Florida Pro Redfish Series - 2014 Titusville (1st place)

Fished the Florida Pro Redfish Series tournament out of Titusville this past Saturday. Was pretty lousy weather with a steady rain most of the day and breezy north winds. Didn't catch many, but caught the right two...We took 1st place with 13.14lb

September 2014 - Mosquito Lagoon, Indian River, New Smyrna Beach Area

Well the kids are back in school which means we are in the fall transition on the inshore waters around New Smyrna Beach, Ponce Inlet and the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River. The annual fall bait run is underway and we’re only a couple weeks away from the first cold fronts of the year. In terms of fishing, this means fish are eating well before the baitfish thin out. The best bet this time of year will be redfish; including big trophy bull reds spawning in the Indian River Lagoon and at Ponce Inlet. Next best option will be Tarpon in the ICW around New Smyrna and in the ocean just off the beaches and around shrimp boats. While those are the two best options, there are also good numbers of speckled trout and black drum in the Mosquito Lagoon as well as snook in the deeper tidal areas. I have good openings scattered through the remainder of this month and October.

Redfish action continues to be great in the Mosquito Lagoon. Higher water levels have the fish scattered over grass flats and bar edges for fish in the 5-10lb range. We’re finding good success casting pigfish and free-lining live mullet as well as throwing spoons, topwater plugs, and soft plastics. Most days we’re still catching 5-10 redfish. In the North Indian River Lagoon and at Ponce Inlet we’re catching giant bull redfish in the 20-40lb range that are schooled up to spawn. This is generally one of the easiest times of the year to get them on lures. This will go on for the next month before they scatter and become tougher to find. It’s not uncommon to catch 10-20 of them when the weather conditions or tides are right.

This is about the last month of the year we can target large adult Tarpon before the migrate south for the year. Right now they are gorging on baitfish in the ICW around New Smyrna Beach and Ponce Inlet, and in the ocean along the beaches and around shrimp boats. Many of these fish will go well over 100lbs. After they are gone we’ll still find fair numbers of small babies in the 5-10lb range in north end of the Indian River Lagoon. In addition to finding tarpon in the ocean, we’ll find loads of Sharks. There’s never a slow day when we get out there, we just need calm enough seas and winds to allow for running a flats boat around.

In the Mosquito Lagoon we’re also catching a lot of Speckled Trout and finding a lot of scattered Black Drum. Trout are congregated around the migrating schools of mullet and we’ll generally catch a lot of them with some upwards of 8-10lbs. Otherwise it’s lots of school size trout in the 12-18” range. Live bait like pigfish, croakers, and live mullet are a ticket for guaranteed success. Otherwise we can throw topwater plugs and soft plastics. There are a lot of Black Drum again scattered throughout the souther half of the Mosquito Lagoon. Typically we don’t spend much time fishing for them unless everything else is slow. But cut crabs and live shrimp will produce quick catching. There are also Snook here and there around the Titusville area and around the docks in and around the New Smyrna Beach area. These fish will hang around for the next month or so before they start working their way back to spots they’ll hang out for the approaching winter months.

Still have good days open in September and October but I’ll be in Louisiana for 10 days in October to fish the IFA Redfish Tour championship. I take short notice trips if I have the date open. Call or email to secure a date. Read my fishing charter page to view the top reasons why you should book your trip with me today. I look forward to fishing with you soon…386-212-4931.

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July 2014 - Ponce Inlet, Indian River, Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report

Is it me or is it hard to believe that it’s already July? Before you know it, we’ll be starting at the beginning of fall. But before that we’ll continue this summer of great catching! The fishing has been red hot in the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River. We’re also now seeing better action in the creeks around New Smyrna Beach and Ponce Inlet. The redfish and speckled trout action has been nothing short of fantastic during the past couple weeks. We’ve been averaging 10-15 redfish a day and at least 15-25+ trout. Tarpon have been hit or miss, around one day, gone the next…much of that has a lot to do with prevailing winds. Finding snook again on some shorelines in New Smyrna Beach and scattered around a few parts of the Mosquito Lagoon and North Indian River Lagoon. I’ve got 9 days left open in July and August is starting to book up quick, so don’t wait too late to get a day for yourself.

