Redfish
FallRed Drum
- Season
- Year-round
- Slot
- 18"–27" · 1/angler
- Tactic
- Gold spoons, paddle-tails, live shrimp
Mosquito Lagoon is a world-famous red drum fishery. Tailing fish on the flats at first light, schools of bulls in the fall.
New Smyrna Beach
Fishing Charters
Private inshore and nearshore fishing trips on Mosquito Lagoon, Ponce Inlet, and the beaches of New Smyrna Beach. 4, 6, and 8-hour charters — up to 4 anglers per boat.
What's included
Everything except your lunch.
Every charter includes a licensed captain, all fishing gear, bait, ice, and your FL fishing license. Just bring food, drinks, and sun protection.
Licensed captain
USCG-licensed charter captain with 17+ years on this water.
Rods, reels & tackle
Pro-grade inshore and nearshore rods, reels, lines, and terminal tackle — all dialed in.
Live & cut bait
Whatever's best for the day: live shrimp, mullet, pinfish, or artificial lures.
FL fishing license
Everyone on board is covered under the captain's charter license — no extra paperwork.
Private trip
No shared boats. Just you and your group.
Ice & cooler space
Bring what you want kept cold. We've got the ice.
Photos of your catch
We'll get you the shot — phone, camera, whatever you bring.
Fish cleaning referral
Keeping dinner? We'll point you to the best filet service at the dock.
Trusted by the brands we fish with
Know your water
Inshore vs. nearshore — what's the difference?
We fish both, often on the same trip. Here's how we decide, and how you can decide what you want out of your day.
Inshore Fishing
Calm, protected water — the flats, backwaters, and inner coastal waterways of Mosquito Lagoon, the Indian River, and the Ponce Inlet system. Sight-fishing, light tackle, high action.
- Target species
- Redfish, sea trout, snook, black drum, sheepshead, jacks
- Best for
- Families, first-timers, light-tackle specialists, sight-casting fans
- Boat ride
- Smooth. Calm water most days.
Nearshore Fishing
Just outside Ponce Inlet — running the beach line and working the jetties. Bigger water, bigger fish, more swell. This is where the silver king shows up in summer.
- Target species
- Tarpon, snook, sharks, jack crevalle, cobia (seasonal), redfish on the beach
- Best for
- Experienced anglers, trophy hunters, people who want a fight
- Boat ride
- Can be choppy. The Contender 25' handles it.
Target species
What you can catch — and when.
We're a legit year-round fishery. Different fish run hard in different months. Here's the honest breakdown — species, slot limits, and the tactics we use.
Snook
SummerCentropomus
- Season
- Spring – Fall
- Slot
- 28"–32" · seasonal
- Tactic
- Live mullet, soft plastics, dawn topwater
Ambush predators on the Ponce Inlet jetties, mangroves, and beach troughs. One of Florida's strongest fighters.
Tarpon
JuneSilver King
- Season
- May – Aug
- Slot
- Release only
- Tactic
- Live crab or threadfin, 60 lb fluoro
Running the beaches and Ponce Inlet in summer. 60–150 lb fish jumping 6 feet out of the water.
Black Drum
WinterPogonias cromis
- Season
- Year-round
- Slot
- 14"–24" · 5/angler
- Tactic
- Cut crab & shrimp near pilings, deep cuts
Bruisers up to 40+ lb on structure. Simple tactics, heavy rewards. Slot fish make excellent table fare.
Sea Trout
SpringSpotted Seatrout
- Season
- Year-round
- Slot
- 15"–19" · 3/angler
- Tactic
- Soft plastics, topwater, popping cork
Backbone of Mosquito Lagoon light-tackle. Gator trout 25"+ are realistic targets in spring.
Sheepshead
FebConvict Fish
- Season
- Winter – Spring
- Slot
- 12" · 8/angler
- Tactic
- Small hooks, fiddler crabs on structure
Human-like teeth. Light-tackle fun and one of the best-tasting fish in Florida. Pilings and jetties.
