Pole Dancer Fishin’ Charters Fishing Reports

What an awesome day on the water losingc ount on snook and the captain ended up with 32.5 inch Snook Read Full Report →

Have an awesome trip catching catching some over slot Reds and went one for 3 on tarpon. Read Full Report →

The fishing has been awesome with the Mullet Run going on. Redfish,Tarpon, Snook, flounder, and black drum have been biting great. The fishing should continue to be really good throughout the remainder of the month. Read Full Report →

It's tough to beat the fishing this time of year with the Mullet Run off to a great start. Yesterday we landed 2 slot redfish a few jacks a few Lady Fish and went one for three on tarpon.… Read Full Report →

We had an awesome trip yesterday catching a half dozen nice redfish! We caught four jacks one of which pushing 15 lb. Read Full Report →

Well to be honest with you the trip started off rough before we ever hit the water. It was one of those days. Man did it turn around! 34 inch Snook close to 15 lb, flounder, black drum, and… Read Full Report →

There's been a bunch of sharks right off the beach along with tarpon, Bonita's, and Jacks. Talk about some fun action! This was about 4 ft Atlantic sharpnose Read Full Report →

The mangrove snapper have been a blast over the past couple weeks! We have been getting some sharks around at the inlet as well. Read Full Report →

I've had both great morning and afternoon trips. We've been catching red fish, sea trout, Snook, flounder, and even some tarpon. Great fishing lately! Read Full Report →

Even with the hot afternoons the fishing has been just as hot! Started the trip off with started the trip off with it about a 25 lb tarpon that gave us the runaround underneath the dock and we still… Read Full Report →

Awesome people to have on the boat! They happened to see me filleting a bunch of fish the day before so the pressure was on to catch some fish. We had an awesome trip Read Full Report →

We had an awesome trip ended up with 5 redfish and a 60 lb tarpon. One keeper red fish and the rest were too big! Awesome trip Read Full Report →

I have had some awesome trips the last few days with a lot of bull redfish being caught which were too big to keep and some slot size fish as well. This happened to be the biggest snook ever… Read Full Report →

Got some great trips catching flounder, weakfish, black drum, and even some other species Read Full Report →

Awesome trips the last couple days. Nows the time. Read Full Report →

Awesome trip today with the huge variety! Flounder, Spanish mackerel, redfish, Bluefish, Whiting, Croakers, and weakfishand left the fish biting. Read Full Report →

It was game on right at the beginning of the trip. We ended up losing count on redfish with some slot sized fish which we kept a couple of and then several over slot that were released. Lost count… Read Full Report →

We had a good variety of fish landed and missed a huge weakfish at the side of the boat! Read Full Report →

The fishing has been awesome the last couple weeks with a huge variety being caught!! We ended up leaving the Spanish mackerel biting and ended up with that redfish that was and a quarter inch from being too big… Read Full Report →

Very healthy redfish measuring 30 in that ate a live mullet. We've been fishing backwaters of the Tomoka River so don't let this wind scare you. Fish are chewing! Read Full Report →

The trout bite has been hot in the morning catching some nice ones up to 5 lb using artificial lures and live bait. Read Full Report →

We have been catching some really nice sized sheepshead with some 2 to 6 lb fish! Great fight on light tackle and delicious to eat! Read Full Report →

Great trip catching several black drum and redfish Read Full Report →

Great day on the water! Landed 7 redfish and 4 black drum. 4 of the reds were oo big to keep but that's okay because three was our limit. Read Full Report →

We did a trip yesterday specifically targeting sheepshead fishing around docks. They were chewing pretty well and lost one stud that broke off on a dock with a bonus pompano! Read Full Report →

The pompano are thick in the river right now and you can find them they can't resist live sand flea. Awesome fish for the dinner table! Read Full Report →

We've been having some great trips targeting tripletail. We caught somewhere around a dozen yesterday bringing home our bag limit of 4 fish up to 16.85 pounds and released several other slot sized fish. Read Full Report →

