Banana River Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Banana River Weather Forecast

Fishing reports straight from our guides in Banana River

Hunter Bach
Oak Hill, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Hunter Bach Oak Hill, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The bull redfish are in! The mullet run is in full swing and the bite has been pretty hot from the flats to the beach. We are targeting bull redfish on the flats with light tackle in some areas and there is a consistent bull red bite in the inter coastal and around the jetties. Some snook are in the mix and a good number of tarpon are crashing amongst the schools of mullet. Back in the flats schools of small 5-10 pound black drum are present and they should be consistent throughout the fall.

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Hunter Bach
Oak Hill, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Hunter Bach Oak Hill, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The tarpon bite is at its peak, or very close to it, for the season here in new Smyrna beach. Targeting tarpon off the beach we are catching Bonita, jacks, and kingfish as well. Inshore we are getting some adult tarpon as well as great numbers of medium (22"-26") snook as well as some over slots. Moving farther into the back country the sightfishing for redfish is already getting better and the forecast for the fall/winter is looking stellar. Wetter you want to chase giant tarpon off the beach or sight fish redfish and snook. It's a great time to get on the water here.

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Captain Kenny will put you on the fish! Great experience! Definitely was great fishing
Shane G. | November 26, 2025

Trip: Half Day Melbourne
★★★★★
Couldn’t recommend enough. Kenny was really knowledgeable, a great coach, had a great set up and made sure we had plenty of decent catches. We also got the opportunity to spot some local wildlife along the way. Would definitely book with him again in the future.
Lucy M. | April 23, 2025

Trip: Half Day Melbourne
★★★★★
Dam good trip with Cap. Kenny, enjoyed our opportunity to fish wit him it was a pleasure to be on his boat with an experienced Cap. THANKS Captain Kenny
Dan S. | November 5, 2024

Trip: 3/4 Day Trip Melbourne
★★★★★
Ken kept us moving all morning and kept us on fish. It was exactly what we hoped for and he delivered. Thanks!
Tyler B. | July 31, 2024

Trip: Half Day Melbourne
★★★★★
Spent a half day out with Captain Kenneth! Had an amazing day fishing for black drum, mango snapper, tarpon, and snook. He did an awesome job running the boat and keeping everyone going and hooking the big ones! The questionable weather in Florida didn’t stop us from having a good time. Thank you for the great day!
Curtis D. | July 11, 2024

Trip: Half Day Melbourne
★★★★★
Captain Neal was an excellent guide and fisherman. We were on fish in the first thirty minutes and caught over 2 dozen fish. We absolutely recommend using his service and can’t wait to go back out with him again!
Matthew L. | June 29, 2024

Trip: Indian River Fishing Frenzy
★★★★★
Knowledgeable guide knows the waterways. Put us on a big snook and tarpon. Very enjoyable back water trip. Would definitely recommend Owen!
Glenn M. | May 27, 2024

Trip: Melbourne Inshore Assault
★★★★★
We had an amazing day with Captain Greg fishing out of Florida! Caught quite a few nice sized snook, and a few other smaller species. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. Will definitely be back to fish with him.
Dawn T. | January 18, 2024

Trip: Sebastian Inlet On Light Tackle
★★★★★
It was amazing Greg made everything easy and fun will definitely do it again
Jose P. | July 25, 2023

Trip: Sebastian Inlet On Light Tackle
★★★★★
The trip was great. Both my brother and I had a good time. The trip was priced reasonably and Neal was very knowledgeable. Had a great time.
Nicholas M. | May 22, 2023

Trip: Indian River Fishing Frenzy

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