Spring time seems to be upon us here in Central Florida. The weather has been starting to warm and bringing on a new pattern for our fish. The bait has started to move out of the deeper channels and onto the shallow grass flats and the fish have followed. Look for the redfish and trout to be milling around in the shallow grass looking for an easy meal. The black drum have been holding on the mud and sand bottoms looking for crustaceans like shrimp and crabs.

North in the New Smyrna area there has been a variety of fish holding in and around the mangroves like snook, redfish, trout, jacks and flounder to mention a few. They have all been chewing well on both artificials and live bait and as the weather continues to warm, the bite will only get better!