We have been catching 6 to 12 lb tripletail just about every trip with at least a few being caught at a time. One of the best fish to eat and awesome fighters! Then we target Sheepshead and have… Read Full Report →

Fishing in Ponce Inlet has still been awesome catching bull redfish, snook, and black drum. Read Full Report →

The fishing continues to be awesome catching plenty of bull redfish and few snook and black drum. Read Full Report →

If you haven't fished the fall mullet run in Daytona Beach you are missing out. We landed 11 redfish up to 42" Read Full Report →

It was Loris first time ever fishing! I don't think it was an issue what do you think? The fishing is stellar right now. Read Full Report →

Fishing in Ponce Inlet is always great this time of year. With the fall Mullet Run in full force there's tons of action! Read Full Report →

There's a lot going on with the fall mullet run attracting predators of all sorts. Redfish, tarpon, snook, and jacks are thick around the inlet right now. Read Full Report →

The redfish are chewing both slot keeper size and the over slot bulls. Hard to beat the fishing this time of year. Read Full Report →

Fishing is awesome right now in Daytona Beach! We are catching both slot size redfish and bull redfish. Yesterday's trip we had five red fish between 24 and 42 inches! Read Full Report →

They were wide open and catching our limit was no problem at our first spot. Awesome trips with great people! Read Full Report →

We are catching a few flounder per trip sometimes which makes some of the best table fare you can get from the local waters. Read Full Report →

From the beginning of the trip when she introduced herself as G-ma I knew she wasn't messing around! She out fished all three of her grandsons with one really nice sea trout, a slot redfish, and a couple of… Read Full Report →

Awesome day on the water catching a variety of fish again. Seatrout, mangrove snapper, ladyfish, jacks, and a handful of and a handful of snook with a couple good size fish. Got very lucky with one of the snook… Read Full Report →

Fishing is about as good as it gets with a huge variety of fish being caught and tons of action! Just about every trip bringing home a good amount of fish for supper and releasing plenty others that put… Read Full Report →

The fishing has been great still in Daytona Beach. We've been catching these big female seatrout every trip. Lots of snook, mangrove snapper, and quite a few flounder. Read Full Report →

We are having some awesome trips with a variety of fish being caught. The seatrout bite has been hot with some big fish being caught. Read Full Report →

Fishing has been awesome this week! We've got red fish, sea trout, flounder, mangrove snapper, black drum and jacks. Morning trips have been the best but afternoon trips have been pretty good as well. Read Full Report →

This redfish took us for a ride under a dock and it took a team effort to land the fish. Everyone touched the rod at some point. Measured 25 1/2" and caught a couple snook and sheepshead for the… Read Full Report →

Redfish have been on the menu catching some slot fish and some too big to keep. Read Full Report →

Redfish have been pretty consistent with keeper size fish and some too big. We ran into a School of big blue fish and caught one that was 36 inches and broke off another one. Great fight! Read Full Report →

The first 45 minutes we were just getting small bites and then it was like a switch turned on and had a triple header of redfish. 3 rods started dancing at the same time. One of them pulled off… Read Full Report →

The rainy weather seems to be keeping some people off the water but these rainy days make for some excellent fishing. Seatrout and redfish have been chewing and some really nice sheephead have been on the docks. Read Full Report →

The seatrout bit has definitely been the main focus but there's nice redfish in the area as well. We are starting to get our summer flounder run and some nice fish are already being caught. We have been landing… Read Full Report →

There's been seatrout everywhere in the river with quite a few fish between 4 and 6 lb. Many slot redfish and even some over size limit being caught on a variety of Baits both natural and artificial. Now is… Read Full Report →

We have been getting quite a few Sheepshead around the docks and this one pushing 7lb we caught off an oyster bar using live shrimp. We aren't really targeting them but catching them while fishing for Reds and seatrout… Read Full Report →

Redfish has still been the main focus with a lot of nice fish being caught. Seatrout, jacks, and black drum are some of the others. I have had good trips in the morning and afternoon. Read Full Report →

