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April 4th, 2008 Light Tackle Flats Fishing Report New Smyrna Beach

The past weeks the fishing has been improving so much that you can feel it in the air around here. Florida saltwater fishing is awesome! With the warmer water temps and air temps, come more activity. Daily flats trips have been producing any where between 6-12 red fish and dozen or more seatrout. All are being caught on either live crabs, live mullet and live shrimp.

Saltwater fly fishing is as always a staple on the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River year round. With an occasional fish or two being caught on plastics. D.O.A. lures is your best choice as always on the Mosquito Lagoon here in the New Smyrna Beach area. The far north end of the New Smyrna Beach area has been the most productive by Ponce Inlet and in the back country waters connecting to Edgewater.

Ponce Inlet fishing reports have been on fire. Cobia fishing is taking off as each day goes by. Follow the rays along the beaches and cast to the cobia along with a mixed bag of other fish. Big red fish are at the mouth of the inlet as well. Tarpon will start to show up in better numbers as summer time approaches.

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Past Central Florida Fishing Reports

2006 to 2009 Archived - Mosquito Lagoon, Sebastian Inlet, Port Canaveral and Ponce Inlet Fishing Reports
2010 to 2015 Archived - Mosquito Lagoon, Sebastian Inlet, Indian River and Ponce Inlet Fishing Reports
2016 to 2020 Archived - Mosquito Lagoon, Sebastian Inlet, Indian River and Ponce Inlet Fishing Reports

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