Redfish action in Mosquito Lagoon has been really good. We’ve been averaging 10-15 redfish a day lately and most of that is happening during the first few hours of the day on the shallow grass flats. These redfish range anywhere from 4-10lbs. There are schools of GIANT bull reds in the 20-40lb range getting ready to spawn in the Indian River Lagoon in addition to some in the ICW around the Ponce Inlet area. We’re also spending more time fishing the creeks around Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna and Edgewater finding redfish against mangrove edges and oyster mounds. Fly fisherman have been having good luck throwing half-half clousers.

Speckled Trout fishing over the past month continues to be good, although we aren’t catching as many giant trout as we were last month. We still managed half a dozen trout over 28” so there’s no reason to complain. We’re catching tons of keeper size 15-20” trout on a daily basis, with a couple big trout each day in the 4-7lb range. It won’t slow down either with the onset of summer conditions, the trout bite will last all day long on deeper edges and sloughs. Live bait like pigfish, croakers, and live mullet are a ticket for guaranteed success. The live bait bite is so good, we’re not even bothering with lures.

One day we see Tarpon in the Lagoons the next we don’t. So it’s been tough to predict. Almost all of that has everything to do with prevailing winds. But they’re here, just got to hit it right. These fish range from 10-50lbs. We’re also seeing big adult tarpon approaching 100lbs in the ICW around New Smyrna Beach and Ponce Inlet. There's better numbers in the ocean if we could get some calm seas and winds to allow me to get flats boat out there. Found a few places holding Snook as of late, decent ones in the 20-26” range. I’ve found 1 thing they’ll bite, everything else they watch it swim by.

Only have 9 days left open in July. August is starting to fill quickly. Don’t wait till last minute, although I take short notice trips if I have the date open. Call or email to secure a date. Read my fishing charter page to view the top reasons why you should book your trip with me today. I look forward to fishing with you soon…386-212-4931.

Pictures from the past month can be found on my website...

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IFA Redfish Tour 2014 - Jacksonville, FL (5th place)

Capt. Nathaniel Lemmon and his teammate Capt. Patrick Rood again displayed another impressive performance in the 2014 IFA Redfish Tour.  The two captured a 5th place finish in Jacksonville, FL with a combined weight of 12.25lbs among the field of 77 boats.

With their 1st place in Titusville, FL and a 5th place in Jacksonville, the team continues to stay in 1st place for IFA Florida East Division Team of Year standings.

June 2014 - Ponce Inlet, Indian River, and Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report

Summer has arrived in the Mosquito Lagoon, Indian River Lagoon, and around the New Smyrna Beach and Ponce Inlet area. Typically there’s no shortage of things to fish for...lately we’ve been catching loads of redfish and speckled trout in the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River Lagoon. We’ve also seen a couple schools of black drum, fair numbers of juvenile tarpon from 10-50lbs, and several triple tail. Snook have scattered with the onset of summer, but there are some shorelines and docks in New Smyrna Beach that are still holding fair numbers. My charters are experiencing consistent catching using live bait...we’ve been averaging 5-10 redfish per day and 15-25 speckled trout. Folks wishing to throw lures and flies have had more of a challenge, but are also catching a few too. Only 5 days left open in June. July is a little more open with around 15 openings as of today, but with school now out, July will fill fast.

Trophy Speckled Trout fishing over the past month was nothing short of phenomenal. The Indian River was the place to be for a while, now the Mosquito Lagoon has kicked into high gear. It had to be the best trout fishing I’ve seen in the past 5 years. I say it every year, May is the month to go for a trophy trout and in the past 5 weeks we landed 16 trout over 28”, with the biggest being a 32” that was a little shy of 11lbs! That doesn’t count the dozens we landed in the 4-6lb range. It simply can’t get much better than that. Catching remains solid and consistent with most charters seeing 15-25 trout caught per day. Many are 15-20” keepers, with a few big ones mixed in. It won’t slow down either with the onset of summer conditions, the trout bite will last all day long on deeper edges and sloughs. Live bait like pigfish, croakers, and live mullet are a ticket for guaranteed success. We’ll also get bites on topwater plugs, crankbaits, and soft plastics. 

Fishing for Redfish has been great early on shallow flats in the Mosquito Lagoon. When the sun gets up high and things warm up, the action has moved to deeper edges along creeks, sloughs, and sand areas. If the winds are light we’ve been finding good schools of trophy bull redfish in the 20-40lb range on deeper flats in the Indian River Lagoon. As the summer wears on we’ll start fishing the creeks and oyster areas near Ponce Inlet for redfish. Catching has been consistent. We’re averaging 5-10 redfish per day. We could catch more if we stayed on them all day instead of trying for other stuff. 