We have been doing very well with keeper size redfish and seatrout over the past week. There's been a lot more bait in the river and have been using some of these small finger mullet for bait along with… Read Full Report →

The redfish action has NOT slowed down and catching many other species as well. Live shrimp fished on the bottom with very little weight has been working the best but also getting a few drifting with a cork. Read Full Report →

Redfish continues to be the in the spotlight. We are catching many slot sized redfish and quite a few short of the slot but still fun to fight. Sheepshead, black drum, mangrove snapper, and a few sea trout are… Read Full Report →

We have been getting many reds and black drum with some nice 4-6 lb fish being caught. Also caught a jack, a bunch of mangrove snapper, and a sheepshead. Read Full Report →

We had a really active morning yesterday landing 4 or 5 redfish with 1 being 26". We also got about a dozen mangrove snapper with a couple legal size fish. We caught one nice jack crevalle, a black drum… Read Full Report →

We had a great morning with a variety of species being caught. The wind was cranking out of the North so we finished some back waters to get out of it as much as possible and it panned out… Read Full Report →

We pulled up to the first spot and hooked our first redfish within minutes. Throughout the whole trip the bite was very steady with several other fish that got away. The clip shows a very nice upper slot or… Read Full Report →

First thing in the morning we have been able to sight fish redfish. Many of the fish are right in the middle of the slot around 24 to 25 inches. If you can put the bait in front of… Read Full Report →

The bite did not slow down the whole trip at the end we left them biting. Getting redfish and trout every trip. We were using topwater lures and the seatrout were catching air busting the baits. Read Full Report →

We have been getting redfish and sea trout very consistently on recent trips. Artificials and live bait are both producing fish. Read Full Report →

First thing in the morning the trout bite has been popping some days and slower on others. The redfish bite has been very consistent with my last two trips landing 8 and 4 reds with some very nice fish… Read Full Report →

With some of the cold front coming through the fish have been hanging out deeper in the water column. We've been catching good numbers of sea trout and even after a couple recent freezes we are still catching some… Read Full Report →

After a pretty chilling cold front the bite slowed down for a couple days but after doing some scouting I have found the seatrout in multiple areas. One trip I landed 7 which were all slot fish in just… Read Full Report →

We had some action in the morning but as soon as the tide changed it was really on! Landed a big snook, redfish, and this tarpon using live shrimp. The chilly weather has not slowed the bite down at… Read Full Report →

We didn't have any luck with redfish in the morning so we tried something a little different. When I mentioned the possibility of catching some sharks their eyes lit up. We fished the shallows and it was game on… Read Full Report →

Great day on the water with these guys. Another 30 inch Snook that I scooped with the net right after it spit the hook out next to the boat. Landed 1 tarpon and jumped off 3 others. The tarpon… Read Full Report →

Quite a variety of nice fish being caught lately. We landed a 30" black drum, a nice snook just under slot size, and even landed a 2 lb pompano for some good eats. Read Full Report →

We fished Ponce Inlet again and had a successful trip with a very thick snook that was 30" and pushing 11 lb. Also scored 3 black drum that were 13, 14, and over 17 lbs. Live shrimp on the… Read Full Report →

The fishing has been awesome around the inlet. There's been a variety including redfish, black drum, pompano, snook, sheepshead, and even tarpon in the 20 to 30 lb range. Read Full Report →

We landed 5 black drum up to 30" and 3 redfish up to 36". Awesome trip being able to keep a few fish and release a few that were too big! We did best with live shrimp fishing the… Read Full Report →

The flounder are getting thick in the intercoastal and there's been a lot of snook still as well. We've also been catching some redfish, black drum, and quite a few sea trout. Read Full Report →

The redfish are still biting at the inlet along with jacks, flounder, and even some cobia which I haven't personally caught lately but I have seen them. Read Full Report →

First thing in the morning there was bait everywhere and fish busting the surface. The fall mullet run is in full force and the poles are dancing! Landed some bull redfish for some strong fights and a nice slot… Read Full Report →

