Beach area. It seems as though the recent change in wind direction has push quite a bit of water out. The cooler water temperatures and lower water conditions are making for  some steady sight fishing. There has been a good number of redfish and trout holding over the shallow bottom throughout the day along with black drum and some snook holding in the deeper water. Live bait and artificials have been working well  when presented slowly. Look for the fishing to continue to get better as the weather starts to stable.

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

The recent cold fronts that have swept across New Smyrna Beach have really brought the water temps down. Both the air temps and water temperatures are now starting to rise bringing our game fish back to a happier mood. The trout and snook disappeared for a few days due to water temperatures moving into deeper water but have now started to show back up. The redfish and black drum can still be found holding on the flats in the pot holes and on the mud flats. Small baits have been the trick to get the bites. Shrimp , cut bait or small artificials worked slowly have done well. It looks like we have some warmer days ahead so hopefully it warms the water a tad bit more.

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

With the recent back to back cold fronts hitting the New Smyrna Beach area has brought some much needed cooler water temperatures. The cooler water conditions have started to clean up the water clarity throughout the Mosquito Lagoon and New Smyrna backwaters. The shift in winds has helped to lower the water levels pushing the fish into little groups and pods. Long cast and patience’s are a must with the cleaner low water as the fish are a little on edge. Slow retrieves on small artificial’s will work along with live shrimp and cut bait. This is the time of year when slower is better due to cooler water temps. It looks like the air temps will be increasing over the next few days until another predicted front to hit our area later in the week. Happy Holidays to everyone!

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

The bite continues to be good here in the New Smyrna Beach area. With the recent weather change it has helped with eliminating the excess water we have had and looks to be cleaning it up a little as well.

We have been boating redfish, snook, trout and flounder throughout the backwaters and into Mosquito Lagoon. The water clarity is still not that great in the Lagoon but seems to be getting better with each day. The water temps have been cooling down quite a bit so slow retrieves on artificials and smaller live baits have been working well.

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

It seems as though we are starting to get our winter time weather. The recent cold fronts that have hit the New Smyrna Beach area has also brought a change in wind direction pushing a lot of this unwanted water out. With water levels and temps dropping look for the fish to find warmer water in the sand holes and mud flats. Live bait and cut bait has been producing a little bit better bite then artificial with the recent weather changes. Hopefully the water clarity will improve throughout the Mosquito Lagoon with these cooler water temperatures.

Capt Patrick Rood
New Smyrna Beach and Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Charters
www.spotntailcharters.com
(386)566-1394

Our weather here in the New Smyrna Beach area has finally started to become stable. It looks like the weather will continue into next week making for good fishing conditions. We still have good numbers of bait throughout both New Smyrna and Mosquito Lagoon. We have been targeting several species from bluefish, jacks , redfish and snook. There has been trout , black drum and redfish hanging on shorelines in the Lagoon. They have been chewing well on live and cut bait but have also been receptive to artificial’s as well.

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

The fishing has continued to be steady throughout the New Smyrna Beach area. We had a little break of nice weather for a few days making for a little better bite. There is a cool front approaching FL which will lower air temps and unfortunately bring some windy conditions. Hopefully the cooler weather and future fronts will get the water conditions in Mosquito Lagoon back to normal. We still have bait scattered through out New Smyrna and Mosquito Lagoon. Due to the water clarity in the Lagoon at the moment live finger mullet, cut bait , plugs and spoons have been working the best. We have still been catching a variety of species from snook, jacks, redfish and trout to name a few.

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

With the recent strong winds and high water fishing has been a  challenge. The water clarity in Mosquito Lagoon is very dirty making sight fishing extremely hard. Throwing search baits has been a good way to produce a bite. Moving into the sheltered creeks of New Smyrna is a good way to avoid the wind. Throwing live shrimp and mullet on the leeward shorelines will also produce a bite. With a tropical storm passing to the west of us by the end of the week the weather should start to stable and the bite will improve.

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