Name: Fat Fish guide service
Address: New Smyrna Beach, FL
Price range: $450 - $650
Rating: 5

About Your Guide

Mike Mann

Independent Guide 28 years of exp.

Talkative

Laid-back

Instructional

Beginner Oriented

Adventurous

Quality

With over 25 years of guiding experience, Captain Mike is a seasoned pro who still wakes up every day excited to hit the water. Based in New Smyrna Beach, he specializes in sight fishing the crystal-clear flats of Mosquito Lagoon and chasing nearshore species in the Atlantic—and he puts every ounce of his experience into helping you land your trophy catch.

Just an hour from Orlando and minutes from Daytona Beach, Mosquito Lagoon offers world-class light tackle and fly fishing for redfish, black drum, trout, and snook. In the summer, tarpon show up to check off that bucket list bite. Whether you're throwing flies, tossing artificials, or fishing live bait, Captain Mike tailors each trip to your style.

About Your Guide

Mike Mann

Independent Guide 28 years of exp.

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Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?

224 tuna

If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?

Steak and oysters

Whats your favorite band?

Bob Marley

Whats your favorite movie?

Outlaw Josie Wales or blues brothers

Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?

224 tuna

If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?

Steak and oysters

Whats your favorite band?

Bob Marley

Whats your favorite movie?

Outlaw Josie Wales or blues brothers

Whats your favorite sports team?

UGA dawgs

Whats your drink of choice?

Beer, run or scotch

What was your last halloween costume?

Devil

What do you want for Christmas this year?

To win lottery

How did you get started guiding?

Loved fishing and found out I could do it for a living

What makes you different from other guides?

I love having kids catching their first fish just as much (maybe more) then an advanced angler catching their 1000 fish

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Fat Fish guide service Trips

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Inshore, Flats Fishing in New Smyrna Beach

Sight Fishing Mosquito Lagoon

100% (4) Guided by Mike

19 ft 1 - 3 People From $450

Nearshore, Jetty Fishing in New Smyrna Beach

Near Shore

100% (4) Guided by Mike

23 ft 1 - 2 People From $650

Inshore Fishing in New Smyrna Beach

Fly Fishing Mosquito Lagoon

100% (4) Guided by Mike

19 ft 1 - 2 People From $450

Inshore Fishing in New Smyrna Beach

Fishing Daytona

100% (4) Guided by Mike

23 ft 1 - 3 People From $500

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Speckled Trout Fishing in New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Recent Reviews of Fat Fish guide service

5.0

based on 1 review

Adam

Verified Review

Fantastic experience. I was on holiday from the UK and Mike kept me well informed prior to the trip. His knowledge and experience was incredible and made my trip.

Adam

Verified Review

Fantastic experience. I was on holiday from the UK and Mike kept me well informed prior to the trip. His knowledge and experience was incredible and made my trip.

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Potential Target Species

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Get it while it's HOT!
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You might get lucky (as long as things are in-season).
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Techniques

Artificial Lure Fishing

Types of Fishing

Recent Fishing Reports

Mid April 2026

Red fish bite still continues to be very good with higher water after the recent rains as well as the east winds look for the Reds to start moving onto the shorelines chasing bait. As we start getting into the spring, the offshore bike should start turning on with typically calm seas. Nearshore as the ocean temperatures rise start keep an eye out for schools of tarpon moving up the beach, as well as still may be a few manta rays with Cobia.

Mid January 2025

With the cooler clean Crystal Clearwater site Fishing has been at its best catching great numbers of redfish, black drum and speckled sea trout. I expect with the weather forecast over the next couple weeks for the bike to remain very good and the site Fishing to be at its best January and February can be some of the best fishing in the Mosquito lagoon