We’re seeing loads of juvenile Tarpon in the Indian River Lagoon and a few places in the Mosquito Lagoon. These fish range from 10-50lbs. We’re also seeing big adult tarpon approaching 100lbs in the ICW around New Smyrna Beach and Ponce Inlet. As usual, Snook typically fan out far and wide once summer comes around. But on deeper shorelines we’re still finding some from 15-25”. Live shrimp, DOA shrimp and small paddle tail soft plastics all are working. There were decent numbers of Triple Tail that passed through the Lagoons during the past few weeks. We caught several up to 6lbs. Black drumshowed up again lately and I’ve found a couple schools that have 50-100 fish in the 5-10lb range. 

Only have 5 openings left late in June. Have around 15 days left open in July. Don’t wait till last minute, although I take short notice trips if I have the date open. Call or email to secure a date. Read my fishing charter page to view the top reasons why you should book your trip with me today. I look forward to fishing with you soon…386-212-4931.

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May '14 - Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River Lagoon Fishing Report

May has arrived and that means we’re deep into spring. The annual spring bait run is moving up the coast. The Indian River Lagoon is full of mullet moving north and into the Mosquito Lagoon. Thousands of tiny pinfish and pigfish are covering the shallow grass flats. The shrimp runs have been strong around the full moons. All of that simply means our fish are fat, happy, and eating. It’s been a phenomenal bite for big trophy speckled trout in the Indian River Lagoon and Mosquito Lagoon. On calm days we’ve been catching a bunch of big giant bull redfish in the North Indian River Lagoon. Other days we’re targeting smaller redfish in pods and small schools in creeks and shallow flats in the Mosquito Lagoon area up into New Smyrna Beach. We’re also still catching fair numbers of snook and we’re seeing fair numbers of tarpon starting to show up around New Smyrna Beach and Ponce Inlet. It’s been great catching for charters with many days producing a grand slam of 3-4 different species. I’ve got 8 days left open in May and 11 days left open in June, so don’t wait till last minute to book something!

Thrilled with my recent result at IFA Redfish Tour event held a few days ago in Titusville, Florida. Fishing with my partner Patrick Rood, we finished in 1st place, beating out 84 teams, with a great bag of 14.75lbs. We also had biggest redfish of the tournament with an 8.39lb slob! For our efforts, we won a fully loaded 2014 Ranger 1862 with a 2014 Yamaha F70 outboard. Check out IFA Redfish Tour Titusville Results

Speckled Trout fishing over the past couple weeks has been nothing short of phenomenal! In fact in the past week alone we’ve caught nearly 50 trout over 5lbs from the Indian River Lagoon and Mosquito Lagoon! Charters have been averaging double digit catches of trophy trout each day ranging from 24-32” and the bite has lasted well into the afternoon. May is perhaps the best month of the year for a chance at a 10lb giant. Two days ago I landed a 32” giant trout that was shy of 11lbs. As more baitfish move into the Lagoons, the bite for big speckled trout will get even better. Live mullet are producing the best catch numbers until better numbers of pigfish, croakers, and pinfish become available. Mirrolure suspending plugs and soft plastic shad style baits like DOA Cal’s or GULP are working when casting lures.

As for Redfish, when the weather cooperates (light winds and lots of sun) we’ve been catching big trophy Redfish from 20-40lbs on deeper flats and edges in the Indian River Lagoon. When it’s been breezy or overcast we’ve done well targeting smaller 5-10lb redfish on shallow flats or creeks in the southern Mosquito Lagoon area. Catching has been good regardless of what we decided to do. Catching has been consistent with daily averages in the 5-10+ range on live bait and lures like Aqua Dream spoons and soft plastic GULP baits.

Still catching good numbers Snook from time to time in the Indian River Lagoon. Generally we’ve only fished for them if the wind/weather has forced us off the open flats or if someone wants to go for a slam. When we did fish for them recently, the size has been good with most fish in the 20-26” range. Live shrimp, DOA shrimp and small paddle tail soft plastics all are working.

Getting a lot of calls about spring and summer Tarpon fishing. I’m seeing small 5lb tarpon showing up in creeks and on flats to adjacent to those creeks in the Indian River Lagoon. Around New Smyrna Beach and near Ponce inlet I’m starting to see 20-30lb’rs rolling on select tide windows. Bite windows are fairly brief so it’s not been really worth spending any time trying. As we get late in May and throughout June we typically find better numbers and longer bite windows which adds them to our target list.

