The fishing here in New Smyrna Beach has been hot as the weather. We have been having several double digit days this past week with a mixed bag of species. The trout bite has been steady throughout Mosquito Lagoon  along with the redfish as well. We have also had several schools of jacks cruising the shallows of the lagoon as well. Look for the bait holding on the flats either up north around New Smyrna or down south in the lagoon and you will find the fish. Start out early with plugs and surface baits then moving to spoons and soft plastics later in the day. The bite has definitely started to slack off a little bit as the afternoon approaches and I believe a lot has to do with water temps so get out early.

Capt Patrick Rood
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The bite continues to be good throughout the New Smyrna Beach area. We have been bringing several species boat side from redfish and trout to snook and jacks. The bait still continues to be in large numbers across Mosquito Lagoon. Targeting the bait pods early has been the trick and then moving out to the deeper water as the day warms up has been a good choice as well. Live bait and artificial’s both have been working well and now that the holiday weekend has past the boat traffic should continue to slow down as well.

Capt Patrick Rood
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(386)566-1394

The fishing still continues to be good throughout the New Smyrna Beach area. We have been bringing several different species boat side this week from trout and redfish to snook and jacks. We still have large schools of bait in and around Mosquito Lagoon along with bait pods off the beach as well. The bite has been good early and then tapering off as the day goes on. Target the bars and flats early then as the sun gets a little higher move to the ledges and drop offs. With all the people coming to New Smyrna Beach this weekend be careful both on and off the water.

Capt Patrick Rood
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New Smyrna Beach fishing has been on fire this past month and will only continue to be good. We have had a consistent trout and redfish bite  south through Mosquito Lagoon. The weather has been extremely hot but with the early morning breeze it has been making for a steady bite. Look for the large amount bait throughout the New Smyrna Beach backwaters.

Top waters and spoons have been working well around the oysters  and mud flats along with the grass flats further south. Live bait has also been a good choice like pin fish and mullet. There has been a good number of tarpon and jacks scattered throughout New Smyrna as well and willing to eat.

Capt Patrick Rood
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(386)566-1394

The bite has been good the last couple of weeks from Daytona Beach south through New Smyrna Beach and into Mosquito Lagoon. The backwaters and flats have been flooded with bait and all the game fish have been right there with them. Early morning top water has been productive on the shallow flats and north around the oyster beds. The water clarity seems to still be good making for good sight fishing as the sun gets higher. Pitching soft plastics and spoons have been working well but you can’t go wrong with a live shrimp or finger mullet as well.

Capt Patrick Rood
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(386)566-1394

The weather in New Smyrna Beach has been a little crazy the past few days with storms to heat and humidity. Now on that note though the bite has also been hot as well, not just in New Smyrna Beach but also north into Daytona Beach and south through out Mosquito Lagoon. We have been bringing several trout and redfish boat side along with some snook, flounder and jacks in the mix. If artificial bait is your choice of poison then a early start targeting bait pods on the flats of the lagoon or around oyster beds further north into Daytona. Top water plugs have been working well early then switching to spoons and soft plastics later. I have not forgot about you live bait guys. Finger mullet and medium shrimp have been working really good around the structure up north and on the shallow flats of Mosquito Lagoon.

Capt Patrick Rood
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(386)566-1394

The bite has been really good the past couple of weeks. A good number of snook have made their way into the backwaters of New Smyrna Beach along with jacks and tarpon as well. We have also had a great bite further south through out Mosquito Lagoon targeting redfish on shallow shorelines and nice trout across the flats. Both live bait and artificial have been working well . Throwing plugs up north in the New Smyrna Beach area around the oyster bars has been creating a great bite early. Moving to a spoon later in the day has also worked out great. If fishing south in Mosquito Lagoon look for the pods of bait and work around them with the same baits. It looks like we could be seeing some unstable weather in the next few days so definitely keep a eye on the forecast.

Capt Patrick Rood
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(386)566-1394

It seems as though we have finally broke our dry spell and are now starting to get our afternoon showers. I do have to say the rain has been much needed. It has been working out pretty good getting on the fish early and back to the dock in time to stay dry. The bite has been really good from New Smyrna Beach south throughout Mosquito Lagoon. The oyster bars up north have been holding a variety of species from trout, snook, jacks and redfish. Throwing spoons and plugs early have worked well and then moving to a shrimp or soft plastic later in the day. The water clarity still seems to be good throughout Mosquito Lagoon considering the rain we have had the last few days. The redfish have been very shallow and have been chewing better early in the morning. Live shrimp or cut bait has worked well throwing to mangrove shorelines. We have also had a influx of bonnet heads and bull sharks further north in the New Smyrna backwaters. Be careful when fighting a fish we have lost a couple this past week to the tax man.

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

The bite has been good the last few weeks . We have been targeting snook, redfish and trout throughout the backwaters of New Smyrna Beach. We definitely have a good up in coming stock of snook this year. We seem to either boat them just a shy under 28” or over 32”. There has been a lot of keepers caught that I have seen though. The trout bite has been on fire not only in and around New Smyrna Beach but also through out Mosquito Lagoon as well. Look for the pods of bait and the trout will not be far. Top waters early in the morning then moving to soft plastics or live bait as the sun gets higher. You can find the redfish cruising shorelines in the Lagoon as well. Spoons and soft plastics have been working well along with live shrimp presented correctly is almost a guaranteed bite. The traffic on the water has been a little crazy especially on the weekends and with Memorial Day coming up I predict it will busy so be careful and courteous to others.

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

Spring is in full swing here in New Smyrna Beach. We have a good amount of bait flowing through the intracoastal and filtering into Mosquito Lagoon. The flats have been alive with trout, redfish , snook and flounder. The artificial bite has not been bad at all while throwing plugs early has been productive then moving to soft plastics and spoons later in the day. The live bait bite has been even better with great results on live finger mullet early then moving to shrimp later in the morning. The backwaters of New Smyrna has been the same results along with some jacks and blue fish as well. Targeting the mangrove shorelines and oyster beds have been producing great numbers.

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