Sept 2013

Sept 2013 Fishing Report Mosquito Lagoon , New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach and Edgewater FL It's hard believe that fall is upon us and summer is coming to a end. But on a brighter note this brings the fall mullet run which is almost in full effect as we speak. The mullet are showing up in mass quantities with in the Mosquito Lagoon ,Edgewater,New Smyrna Beach and Daytona beach area. With the large schools of holding on the flats and in the creeks look for game fish to be mixed in and around them like trout,redfish,jacks , tarpon and flounder. This is a great time to throw plugs and spoons on the edge of the large bait pods to get that reaction bite on a look alike wounded bait fish in the early morning. As the sun gets a little higher in the sky look for the redfish to be tailing on the shallow grass flats in the Mosquito lagoon and also on the edge of the oyster bars through out the New Smyrna Beach area. The trout will not be far from the bait pods holding on the edges and also in the grass. I mentioned plugs and spoons earlier in the report a good choice are the mirrow lure twitch baits and top waters along with the Aqua Dream spoons work great under these conditions. For the shallow tailing fish I like to use a soft plastic rigged weedless there are many to choose from but a little shad pattern or shrimp pattern has been working well. We also still have good numbers of tarpon holding around the bridges of Daytona and New Smyrna Beach along with through out the Lagoon system. they can be tricked on several different baits from finger mullet,pin fish,and many different artificials.We also have large schools of over slot breeder redfish through out the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River Lagoon this time of year. When targeting these fish please handle with care as they are the main reproducers. Thanks and be safe Capt Patrick Rood www.spotntailcharters.com (386)566-1394