Sharks
SummerBlacktip, Bull, Bonnethead
- Season
- Summer – Fall
- Slot
- Release only
- Tactic
- Cut bait on wire leader, beach runs
Beach runs produce blacktips and bonnetheads. Big pulls, great photos, quick releases.
Jack Crevalle
SummerCaranx hippos
- Season
- Summer – Fall
- Slot
- No slot
- Tactic
- Topwater, swim baits, live bait
Pound-for-pound the hardest-pulling inshore fish in Florida. Busting bait off the beach and in Ponce Inlet.
Slot & bag limits follow Florida saltwater regulations — see FWC rules. Your license is covered under the captain's charter license.
Where we fish
From the lagoon to the beach.
We launch from New Smyrna Beach and run a 30-mile radius depending on wind, tide, and what's biting. Here's the water we know better than our own backyard.
Mosquito Lagoon
Part of Canaveral National Seashore · Haulover Canal · Turtle Mound
World-famous red drum fishery. Sight-casting to tailing redfish on gin-clear 6–18" flats, poling the shoreline, and schools of bull reds in October. Protected water inside the Canaveral National Seashore — no netting, almost no development.
Learn more: Canaveral National Seashore →Ponce Inlet
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse · North Jetty · South Jetty · Disappearing Island
The gateway between the Intracoastal and the Atlantic. Snook stack on the granite jetties, tarpon roll through the inlet in summer, and sheepshead cling to the pilings December–March. Short 10-minute run from our launch.
Learn more: Ponce Inlet Lighthouse →New Smyrna Beach
Smyrna Dunes Park · Flagler Avenue Boardwalk · Bethune Beach
We run the beach line in summer chasing tarpon, snook, and bull redfish in the surf. Sight-fishing from the boat in 10–20' of water. Short ride out of Ponce Inlet when the ocean lays down.
Indian River Lagoon
JB's Fish Camp · North Causeway · Edgewater Bridge
Protected estuary water — flats, channels, and oyster bars. This is our plan-B when the wind is ripping offshore. Trout in the grass, reds on the bars, black drum in the deep cuts.
Edgewater Flats
Menard May Park · Kennedy Point · Riverside Drive
South of New Smyrna. Shallower, less pressured, and full of slot redfish on calm mornings. A favorite spot for first-timers and kids who want near-guaranteed action.
Mosquito Lagoon Backcountry
Shipyard Island · Pelican Island · Georges Bar
Further north in the lagoon system — winding backwater channels where the big trout and backcountry reds live. Accessible only to small shallow-draft boats like our Contender.
Before you book: useful resources
These are the authorities we check ourselves — and we recommend you do too.
- FWC Saltwater Fishing Regulations — slot & bag limits, seasons
- NOAA Ponce Inlet Tide Predictions — plan around tides
- Canaveral National Seashore — Fishing — Mosquito Lagoon access
- NWS New Smyrna Beach Marine Forecast — wind & weather
Your ride
2015 Contender 25' Bay.
The Contender 25' is a rare combination: fast enough to run the beaches for tarpon, stable enough to handle nearshore chop, and skinny enough to fish Mosquito Lagoon in a foot of water. Powered by a 350 HP Mercury Verado, we're on the fish before most other boats leave the dock.
- Length
- 25 ft
- Engine
- 350 HP
- Capacity
- 4 anglers
- Draft
- ~1 ft
Pick your trip
4, 6, or 8 hours.
The longer you fish, the more water we cover. All trips private — just your group and the captain.
