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Todd Vivian

Certified Damn Good Guide

Independent Guide 43 years of exp.

Veteran

Talkative

Instructional

Beginner Oriented

Quality

Laid-back

About Your Guide

Todd Vivian

Certified Damn Good Guide

Independent Guide 43 years of exp.

Captain Todd began fishing as a very young child mostly fishing with his Grandfather until he was old enough to ride his bike to the local pond or river. At about 8 or 9 years old he and his younger brother would ride over 10 miles each way to fish in the river which ran through the town that they grew up in Washington State. As a young teen, that bike and a couple of others got real work outs, If it wasn’t Harvest Trout (Sea Run Cutts) or Jack Salmon, Summer/Winter Steelhead and the annual runs of Salmon (coho & Chinook) that took place each fall it would be the Trout, Perch, Bluegill, Crappie and occasional Large Mouth Bass that occupied the local lakes.

After a stint in the US Navy in the mid 70’s Captain Todd returned to his Pacific NW home and resumed the outdoor life he had loved so much as a youngster. After a couple of years back he began college at a local community school and then finished up his degree at WSU in Vancouver, WA. After college he had the opportunity to go to work for one of the PNW’s premium fishing rod manufacturers. After spending 20 years there as a manufacturing engineer and the company rod and blank designer he moved to Florida to work for a local fishing rod component distributor. He immediately began fishing the local estuaries (Mosquito Lagoon & Indian River)it took about 2 seconds to become addicted to sight fishing for the elusive Redfish in the Lagoons. It was almost like hunting but with a fishing rod, push pole and polarized sun glasses. This is where Captain Todd resides today, He custom builds every rod on his boat to make sure of the quality and setup for the customer’s satisfaction, and invites you to come down and stalk the flats and bays with him hunting reds on the Space Coast.

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Recent Reviews of Spot Stalker Charters

5.0

based on 12 reviews

Mike

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Awesome trip! Captain Todd was great. We caught a ton of fish. Highly recommend!

Mike

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Awesome trip! Captain Todd was great. We caught a ton of fish. Highly recommend!

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Kent

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Captain was amazing and very knowledgeable. I had an amazing time and will do it again.

Kent

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Captain was amazing and very knowledgeable. I had an amazing time and will do it again.

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David

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Todd brought us to the spot and we started catching right away. Got enough to feed 6 the next day. He is always baiting the hook or doing something for us. I would love to go with him again.
David Doyle

David

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Response from Todd:

David, I really enjoyed spending the day with you guys. It was a great day.

Response from Todd:

David, I really enjoyed spending the day with you guys. It was a great day.

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Pam

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Our charter with Todd was fantastic. He did a great job explaining how to fish the waters and went out of his way to help my boys catch fish.

Pam

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Our charter with Todd was fantastic. He did a great job explaining how to fish the waters and went out of his way to help my boys catch fish.

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Natalie

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The four of us had a great time fishing with Captain Todd! We did a quick morning trip and it was just enough for all of us to catch a handful of fish. Todd was very knowledgeable and a great guide. Would definitely go again!

Natalie

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Response from Todd:

Natalie, you and your family were great. I hope we can do this in the future. regards, Todd

Response from Todd:

Natalie, you and your family were great. I hope we can do this in the future.
regards,
Todd

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Nicole

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Todd was great! Very informative regarding species of fish being caught. He cleaned our fish we kept as well. It was awesome being able to eat fresh catch same day! We will definitely make this an annual event during our beach trip from now on.

Nicole

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Response from Todd:

Nicole, Thank you and your family. Was a great time. Looking forward to next year. Todd

Response from Todd:

Nicole,
Thank you and your family. Was a great time. Looking forward to next year.

Todd

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Jessica

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Captain Todd is a wonderful fishing guide! My daughter and I chose the sunset fishing excursion and we’re not disappointed! Not only did we get to fish in great spots, we also were cool and comfortable on a beautiful evening. We highly recommend this experience. The memories we made will last us a lifetime. She caught her first salt water fish, and I was excited to see her excitement. ...

Jessica

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Response from Todd:

Jessica, thank you so much. I really enjoyed spending the evening with you guys and it was exciting to have you catch your first Snook. I hope to see you back in the future. Regards, Todd

Response from Todd:

Jessica, thank you so much. I really enjoyed spending the evening with you guys and it was exciting to have you catch your first Snook. I hope to see you back in the future.
Regards,
Todd

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Gregg

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Todd was very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful with our group that had a few inexperienced anglers on the boat. Will definitely seek out Todd the next time we are in New Smyrna beach!

Gregg

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Todd was very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful with our group that had a few inexperienced anglers on the boat. Will definitely seek out Todd the next time we are in New Smyrna beach!

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Response from Todd:

Gregg, I look forward to getting you out on the water in the future Todd

Response from Todd:

Gregg,
I look forward to getting you out on the water in the future

Todd

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Galan

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Todd was a great Captain!!! Not a disappointment at all ! Me and my family had blast out on the water catching some most beautiful species of fish that you could think of. If your in Dayton Beach Todd is the perfect Captain for your experience!!!

Galan

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Response from Todd:

Galan, it was a blast spending the afternoon with you and your family. I look forward to next time. Todd

Response from Todd:

Galan, it was a blast spending the afternoon with you and your family. I look forward to next time.
Todd

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Olga

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We had a nice experience with Captain Todd.

Olga

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We had a nice experience with Captain Todd.

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Response from Todd:

I enjoyed spending the day with you folks as well

Response from Todd:

I enjoyed spending the day with you folks as well

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Paul

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Putting the weather aside we had a great afternoon out with Todd. Fishing various methods in several locations catching 4 different species. Would definitely recommend Todd.

Paul

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Putting the weather aside we had a great afternoon out with Todd. Fishing various methods in several locations catching 4 different species. Would definitely recommend Todd.

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Response from Todd:

Weather will always be an issue and it was great spending time with you.

Response from Todd:

Weather will always be an issue and it was great spending time with you.

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Chad

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Captain Todd did a great job. Can’t wait to come back to go again

Chad

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Captain Todd did a great job. Can’t wait to come back to go again

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Response from Todd:

Looking forward to having you back.

Response from Todd:

Looking forward to having you back.

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Potential Target Species

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Recent Fishing Reports

Mid July 2026

The Ponce Inlet area had really been heating up. And I mean that literally. With water temps in the mid 80s many species have been pretty active. For the past two weeks we have had Kingfish (king mackeral) on the beaches so just about every drop with bait you are hooking up. This is great if you are targeting them but otherwise they are going to bite you off. Tarpon still very active with mixes of 20-40 lb fish and 100lb plus fish. Bull reds are increasing in size by the day with some nice bags of mangrove snapper and flounder.

Mid June 2026

Ponce Inlet area is producing as expected for this time in June and had thrown in a few surprises. With the regular slot and just over slot reds and Snook we are seeing nice numbers of tarpon and last week were catching Permit in the inlet. The permit and tarpon coming on flat lined Select Shrimp and small Blue crabs.

Late May 2026

In the river here in New Smyrna Beach the fishing has held up nicely. We have been regularly getting Redfish, Black Drum, Flounder and Snook. With the cancellation of Red Snapper season this has put a lot more pressure on other fisheries but they have held up.