I’ve got 8 days left open in May and 11 days left open in June, so don’t wait till last minute to book something! Short notice trips are available if I have the date open. Call or email to secure a date. Read myfishing charter page to view the top reasons why you should book your trip with me today. I look forward to fishing with you soon…386-212-4931.

IFA Redfish Tour 2014 - Titusville, FL (1st place)

Capt. Nathaniel Lemmon and his teammate Capt Patrick Rood came out strong to start 2014 claiming 1st place in Titusville, FL on the IFA Redfish Tour. The defending FL East DivisionTeam of Year beat out 84 other boats with 14.75lbs for top honors. They also had biggest redfish of the tourney with an 8.39lb slob. They won a loaded 2014 Ranger 1862 boat with a 2014 Yamaha outboard for their efforts. The next tour stop will be in June in Jacksonville, FL.

March '14 - Mosquito Lagoon, Indian River Lagoon Area

We’re a few days away from the start of spring, but tour resident inshore species from Daytona Beach to Cocoa Beach have been in a spring time pattern for several weeks. The past month has been all about the bull redfish over 20lbs in Mosquito Lagoon and the North Indian River Lagoon. When we haven’t been targeting those, we’ve been catching smaller redfish, black drum, and big speckled trout and a few small snook. Sight fishing has been excellent in the Mosquito Lagoon and good in the Indian River Lagoon. Catching has been solid with numerous big fish brought to the boat, and many days producing slams of 3-4 different species (redfish, trout, snook). Unfortunately, I have only one day left open for the remainder of March, but I have about 10 days still available in April and about 15 left open in May. So you shouldn’t wait till the last minute to schedule something.

It’s been all about the big trophy Redfish for the past 5 or 6 weeks. All we’ve needed is some light winds and good sunlight to find them. There are several areas in the Mosquito Lagoon and the North Indian River Lagoon holding schools of 50-100 GIANT redfish in the 20-40lb range. Catching has been good, several bull redfish have been landed each day. While we can occasionally get one to eat a lure or fly, we’ve been using live baits for consistent catching. The shallow grass flats are loaded with smaller redfish in the 5-10lb range. Some schools contain hundreds of redfish. As the day progresses they are scattering into smaller groups and singles. Catching has been consistent with daily averages in the 5-10+ range on live bait and lures like Aqua Dream spoons and soft plastic GULP baits. Fly fishing redfish has been a bit tougher as of late with spooky schools in shallow and clear water.

Black Drum are all geared up for an early spring spawn. There are several schools in the Mosquito Lagoon as well as the North Indian River Lagoon. When you find some you’ll find them all as they are greatly concentrated in broad areas. Some shallow flats are loaded with hundreds of 5-10lb drum. Catching is usually fairly easy…live shrimp and cut crabs get gobbled up quickly. They’ll also eat dark flies and jigs with soft plastics.

Good Speckled Trout fishing can be found throughout the Mosquito Lagoon and northern half of the Indian River Lagoon. More and more mullet are showing up each day and big trout have been hanging on the perimeters. April and May are historically when we catch the biggest trout of the year, and this year it should be epic based on the numbers we were seeing this winter. Live mullet will produce quick results and trophy size fish. Mirrolure suspending plugs and soft plastic shad style baits like DOA Cal’s or GULP are working when casting lures.

Still catching a few Snook from time to time. We haven’t spent a lot of time on them lately, but 10+ fish caught in the 10-25” range continues to be our usual result. As we get further into the spring these fish will move out of their winter time holding spots and scatter widely around the region. While we’ll still catch some, it’s usually much more sporadic. Live shrimp, DOA shrimp and small paddle tail soft plastics all are working.

I only have one day left open in March. I have about 10 days left open for April and around 15 days still open in May. So don’t wait to miss out on what the best few months of the entire year. Short notice trips are available if I have the date open. Call or email to secure a date. Read my fishing charter page to view the top reasons why you should book your trip with me today. I look forward to fishing with you soon…386-212-4931.

Pictures from past month can be found on my website...

