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Mid summer is here and the fishing that comes with it is happening now. Big tarpon, big reds, big sharks, false albacore along with snook and big jacks on the right days make this a fun time of year to fish.
July and August offer some of the calmest weather conditions of the year allowing us to target nearshore species on most days. Cruising up and down both Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach can produce a variety of opportunities. Inshore fishing in the Ponce Inlet and Mosquito Lagoon areas has been good for bull redfish and some tarpon. When the tides and conditions are right, big snook can be a fun target as well. Sight fishing remains an option for fly anglers in Mosquito Lagoon. Capt. Billy Rotne Ponce Inlet Charters (386) 290-9897
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The past couple weeks has been right on the cusp of full transition to our summer time pattern. Very warm days, great fishing, and expectations of new arrivals are growing by the day in the Ponce Inlet area.
We have landed some great redfish recently with our normal 40-45” fish and a few giants up to 50” mixed in. The summer time pattern is in place and the bite will continue to get better for these trophy sized fish. We have also landed some nice snook recently as well and it looks like we will have another good snook year with the warmer weather. The excitement is building for the arrival of our migratory tarpon around Ponce Inlet. They should be here any time now and it wouldn’t surprise me if it was literally tomorrow. These giant fish are some of the most incredible gamefish our area has to offer. Along with them come the giant 20-30lb jack crevalle. These are pound for pound some of the most powerful and aggressive fish on the planet, nothing like watching them destroy top water plugs! We are still doing some sight fishing with fly and spin tackle in Mosquito Lagoon with decent water clarity in some areas. Summer is here and it’s time to fish! Capt. Billy Rotne Ponce Inlet Fishing Charters As we enter the early stages of our summer season, the fishing has been great recently in the New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach and Ponce Inlet area. Daytime highs in the low to mid 80’s and still relatively dry weather have made days on the water really nice lately.
The big bull redfish bite has been outstanding and we’ve been catching some really large fish in the 40lb class. Fish this size are truly special and very memorable for my anglers to catch. We are just weeks away from our early summer tarpon arriving which along with bulls reds, will give us some incredible opportunities for both spin and fly anglers. These fish are also giants, averaging at or above 100lbs. Now is the time to plan your summer trips, we get incredibly busy over the next few months so make sure you lock down the dates you want as soon as possible! Capt. Billy Rotne Ponce Inlet Fishing Charters This coming week should bring more consistent spring patterns and steady, stable warm weather as we push through spring and into summer. One last cold front this past weekend should be the end of the cool weather this season.
Big reds have been the most available fish with some nice ones caught this past week in the Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach area. The bite from these fish is only going to improve as our weather patterns get more stable and warmer. Some of Mosquito Lagoon remains clear and the sight fishing has been pretty good for back country reds. Cobia season may be winding down as the fish migrate further to the north past Daytona Beach and out of our reach in the coming weeks, but hopefully we will get a few more opportunities this week! Capt. Billy Rotne Ponce Inlet Fishing Charters As we have passed the first day of spring for 2021, the season is falling into place and the fishing and weather patterns are really awesome this time of year. No more cold days and soon our favorite warm water species like Tarpon will be back in the area and giving us opportunities.
Cobia fishing off the Daytona Beach and Mosquito Lagoon coast has been late to arrive this year but we are getting some fish and having fun doing it. Our bull redfish are feeding well and their spring and early summer patterns are shaping up just as planned. We have caught some spectacular fish this past week including one fish that was almost 50lbs. Black drum fishing is winding down but we are still getting a few really nice fish here at the end of the season. It’s only a matter of time before the tarpon show up, and with the bull redfish already doing their thing, now is a great time to fish central Florida! Capt. Billy Rotne Ponce Inlet Fishing Charters With only a couple weeks to go before spring, things are going great for fishing. We are already experiencing great temperatures and fishing in the Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach areas of central Florida.
Cobia fishing should be happening within a week or two at most, we just need a little calm weather and a slight increase in ocean temperatures off the Mosquito Lagoon through Daytona Beach area. That’s going to happen very soon and when it does, it won’t last long. Cobia fishing is very popular and I only have a few possible dates left open so give me a shout if you’re looking to get out during this opportunity. Big bull redfish and drum have been a steady option for us over the last couple weeks with every trip being successful in landing some very large fish. The fishing for the redfish will only get more active as we enter warmer months. The black drum fishing is nearing its seasonal end as the fish begin migrating north with spring starting. Capt. Billy Rotne Ponce Inlet Fishing Charters This past week has been challenging weather wise with the start of our rainy season and a couple tropical waves which subsequently turned into land falling tropical systems in the Carolinas, but the fishing has remained good. We have been catching a lot of fish in both the bay boat and the skiffs.
In the bay boat we have been catching a lot of big bull reds on almost every trip. The bite should remain strong through June. Tarpon have also showed up and we have been hooking a few on both bait and fly. The back country fishing has been good for redfish and trout with fly and spin tackle, recent rains increased the water height and will have the fish hunting shallow in the far reaches of the back country very soon and should make for some great sight fishing! Capt. Billy Rotne Ponce Inlet Fishing Charters (386) 290-9897 |
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