The inlet has been loaded with these huge redfish! This is where the name of my business came from. Those poles were dancing! We landed 6 redfish most of them over 40 inches and broke off two others They… Read Full Report →

This is the time of year we start doing good with the black drum. Been catching some around the docks in Daytona Beach using live shrimp. Read Full Report →

We are catching snook, trout, and redfish pretty much every trip. I have had productive morning trips and afternoon. Should be a good bite before the front over the next couple days. Read Full Report →

With huge schools of mullet in the intercoastal of course the predators are right with them. Redfish, snook, and tarpon are all over the place! If you want to catch fish now is the time! Read Full Report →

The weather has not been the prettiest but the fishing is great right now. Snook are still biting good back in the creeks with quite a few slot fish being caught . The redfish are thick at the inlet… Read Full Report →

There was a lot of big fish on this trip! Caught 15 Snook with two slot sized keepers. We also lost two other big fish. Bite is still Read Full Report →

The snook bite is red hot!!! Landed 51 with several fish in the 25" to 28" range. Also got a nice slot redfish and a trout. I can't reiterate the time to fish is now! Read Full Report →

This is the craziest snook bite I've ever seen in Daytona Beach area. Ended up with 9 including a 28" and 30" fish and a several other good ones. Don't wait too long there's no telling how long they… Read Full Report →

We landed 21 Snook in a couple hours of all different sizes. Ended up with 2 slot size, a 29 and a 30 inch with a handful just under slot size using live mullet and artificial lures. Read Full Report →

The reds have been consistent around the docks first thing in the morning and the days we have some overcast conditions they hang out on the flats with it being a little cooler. Fiinger mullet was the choice bait… Read Full Report →

We had some fish busting the live mullet we were using for bait but we couldn't connect. The boys kept putting their rods in the rod holders and I told them you better keep an eye on it. When… Read Full Report →

We landed a couple snook in the mid 20 inch range and busted off another nice fish that wrapped around a dock piling. You had to have the bait right under the dock or you wouldn't get a bite.… Read Full Report →

Started out first thing in the morning with redfish very active up against the shoreline landing 2 nice fish and of course the one that got away was the biggest. Then we went to see if the tarpon would… Read Full Report →

There where redfish pushing up against the bank first thing in the morning and it didn't take long to hear the drag screaming on the reel. The fish ran under a dock and halfway to the next one. I… Read Full Report →

The tarpon are plentiful in the river with some nice fish up to 50-60 lbs. We've been getting them on live mullet and pogies in the middle of the afternoon. Read Full Report →

I've been having a blast with the kids lately for summer vacation. There's been huge schools of Pompano in the river and we've been catching quite a bit of flounder. Tons of action with a variety of fish including… Read Full Report →

The redfish have been cruising in the shallows first thing in the morning and we've even been able to sight cast some fish before it gets too hot. Read Full Report →

Beautiful day on the Tomoka River. Scenery is awesome back there. Snook season closed June first but they are a blast to catch and we're catching redfish , trout, and flounder as well. Read Full Report →

Great day on the water landing a few slot redfish and a couple short ones. A six-hour trip gives you a little bit more time to try more areas and came through for us that day landing some nice… Read Full Report →

There has been tons of bait pods in the river and we are catching very good size seatrout on live pogies. Read Full Report →

We are pretty much getting seatrout at every spot we try. We ended up with a couple nice ones at the 20 inch mark that these boys had a blast with. Read Full Report →

There's tons of menhaden and mullet in the river and has been the bait of choice. Been getting nice size trout with some over 20". Read Full Report →

We've been doing great on redfish, trout, and snook and the bite should only get better over the next couple weeks. Read Full Report →

Beautiful weather and great fishing. We ended up with this redfish that was 26 3/4". Even though it made the slot I was pleased that they wanted to release this fish. It inhaled a live menhaden and put up… Read Full Report →

