Captain
Austin & Cole Ferguson

Member since February 2021 Port Orange, United States
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Captains Austin and Cole Ferguson welcome you to their charter in New Smyrna Beach and offer to take you fishing to many different inshore and nearshore spots. Wherever you go, the productive waters will offer you plenty of various species to reel in and return home with a fine catch.

Hey, I'm Captain Austin & Cole Ferguson

Port Orange, United States
Background
Captains Austin and Cole Ferguson welcome you to their charter in New Smyrna Beach and offer to take you fishing to many different inshore and nearshore spots. Wherever you go, the productive waters will offer you plenty of various species to reel in and return home with a fine catch.
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
(233 reviews)
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Port Orange
 Last booking: 3 days ago
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Trips from US $380

Fishing Reports

February and March Fishing report
February and March Fishing report
May 7, 2024 Port Orange
February/March Fishing Report February 7, 2024 INSHORE: Ponce Inlet and its surrounding areas boast some spectacular fishing opportunities in the late winter and early spring. On inshore trips, our primary target species this time of year include sheepshead, pompano, black drum, whiting, snook and redfish. The sheepshead typically cooperate the best and are commonly found around man-made structure such as jetties, rock piles, docks and seawalls. They can't resist a crustacean bait such as shrimp, sandfleas or fiddler crabs presented naturally, which is why we typically don't leave the dock without at least two of the three this time of year. Sheepshead make for excellent table fare, and we certainly do not mind harvesting them if they make the legal-size limit of 12". Any fish that we keep on your trip can be filleted and bagged for no extra charge. NEARSHORE: The nearshore fishing can also be very good in the coming months. Weakfish, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Giant "Bull" Redfish and even sharks can be caught around many of our nearshore artificial reefs. There is often opportunities for spanish mackerel and bluefish along the beaches this time of year as well. If the timing is just right, you may even get to witness a Manta Ray or two migrating North as the water temperature begins to rise. Often times they will have cobia swimming with them on their journey, which makes for the ultimate sight casting experience. OFFSHORE: This is an awesome time of year to target snapper on the artificial reefs within 20 miles of the inlet. On a 6โ€“8-hour charter, we will be dropping natural baits such as live shrimp, squid, and cut baits, looking for lane, mangrove and vermillion snapper. It's almost a sure bet that you will catch your fill of the 'endangered' red snapper and possibly even a mutton snapper or cobia in the process. On our full day trips, we will often mix in a bit of trolling where king mackerel, mahi-mahi, blackfin tuna, wahoo, barracuda and even sailfish are possible encounters. However peak trolling season will usually kick off towards late March and last through the end of May.
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Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 233 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great morning on the water!
Great morning on the water!
Great 4 hour trip!!
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Good experience
99%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
94%
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Javan W.
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Fishing with Austin & Cole

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on June 3, 2025
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Chris R.
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Awesome last minute trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on May 29, 2025
Booked the trip the night before we went, was able to get us in no problem. Put us on fish and made sure we had an enjoyable...
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Fred R.
Excellent
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We had a great time

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Inshore on May 20, 2025
We had a great time catching big red fish thanks cole
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Joe P.
Excellent
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Ponce fishing

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on October 27, 2024
Had a great time with Cole on our last min charter booking before leaving Florida and he didnโ€™t disappoint he put us on...
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Brett M.
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Fishing for sharks

VERIFIED   4 Hour Shark Trip on August 11, 2024
Whenever you are looking to book a shark fishing trip pick this. It was an amazing experience and the bite was great! Cole...
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