- 4hrs$500for 1–2 anglers
Inshore / Nearshore
Inshore + Nearshore · Half-Day
- Best for first-timers, families & kids
- Dial-in on slot redfish and sea trout
- Sunrise–mid-morning for the best bite
- Covers up to 2 anglers · +$50 per extra
Book This Trip →What's includedAll rods & tackleLive & cut baitFL fishing licenseIce + cooler - ★ Most Popular6hrs$650for 1–2 anglers
Inshore / Nearshore
Inshore + Nearshore · Our Bestseller
- Most popular · serious angler days
- Lagoon, beaches & jetties in one trip
- Realistic shot at redfish + snook + trout
- Covers up to 2 anglers · +$50 per extra
Book This Trip →What's includedAll rods & tackleLive & cut baitFL fishing licenseIce + cooler - 8hrs$750for 1–2 anglers
Full-Day Trip
Full-Day · Trophy Hunt
- Tarpon season, fall bull reds, big days
- Time to wait out slow tides and work deep
- Best for photo days & bucket-list trips
- Covers up to 2 anglers · +$50 per extra
Book This Trip →What's includedAll rods & tackleLive & cut baitFL fishing licenseIce + cooler
Max 4 anglers per trip · $100 non-refundable deposit holds your date
4 hours
4-Hour Inshore / Nearshore
$500/ trip
· up to 2 anglers
· up to 2 anglers
Half-day first-timers, families, kids
Best for dialing in on redfish and trout in the flats. Enough time to learn, cast, and land fish without burning the whole day.
6 hours
6-Hour Inshore / Nearshore
$650/ trip
· up to 2 anglers
· up to 2 anglers
Serious anglers, multi-species days
Our most popular trip. Work the lagoon, run the beaches for snook and tarpon, and hit the jetties — all in one day.
8 hours
8-Hour Full-Day
$750/ trip
· up to 2 anglers
· up to 2 anglers
Trophy hunters, photo days, once-in-a-lifetime trips
When the bite needs time and the wind needs patience. Tarpon season, big redfish, or chasing sharks — this is the trip.
Before you book
Fishing charter FAQs
There isn't a bad one. Fall (October–December) is peak for bull redfish and speckled trout. Summer (May–August) brings tarpon and snook along the beaches and jetties. Winter (January–March) is the best for black drum and sheepshead on structure, and spring (April) is prime for flats fishing with topwater. Every season has its fish.
We specialize in inshore and nearshore. Inshore means the flats, backwaters, and inner coastal waterways of Mosquito Lagoon, Ponce Inlet, and the Indian River. Nearshore means running the beaches just outside the inlet for tarpon, sharks, and jack crevalle. We don't do bluewater / deep offshore trips — but we do fish close to the beach and the jetties.
Mosquito Lagoon is one of the most famous redfish fisheries in the world. Sight-casting to tailing redfish on shallow grass flats is the signature experience. It's also a world-class spotted sea trout fishery. The water is gin-clear on good days — if you've never fished a clear-water flat, it's an eye-opener.
Food, drinks (non-glass), sun protection (hat, polarized sunglasses, sunscreen, long-sleeve UV shirt), a light rain jacket in the cooler months, and a cooler if you plan to keep legal-sized fish. We provide everything fishing-related — rods, reels, tackle, bait, ice, and your FL fishing license.
Yes. A huge part of what we do is getting new anglers and kids on their first fish. Brenden is patient and genuinely enjoys teaching. Just let us know experience levels when you book and we'll pick a trip and target species that match.
Most of our fishing is catch-and-release. If you want to keep legal-sized fish for dinner (trout, sheepshead, legal redfish), we're happy to help. Species like tarpon and snook are heavily regulated and we handle them with care — a quick photo, healthy release, onto the next bite.
Up to 4 anglers total. The base price covers 2 people; each additional angler is $50. We don't overcrowd the boat — it makes for bad fishing and bad photos.
It sometimes happens. If you land a trophy fish you'd like mounted, we partner with Gray's Taxidermy (the world's largest marine taxidermist) to turn a photo and a measurement into a replica mount you can put on the wall — no need to kill the fish.
A $100 non-refundable deposit holds your date. The remaining balance is due the day of the trip. If we cancel for weather (safety or fishability), your deposit rolls over or refunds in full — your choice.
Yes. All our charters are private — just your group and the captain. For larger groups we can coordinate multiple boats. Call us and we'll figure it out.
Let's go fishing.
Call or text (386) 748-1585 to check availability. We'll pick a trip that matches your group and what's biting.