I love getting a fresh water fisherman on a big snook. He had no idea the fight he was in for. Couldn't get the tarpon to bit and jumped off another nice snook using live mullet. Read Full Report →

Great day on the water landing 9 redfish, 4 snook, a trout, a few mangrove snapper, and jumped off a few good size tarpon. We used live shrimp and finger mullet. Now's the time to get out there! Read Full Report →

We started fishing some docks first thing in the morning and ended up catching two snook, a redfish, and missed five or six other fish. Later in the morning we tried some oyster bars landing a nice redish on… Read Full Report →

We fished in some less than perfect conditions yesterday but man were the fish hungry. We landed our first fish within minutes which was about a 25 pound tarpon using live mullet. There are huge schools of them in… Read Full Report →

It was a day with questionable conditions but Chuck Minnick and his brother in law were determined. The wind was absolutely cranking so I tucked out of it as much as possible. We were using live shrimp and finger… Read Full Report →

I was able to squeeze some customers in on a short notice trip and it worked out great with a little variety and some good action. Live shrimp and artificial lures were both used for bait. Read Full Report →

You know it's a great day when you put a smile on a youngster with the biggest fish he's ever caught. Read Full Report →

The big redfish are biting good at the inlet. They I've been eating live finger mullet and also chunks of big bullet on the bottom. Outgoing tide has been providing the most action. Read Full Report →

Finally had a chance to get a rod bent myself with a little bit of time off and what a blast. Between my boat and a close friend that I had follow me to the spot we landed right… Read Full Report →

This was trips from a few days in a row that were all successful trips. Many different species caught and a lot of action. The fishing should just get better moving into fall! Read Full Report →

Great trip on the Halifax with tailing redfish in the shallows. Got a couple nice slot reds and also had some snook action. Used Live shrimp and finger mullet for bait. Read Full Report →

The morning was a pretty hot one with very little breeze but the fish didn't mind. 4 redfish were landed with a couple slot fish. 4 snook were also caught, a couple ladyfish, and a couple keeper mangrove snapper.… Read Full Report →

Day was awesome right off the bat! Bait was everywhere, fish were busting, and reds were tailing!!! We landed 4 slot sized reds that were from 20 to 24 inches and number 5 spit the hook. You could see… Read Full Report →

Fishing was hot!! First thing in the morning redfish were tailing against the shoreline and they weren't very hungry but we managed to get one to bite that was a little bit under slot size. We also caught a… Read Full Report →

We fished the morning trying a couple spots in the shallows and that wasn't coming through for us, so we headed to the bridge and landed this nice snook using live shrimp. Trickiest part is getting them away from… Read Full Report →

Two more 10hr trips with the Carpenters. Having a heck of a time getting fish past the sharks and goliath groupers. Pulled up a head of what was previously a nice mangrove snapper on one drop. The amberjacks were… Read Full Report →

Pretty good trip offshore with a mixed bag of fish. Caught about 10 red snapper up to 25lb roughly which have to be released as well as the mahis, variety of snappers, and big key west grunts. Lots of… Read Full Report →

Did some fishing in the Halifax and Tomoka Rivers. Ended up finding this delicious tripletail that sucked down a free lined live shrimp. Mr. Loftus sent me a picture of the fish when he cooked it and man did… Read Full Report →

Great trip this morning landing 6 redfish with three of them that were slot size up to 24". Also landed a snook and a handful of mangrove snapper, a couple of which were keepers. Fished in the Tomoka River… Read Full Report →

This was a slow morning catching a few smaller fish and came through strong at the end with a black drum that was 39" and roughly 25lb. Fish ate a live shrimp on the bottom. Read Full Report →

Went out in search of the rays off New Smyrna Beach even though the wind was picking up a little earlier than expected. Found our first manta ray after about 20 minutes but with the wind working against us,… Read Full Report →

What a great day being able to put a couple boys on some drum they could barely hold up. Other than holding the rod just in case of emergency they did all the work themselves. Both fish ended up… Read Full Report →

