Ponce Inlet Fishing Charters - Latest Report

The last few weeks of winter weather are passing by here in the Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach areas. Winter in Florida is a relative term of course and most of our days still have pleasant temperatures. Spring is on the horizon and with the warming temperatures and longer days, our best inlet, nearshore and tidal water fishing season is fast approaching. 

Our main target species in the inlet area and nearshore, with the exception of redfish, are generally all warm water species. This includes snook, tarpon, false albacore tuna, and jack crevalle. Our fishery has two main areas that both fish better during separate seasons, spending our winter and spring months in Mosquito Lagoon flats fishing and our summer and fall months fishing the inlet and nearshore areas. This is great for clients as we have a year round fishery and also two distinct fisheries that are both fun and allow us to do new types of fishing throughout the year. After a season of lagoon fishing, it’s exciting to get ready for the coming warm water season. 

In the mean time, most of our fishing is currently happening just to the south of the Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach area in Mosquito Lagoon. We have been having some great days lately with reds, black drum and sea trout. Sight fishing is the name of the game and we use both fly and light spinning tackle to target these fish. The next couple months of spring transition will bring more exciting fishing, especially for sea trout. Don’t miss experiencing this special part of our fishing seasons in this area of Florida!