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HT Pro Redfish Series - Titusville 2014 (1st place)

Capt. Nathaniel Lemmon and his teammate Capt. Patrick Rood brought home a 1st place finish in the second and final event of the East Division in the HT Pro Redfish Series held in Titusville, Florida this past weekend.  They posted the top weight of day 1, bringing 13.12lbs back to the scales.  On day 2, they brought back 12.05lbs to give them 25.17lbs which took the win among the field of 22 boats.

After a 3rd place finish in Jacksonville and a 1st place finish in Titusville, they sit as the top team in the East Division.  Special thanks to Seeker Rods, Aqua Dream Lures, Cambria Solar, Eagle Claw, Canyon Coolers, FINS fishing lines, Advocare, and Pure Fishing for their support of my team in 2014!

Feb 2014 - Indian River Lagoon and Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report

2014 is off to a tremendous start. Despite us being in the middle of winter, much of the fishing during the past few weeks resembles an early spring pattern. We have been finding and catching lots bull redfish over 20lbs, black drum over 10lbs, lots of speckled trout, lots of small snook, and fair numbers of pompano. Sight fishing has been awesome in the Mosquito Lagoon with crystal clear water, but the North Indian River Lagoon remains on the dirty/cloudy side. The weather has produced cold and windy conditions around fronts, but other days have been warm with light winds. Catching has been solid with numerous big fish brought to the boat, and many days producing slams of 3-4 different species (redfish, trout, snook). I’ve been swamped with charters to start 2014 and we’re heading into the busiest half of the year. In fact, I only have a few openings left in February and March. So don’t wait till last minute to schedule something with me or I might not have availability.

Redfish have been our primary target for most of January and February. I typically don’t start checking for bull redfish in the Mosquito Lagoon or North Indian River Lagoon till next month, but there are a few schools of 50-100 redfish in the 15-30lb range already out and about. Catching has been remarkably good, with 5 or more caught and landed each time we’ve fished them. Even more schools of big redfish will show up over the next couple months. On the shallow grass flats in the Lagoons, we’re sight casting big schools of redfish in the 5-10lb range. Some schools contain hundreds of redfish. With all the warm weather lately, they’ve been scattering and tailing during the mid-day hours. Catching has been consistent with daily averages in the 5-10+ range on live bait and lures like DOA shrimp, Aqua Dream spoons, and soft plastic GULP baits.. Fly fishing has been a little tougher because of water clarity, fog, and cloud cover but we’re still getting a few takes.

There are so many big Speckled Trout in the Mosquito Lagoon it’s ridiculous…easily the best it’s been since 2008. I’ve seen a couple flats that have trout bunched up into schools of 200-300 trout over 20 inches. There are other areas that have 50-75 big trout over 5lbs laid up in sand holes. I’ve come across a dozen trout in the past month that will approach the 15lb mark…it’s been nothing short of phenomenal. As warmer weather continues to stick around longer, the trout bite is going to be epic. Live mullet will produce quick and trophy size fish results. Mirrolure suspending plugs and soft plastic shad style baits like DOA Cal’s or GULP are working when casting lures. Fly fishing is much, much tougher.

Snook fishing continues to be epic. We’re still catching 10-20 a day in only a short amount of time. Nothing super in terms of size with nearly all the snook being in the 10-25” range. But when it’s cool the big ones are lethargic and smaller ones are eating baits before big ones ever have a chance. Most guides and anglers only think of snook fishing as a summer event, but this is our peak time of year as they are schooled in the same areas. Live shrimp, DOA shrimp and small paddle tail soft plastics all work.

Black Drum are all geared up for an early spring spawn. There are several schools in the Mosquito Lagoon as well as the North Indian River Lagoon. A few of the schools have 50-100 black drum in the 20-40lb range while other schools have hundreds in the 5-10lb range. Great black drum fishing will continue from now through April. Catching is much easier compared to their redfish cousin (we don’t call them black dummies for nothing). We could catch 25+ a day if we spent hours fishing them. Live shrimp and cut crabs get gobbled up quickly. They’ll also eat dark flies and jigs with soft plastics.

February calendar is nearly full…I have 7 days left open. March calendar is equally as full…I have 9 days left open. April dates are also filling quick. So don’t wait to miss out on what the best few months of the entire year. Short notice trips are available if I have the date open. Call or email to secure a date. Read myfishing charter page to view the top reasons why you should book your trip with me today. I look forward to fishing with you soon…386-212-4931.