I did a couple trips trying to scout these fish out and got them figured out pretty well. Got to the point where I could just drive around to these few spots and look for them on the fish… Read Full Report →

Got a mixed bag of different snappers along with a nice cobia about 12 miles off Ponce inlet on a bottom fishing trip. Squid, sardines, and live grunts were used for bait. Red snapper were also swarming around the… Read Full Report →

First thing they told me was "we want to catch a shark." After chumming the water for about 20 minutes the target species was landed and unfortunately we didn't get a picture... Then one of the rods went off… Read Full Report →

We worked hard searching multiple areas but it payed off. The two drum were caught back to back using live shrimp with a split shot weight. Read Full Report →

Started off catching some sardines and cigar minnows on the way out for bait. Got to the first spot and bite was on immediately. Pulled up some above avg. size lane snapper as well as mangrove snapper, vermilion snapper,… Read Full Report →

We started the morning out by fishing some docks but there wasn't a whole lot going on. I moved on to this spot that has some structure on the bottom and holds black drum this time of year. Well… Read Full Report →

Started off first thing in super thick fog that eventually cleared up to the river being slick calm and a great sunrise! Pulled up to the first spot and saw a school of reds immediately but a couple pelicans… Read Full Report →

Right off the bat we saw redfish moving around in the shallows but they were acting very finicky. The water was so clear I even saw sea trout off the bow of the boat multiple times. Ended up with… Read Full Report →

Couldn't get a nibble with artificials, but switched to live shrimp and it was game on. Got this very healthy 29" redfish that put up a great fight trying to run for cover. Also caught a couple sheepshead and… Read Full Report →

Started off with a 4 hr offshore trip first thing in the morning running offshore roughly 12 miles. Caught a few mutton snapper, mangrove snapper, red snapper and blue runners. Busted off a couple big fish as well. Came… Read Full Report →

Killian told me there were a couple fish he was wanting to scratch off the bucket list. I'm glad the Pole Dancer could help today with his first Seatrout ever, and a good size one at that. Live mullet… Read Full Report →

Weather was beautiful, seas were calm, and the sheeps were biting! Can't resist those fidler crabs for bait. Biggest fish were 3-4 lbs. Bite should only be getting better. Read Full Report →

Fished structure for some sheepshead that were a heck of a fight on light tackle and great for dinner! Read Full Report →

The snook bite has been awesome this year. Some trips have provided multiple slot size fish and even over slot fish that have to be released but they are great fighters!! This was one I actually ended up getting… Read Full Report →

The redfish bite just keeps getting hotter!!! Ended up catching 9 reds all in the upper 30" to mid 40" range. I even had a chance to catch a couple myself so they could get a break! The morning… Read Full Report →

Ten year old Hayden and Uncle Same ended up with 5 Redfish from 28-42". They also landed that nice Spanish Mackerel and busted off a couple other mystery fish??? You can't beat fishing the Daytona Beach area this time… Read Full Report →

Lady luck again on this trip. The guys couldn't get a bite. She landed two over-slot redfish. The second one was just in time for the sunset with a great picture. We were using live mullet in Ponce Inlet… Read Full Report →

Fishing Ponce Inlet a lot on recent trips with the mullet run providing some fun action. Lee Williamson landed a nice bull redfish which had to be released and a couple snook, the biggest being 28", which went home… Read Full Report →

Ponce Inlet was pretty rough but that didn't stop the fish from biting. Fished the incoming tide with 7-8" mullet on the bottom. Redfish was 42" and the tarpon was estimated at #50-60. Had a couple other hook ups,… Read Full Report →

There was a lot of action at the first spot right when we pulled up, just tricky getting the fish to commit. Missed a nice flounder that did a back flip over the top water lure and a very… Read Full Report →

Went 2 for 8 on tarpon back in the Tomoka River using live 5-6 inch mullet with the biggest ones being in the 30-40 lb range. We were using spinning tackle with 30 lb. flourocarbon leader and a 5/o… Read Full Report →