Daytona Beach News Journal Fishing Report 5-9-2013

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Daytona Beach Fishing Guide New Boat

Trial run on my new Sea Pro SV2100 Bay Boat 4-30-2014 After Switching all of my gear over to the new boat, I decided it was time to take her fishing. I launched out of Tomoka State Park in Ormond Beach Florida and opened her up in the Basin. The Mercury Optimax 150 pushes her almost 50mph, which is plenty fast for me. Once I was done horsing around, I idled up the Tomoka River to cast a few lures. I started off throwing a DOA CAL paddle tail and was quickly rewarded with the first fish aboard the new boat. I am happy to say it was a Snook. As I continued up the River, I started to see a lot of serious topwater explosions. It was an overcast day, so I decided to throw on a top water, red head Zara Spook. After a couple big misses, I hooked up with a solid fish. After a few minute fight, the fish revelaed itself to be a fat 28" Redfish. After that it was a good size Jack. The water was a froth of activity but the nasty weather forced me to start heading back. What a perfect way to break in the new boat! If you want to check out my new boat, you can find pictures on my site http://www.fishtomoka.com/thenewboat.html

Ormond Beach Fishing Charter 4-29-2014

Today was a bittersweet day. It was the last charter scheduled on my Pathfinder flats boat and she will be missed. My new bay boat will be taking over from here on out. If you would like to learn more about it click here. I could not have picked a better day to retire the flats boat, she left us with a bang! We launched out of Ormond Beach and fished Strickland Creek and the Tomoka River. The Grandfather/Grandson team caught a Trout and a 26" Redfish within the first 15 minutes. This set the pace for what turned out to be a busy day on the water. They fought some good size Black Drum, 2 near slot Snook, a couple Sheepshead, a bunch of nice Snapper, and a keeper Flounder . Although we could have filled the cooler, my clients only asked to keep a single fish for dinner that night. As you know, I am always preaching about the importance of conserving our natural resources. It is so rewarding to charter so many like minded people! What a great day! Capt. Eric Greenstein www.FishTomoka.com

11-14-2013 Daytona and Ormond Beach Florida Fishing report

With the official start of Winter just a little over a month away, we will see some major changes here in Ormond Beach, FL. This time of year can be tricky for some because it such a transition. As we are already starting to see, the winds will become prevalent throughout the day and the water temperature will slowly begin to drop. This cooling of the water will send many fish up river to their deep water haunts. The Redfish and Black Drum will begin schooling up so where there is one there's usually more. If Flounder is your passion then your in luck! This is the time of year that the Fall Flounder migration begins. Fishing finger mullet, mud minnows, and shrimp on or near the bottom is the key to success. Remember, a Flounder will only travel so far for its food, so cover lots of ground. If you'd prefer to fish artificials the 4" DOA Jerk Shad along with the CAL 3" Shad tail are very hard to beat. I personally find the glow, new penny, and the glow/goldrush colors work the best for me. Use just enough weight to keep them near the bottom. As always, I am always happy to hear your stories and input. If you haven't hooked up with me on facebook (CaptainEric Greenstein), please do so, its usually the first place I post news.

Captain Eric Greenstein with a Monster Daytona Beach Fl Redfish

9-12-2013 Daytona/Ormond Beach Fishing Report

For Guide Rates and Info, please visit www.FishTomoka.com To say the fishing has been great would be an understatement! The Redfish continues to be the dominant bite in the Tomoka River and Basin. We are getting fish up to 32", sometimes 2-3 this size in a single trip. Live bait continues to be the best producer but they have started to become receptive to the 4" DOA Jerk Shad in New Penny and Glow. With Redfish you really need to slow your retrieve down and make sure your bait is near the bottom.

The Tarpon have also been very active in ICW from Daytona to Ormond and up the Tomoka. Today I guided new clients Ronny and his wife Pat to a real beaut! Pat thought she had it whooped after fighting it for a few minutes. Once that fish saw the boat, it was hold on Nelly! Nothing beats a nice Tarpon on light tackle in my opinion.

After a few screamer runs and multiple displays of aerial intimidation, we got it to the boat for a quick snap and release. Prior to the Tarpon action, Ronny and Pat had their morning cup of what I like to call "fish coffee". Within 5 minutes of casting out the lines we starting hooking up to upper and over slot reds back to back. 30" was the big red of the morning.

The big gafftops are all over the place as usual with all the Menhaden. I had the pleasure of having one regurgitate a lovely stew of rotten fish guts all of me and my boat, that was nice. The Jacks are busting bait all over the bars and will eat a frozen hotdog if you work it fast and erratic. I haven't spent a lot of time up the Tomoka this past week but last week I got a lot of smaller Snook up to about 22" on what and chartreuse jigs on a 1/8 ounce head. Im working on a bunch of video I've taken over the past few months so be sure to check my site www.fishtomoka.com often for that. Until next time, enjoy your time on the water and be safe.

8-20-2013 Fishing Report Ormond/Daytona Beach Florida

The Tomoka Basin has been producing some outstanding fishing for the past few weeks for us. Since the influx of Menhaden a few weeks ago, the fish have been on a feeding frenzy. The Tarpon bite continues to heat up in the Shallows of the Basin. Find the bait and you will find fish. Live mullet has been the key to our success. The Redfish action has also been very good. Again, natural bait has been out catching the plastic 5-1. Heading up the Tomoka River, the Snook and Tarpon are growing in size. The water clarity is much better up that way, so artificials have been the key for covering ground. If I had to pick just one lure this year, it would have to be the 3" Glow/Coppercrush DOA Shrimp. It catches everything, anytime, day or night! If you can find live shrimp, the Black Drum and Mangrove Snapper have also been a reliable catch around structure. I hope this helps you guys/gals get a few fish on the line this week. Remember to practice catch and release whenever possible. For more information on my charters, photographs, how to's, and much more, please visit www.fishtomoka.com Capt. Eric

8-1-2013

The Tomoka Basin has been producing some serious Redfish action the past few weeks. On todays charter we got 2 over slot Reds, along with 7 mid to upper slot fish all within just a few hours.

These fish are honed in on mullet right now. A live or cut mullet freelined on a circle hook is the key to success! Up the Tomoka River, we are getting into some really good quality Snook. On Wednesdays charter I got a 30 incher under the US1 bridge.

It sure is nice to see fish of that caliber around here again! The Tarpon are on again off again..... Found some promising fish today but they wouldn't eat for us. Lots of bait around and during the low light hours, its getting pummeled. Fishing is hot folks!