Glad folks are back to summer vacations and booking trips with me and my brother and sister guides. A few tips when booking….. with children remember the trip is about them and especially inshore and bass fishing your trip will be dependent on skill levels and keeping youngsters busy. That means lots of small fish. That doesn’t mean no big fish but it’s tougher. Another tip is it’s Florida, trying to fish past 4 hours is dicey due to our storms and the heat is ridiculous and real hard on children. Making the day fun and about the kids having a good time and family memories is what it’s about! Tight lines and great fishing.

Welcome to everyone making their way Speed Week. While Daytona is a top NASCAR/racing destination, Central Florida is a top fishing destination with WORLD CLASS bass fishing a short drive in any direction and fantastic saltwater fishing in the area from inshore and backcountry to offshore adventures. The timing every year coincides by chance with peak MONSTER BASS SEASON. This means guides are booking up fast. So when planning your trip to sunny Florida and the birthplace of NASCAR book early and often. Captain Chris Davy 386-986-7914 http://www.SouthernFriedCharters.com

Why not buy the anglers in your life a fishing trip for 3 on the waters of Central Florida? Maybe that person would love some MONSTER BASS on Rodman Reservoir or the St. Johns River out of Astor? Not a freshwater angler? How about fishing for redfish, flounder and trout in the creeks and back country of Palm Coast Florida or St. Augustine? Capt. Chris Davy 386-986-7914

Bass starting at $300 Saltwater $400

So no doubt it’s hot as a 2 dollar pistol out there and if you want to catch fish you need to be a serious morning person or go out in the evening. Out of Flagler and Matanzas Inlet Tarpon time is on! If you’re looking for anything else, trout reds flounder and the rest the best bet is live mullet if you can’t work top water well. You know if you can or not. No shame in it, walking the dog aint easy for a lot of anglers. Filling a cooler is with mangrove or grey snapper. Shrimp on a hook and they’re everywhere! Southern Fried Charters 386-986-7914. Have folks.

Daytona area fishing during Speed Week and the Daytona 500 is always busy as the area is flooded with race fans and anglers. Bass fishing has been fairly constant with Rodman Reservoir living up to its reputation as a premier Trophy Bass lake. With the drawdown in full effect there has never been a better time for that personal best. Fish over 6 pounds are common with most half day trips producing 10 to 20 fish. Inshore fishing in Daytona or Flagler and St. Johns Counties has been up and down based on the usual weather fronts and water temps. The reds have gone off this week and the usual winter suspects have showed up…… sheepshead and trout. I do family friendly trips accommodating up to six anglers. Kids welcome!

Cold temps are a mix of good and bad. The good s many species salt or freshwater kick off with cold snaps. Crappie, flounder, trout, sheepshead and largemouth bass change their ways too. The catch is it can’t get too cold! Winter bass is best around 65 degree water temp. This is good for crappie as well. Last week water temps in the area got down to 51 and the bite was just awful! I have no problem letting you know not all trips are full of big fish and endless hook sets. We all know there are days that just stink! No one hates it more than your guide. Temps look like they are going to be stable and the weather seems good for the next week. The Rodman draw down is coming to a close soon. Book your trips before March or there is no good way to get on the water.

Captain Chris Davy

The cold snap last week jacked up the bass fishing! Not only howling wind but the sustained dive in temperatures for 3 days lowered water temps fast to in most places to 51 degrees. This of course shut the bass down. Good news is the temps will rise and crappie go off! The forecast is steady next week and should produce great catches.