Fishing in New Smyrna Beach has been consistent as usual. Red Snapper season is upon us, and plenty of charter fishing boats were on stacked on top of the reefs and wrecks outside of Ponce Inlet the past couple weekends. The bite on the bottom has been time dependent and I would guess that changing sea temperatures have been affecting the fishing on the top and bottom. Trolling out of New Smyrna Beach in the summer can be slow once the day gets hot, so we bottom fish a lot in the summer. We have plenty of good holes for giant red snapper and grouper, so use your sonar machine to locate a good ledge or rock pile (any change in bottom), and do your best to find some fish. Looking forward to fall, the trolling should get better for a bit before winter is upon us. I’ll keep you guys updated! Good luck out there!

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Hi everybody, BVO fishing here with a short article…

The seasons are changing and so is the fishing here in the New Smyrna Beach Florida area. As we roll into these hot summer months, be cautious when heading offshore. What may look calm in the morning can become 5-6 foot seas within a matter of minutes. As this warm weather pattern sets in, the fishing up top gets slower. Trolling after 10 or 11 am is usually fruitless, as the surface is too hot for bait, so they sit lower during midday hours. If you are heart set on trolling, take advantage of the morning and evening hours. We find it more productive to bottom fish during those midday hours when it’s hot as hell. Good luck out there folks!

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Our favorite bait for mahi fishing is dead naked ballyhoo. Sometimes we rig them with chugger heads so that they make a little smoke in the water. On charters and commercial trips, we also make wire pin rigs as opposed to monofilament when the kingfish or wahoo are biting. With all of the toothy critters in New Smynra Beach, these wire pin rigs help us land those fish, that we otherwise would not land. If you want to fish for wahoo and King Mackerel, New Smyrna Beach and Ponce Inlet are wonderful options for your family fishing charter. The rig works just as well on any other species out there. Good luck out there and have a great week. 

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Believe it or not we do our fair share of bottom fishing also, and red snapper are the most likely species to find on the bottom the New Smyrna Beach area. Simply put, we have an overabundance of them. If you like to eat fish, I highly recommend booking a red snapper trip. The designated days to keep red snapper have been announced and they are July 10-12th and 17th. You only get to keep one per person, but we know where the big ones live and will make the most of the restrictions. New Smyrna Beach offshore Red Snapper trips will take place on BVO’s newest vessel, a 31 ft Stamas. This long range fishing boat will take you anywhere you want to go, safely and dry. t is perfect for a large group or the whole family. 

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Hello everybody, this report will be brief as I have only been able to fish a handful of times the past week. The mahi bite is still pretty darn good right now in New Smyrna Beach. Last week, some beautiful blue/green water eddies extended further west than usual, allowing us to catch mahi only 10-12 miles offshore. We also spotted a large Great White Shark directly underneath the boat as we were reeling in a mahi. We are fishing on a new 31 ft Stamas, and I swear it is one fishy boat. So far, each trip, we have had desirable species swimming right up to the boat. We also cruised the beach this week, finding quite a few Spanish mackerel and Tarpon underneath them. We didn’t land any tarpon but catching Spanish mackerel on fly is a a blast. We will be getting out more in the New Smyrna Beach area over the next few weeks. Good luck out there!

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Sunday June 2- We are already into the first week of June, and the heat is back inshore. Large redfish have been caught under the causeway at night, as well as snook. Try your luck with a live mullet or quartered crab on a #3 khale or circle hook for reds. Snook always love jigs but the pinfish have been hot also. Please take note that keeping snook is illegal June 1-Aug 31. In the lagoon, fish are abundant on flats where you can find some healthy grass, but getting them to eat is a whole different deal. These fish see way too much pressure and it shows. A fly seems to be the best bet. The first hour of daylight can produce some really nice trout, but get on it early. There are spots where I have luck for the last hour of daylight, but try and time it with the outgoing tide for better luck in the river.


I have not gotten a chance to go offshore this week, but I have been watching large eddies of warm water produced by the gulf stream, particularly off the coast of St. Aug. I will be keeping an eye on this water and hope that we get some more sent our way for this upcoming week. The gulf stream is 37 miles east of Ponce Inlet. Seas look to remain in the 2-3 ft range for most of the week, but Tuesday expect seas to jump to 3-4 feet offshore, with winds at 15-20 knots. Seas should trend smaller Wednesday and through the end of the week. We are back to getting afternoon rain storms, so please be safe when avoiding the summer doldrums. Have fun and good luck out there!