HT Pro Redfish Series - Jacksonville 2014

Capt. Nathaniel Lemmon and his teammate Capt. Patrick Rood got off to a good start in the innaugural event of the East Division in the HT Pro Redfish Series held in Jacksonville, Florida. Competing as Team Seeker Rods, they started the 2-day tournament in 6th place after day 1 with 12.09lbs. A weight of 11.45lbs on day 2 gave them a combined weight of 23.54lbs which jumped them to 3rd place among the field of 22 boats.

January 2014 - Mosquito Lagoon, North Indian River, Ponce Inlet backwaters

Happy New Year to everyone! Let’s hope 2014 is as good as the year we just wrapped up. I was fortunate enough to spend just over 250 days on the water in 2013. I hosted nearly 400 people aboard my boat from 32 different US states and 3 foreign countries. I won the IFA Redfish Tour Team of the Year title for the Florida East division and finished as runner-up for the Florida Pro Redfish Series Team of Year in the East Division. I guided my son to his second straight grand overall win at the CCA Youth Inshore Tourney; and together as a team we grabbed a 3rd place finish in the annual 2-day Fishstock redfish & trout tourney held out of New Smyrna Beach. Over the course of the year my clients and I caught over 1500 redfish, and nearly 150 speckled trout over 5lbs (including 2 that tipped scales near 11lbs). Our snook population has made a huge comeback (during the last month we’ve been catching 15-20 per day). We caught a variety of other species during the year including tarpon, flounder, jack crevalle, sharks, bluefish, black drum, pompano, and grouper. Our fishery is alive and healthy!

During the next two months we can expect great fishing and consistent daily opportunities. Through early spring we’ll be targeting redfish, speckled trout, black drum, and snook. Sight fishing won’t get any better with crystal clear waters in both the Mosquito Lagoon and North Indian River Lagoon. Cold fronts will continue to work through the area on a weekly basis. Each time they do fish will school harder and catching will be phenomenal. It’s the best time of year to catch sheer numbers of fish with some days producing 20-30-40+ fish per day. 

Redfish fishing has been excellent throughout the Mosquito Lagoon and the North Indian River Lagoon. Lower water levels combined with gin clear water has fish schooling on deeper flats and sand bars. When it’s colder some schools will hold 200-300 redfish. In creeks near the Ponce Inlet area fish are starting to school around mud flats and oysters but they are still a little scattered. Catching in any area varies based on the weather. Some days will produce 5-10 redfish, others will produce 20 or more. Live shrimp, cut crabs, and live mullet will produce best on spooky winter time fish, but Aqua Dream spoons, Mirrolure plugs, and soft plastic shad style baits work as well. 

From now through the spring it doesn’t get any better for catching monster trophy Speckled Trout. We’ll see dozens of big trout this time of year, with several in the 8-10+lb range. Big trout are laying up in sand sloughs, potholes in the grass, and around oyster bars in the creeks. They often lose a lot of weight during the winter months but it’s still possible to catch trout over 10lbs. A live finger mullet is the best chance to score on these trophy size trout. If we’ve had a run of warm weather we’ll have luck with small soft plastics, swimbaits, and suspending plugs. 

Snook fishing has been epic. We’ve been doing on a daily basis lately and catching 10-20 per day has been the norm. Most of our catching is with fish in the 10-25” range. We’re seeing plenty of big ones, but often times the “rats” are grabbing baits before big ones muster up enough energy to eat. Most guides and anglers only think of snook fishing as a summer event, but this is our peak time of year as they are schooled in the same areas and once it gets warm they spread out and catching diminishes. Snook fishing for us is at it’s peak from now through the first part of March. 

Black Drum seem to be everywhere and doing their normal schooling rituals gearing up for an early spring spawn. Some schools have 20-40lbr’s while others are in the 5-15lb range. Catching is generally pretty easy, doesn’t take much skill or effort to get a bite. We often don’t mess with them in favor of other preferred actual game fish. If we run across a school of giant ones we’ll stop and catch some. Shrimp and crabs work instantly. They’ll also eat dark flies and jigs with soft plastics. 

February calendar is starting to fill up. March and April are the two busiest months of the year and I’ve already filled half of each (both will be fully booked ahead of time). So don’t wait to miss out on the best quarter of the entire year. Short notice trips are available if I have the date open. Call or email to secure a date. Read my fishing charter page to view the top reasons why you should book your trip with me today. I look forward to fishing with you soon…386-212-4931.

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