Light Tackle Spinning & Fly Fishing Trips
Year Round Private Fishing Tours
I offer private redfish and saltwater fishing charters in New Smyrna Beach and the nearby Mosquito Lagoon. As a local guide, I specialize in light tackle or fly fishing trips for redfish and more on the shallow flats, year round in protected waters. All inclusive light tackle fishing trips.
I offer private redfish and saltwater fishing charters in New Smyrna Beach and the nearby Mosquito Lagoon. These year-round trips take place in shallow, protected waters where anglers have the chance to sight fish for redfish and seatrout. 
On my New Smyrna Beach fishing charters we commonly catch redfish, seatrout, black drum, and seasonal tarpon and snook. Sight fishing with artificial lures and flies is my specialty but I also have easy catching trips for kids or less experienced anglers that catch large numbers of a variety of fish with live bait. Whether you are new to saltwater fishing or an experienced angler, I tailor every trip to your goals.
New Smyrna Beach is well known for its redfish. From oyster bars and back bays in the north end to expansive grass flats in the middle and southern lagoon, there are unlimited places to fish for them. On calm days, you may see schools of red drum cruising the shallow flats or tailing in just inches of water. These fish can reach 20 or more and provide exciting sight fishing opportunities.
Anglers using fly or light tackle can enjoy memorable battles with these powerful fish in clear, shallow water. My New Smyrna Beach redfish charters are mainly fly fishing trips and artificial lure only trips designed for 1 or 2 anglers. We will spend the day stalking fish from a flats boat using a push pole to cover water quietly.
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All licenses & tackle providedFishing in New Smyrna Beach is productive in every season. Spring months bring active seatrout and schooling redfish on the grass flats. Summer is prime time for redfish, tarpon, snook, and more. Fall offers the famous mullet run, when predators feed heavily. Even in winter, anglers enjoy sight fishing for redfish, seatrout, and black drum in some of the best clear shallow water conditions.
My New Smyrna Beach redfish charters focus on poling the shallow saltwater flats of the Mosquito Lagoon while sight fishing with fly or spinning tackle
Watch a charter client catching redfish.
The best inshore fishing near New Smyrna Beach is in the Mosquito Lagoon. This 22-mile long estuary begins at Ponce Inlet and extends south into the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. I offer several types of saltwater fishing trips in this unique area, from sight fishing for redfish and seatrout to seasonal tarpon and black drum. Every trip includes licenses, bait, and tackle.
My New Smyrna Beach fishing charters are also offered for anglers of all ages and experience levels. Families with up to 2 children are welcome, and I provide all the gear and instruction needed to make the trip fun and successful.
These trips are perfect for kids, people with little or no fishing experience, days with high winds, or anglers who just want to stay busy catch high numbers. They are focused on constant action and are not targeting a specific species. The goal is to keep the rods bent.
Absolutely no experience is necessary. These trips often end with not only high catch rates but also some incredible up close wildlife experiences.
Charters depart from ramps close to New Smyrna Beach in the shallow protected backwater lagoons, less than an hour from Orlando, Disney, and Daytona Beach. The waters here are home to some of the best inshore fishing in Florida.
New Smyrna Beach is a fishing and water-sports town. Located near Ponce De Leon Inlet, minutes from Daytona Beach one hour east of Orlando, it is a prime tourist destination, especially during the winter months. Anglers who are staying in New Smyrna have access to plenty or nearby backcountry flats fishing.
As a full-time guide with over 20 years of experience, I specialize in personalized New Smyrna Beach redfish charters. My focus is on creating a fun, educational, and productive day on the water.
Inshore near Ponce Inlet and in the Mosquito Lagoon, you can catch a wide variety from redfish, seatrout, drum, tarpon, snook, ladyfish, sheephead, snapper, flounder, pompano, jack crevalle, ladyfish, and more.
Yes, definitely, You can fly fish in New Smyrna Beach in the many backwater creeks, bays and flats of Mosquito Lagoon on the inshore side. You can also fly fish from the beach itself or try some offshore fly fishing for dolphin fish, cobia, tarpon, and more. I offer year round fly fishing trips in Mosquito Lagoon for redfish and more.
There is great fishing year round in New Smyrna Beach. The inshore water offer many protected areas even in high winds. If you want to fish offshore, the summer and fall offer the calmest ocean waters.
New Smyrna beach has great fishing both inshore of the flats in Ponce inlet, and offshore over reefs, wrecks and trolling for pelagic species . No matter what month you come to visit, there is something to catch in the saltwater surrounding New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach.
Inshore fishing trips can range from as little as $475 for 4 hours to over $700 for full days. Offshore trolling or reef fishing on larger boats. offshore charter rates can start at $700 for half day trips and exceed $2000 depending on the size of the boat and distance offshore you are fishing.
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All licenses & tackle provided