Tomoka Basin Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Tomoka Basin Weather Forecast

Fishing reports straight from our guides in Tomoka Basin

Billy Pettigrew
Port Orange, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Billy Pettigrew Port Orange, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Sheephead bite is still strong all over port orange and ponce. Use A jighead with a fiddler crab or a fish finder rig with fresh shrimp. Larger Snook and reds are in the shallows, but with the front coming at the end of the week, it will dirty the water and make it hard to find and catch them. I've been using medium to large shrimp and 3" mud minnows and finger mullet on a 1/8 oz jighead or just free lining them. Night fishing has been great for trout and smaller snook along the docks free lining live shrimp and mullet.

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Billy Pettigrew
Port Orange, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Speck/Crappie bite is on fire in the St. John's river. Been using minnows and small jigs. Catching up to 100 per day. Halifax River are producing sheephead, redfish, black drum and the pompano are just starting to show up.

Billy Pettigrew Port Orange, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Speck/Crappie bite is on fire in the St. John's river. Been using minnows and small jigs. Catching up to 100 per day.
Halifax River are producing sheephead, redfish, black drum and the pompano are just starting to show up.

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Chris Endicott
Port Orange, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Trolling ballyhoo

Chris Endicott Port Orange, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Trolling ballyhoo

King Mackerel / Kingfish, Redfish fishing in Port Orange, Florida

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Awesome day on the water with my family and Capt. Billy. We caught our red fish limit and he put us on sheephead and other fish all day. It was a memorable day, and I think he was having more fun than all of us. We look forward to getting out again!
Bob K. | March 11, 2025

Trip: Inshore River Fishing Ormond Beach
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Great trip in the ICW. Caught a bunch of fish including reds, snook and snapper.
Dave S. | July 29, 2024

Trip: Fantastic Flagler Beach Inshore
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It was a great time with Capt. Billy. We had a great time. Enjoyed every minute of the trip. Would definitely book with Billy again.
Brian B. | June 28, 2024

Trip: Fantastic Flagler Beach Inshore
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Great trip with Capt. Billy! My kids loved it.
J B. | May 17, 2024

Trip: Fantastic Flagler Beach Inshore
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Very nice trip . I enjoyed it
Scott S. | March 22, 2024

Trip: Flagler Lures Style
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Great day of fishing Billy really knows his stuff will only fish with him from now on if u want to catch fish go with Billy he will definitely put u on what u want to catch
Howard C. | September 17, 2023

Trip: Fantastic Flagler Beach Inshore

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