Daytona Beach FishStock Contest

The Daytona Beach News Journal's FishStock Contest is open for entries. The Journal is a sponsor of FishStock, one of the largest fishing tournaments and festivals in the country. Enter the contest now through May 21, you must be 21, and limit is one entry per person. The grand prize winner will receive

• One nights stay for two people @ Mosquito Lagoon Fish Camp ($112.50 value)*


• 1/2 day back-country guided fishing trip for two people with Mike Mann ($350 value)*


• $50 Inlet Harbor Dinner Certificate


• $150 Fin Nor rod & reel combo


• One year subscription to Sport Fishing magazine ($9.99 value)


• Sport Fishing magazine fishing shirt ($49.99 value)


• Grand Total Value = $723

Drawing will be Monday, May 24, at 11 AM. Prize winners will be notified by phone. You can submit an entry online at the News Journal site.

FishStock will be held Memorial Day weekend, May 27-30 in New Smyrna Beach. there will be fishing tournaments, a boat show, kid's activities, seminars, music, and food.

Marinas along the north causeway and in downtown New Smyrna Beach are convenient to FishStock, and ramp access to the Indian River makes NSB a prime fishing destination. You can launch from the New Smyrna Beach Public Boat Ramp on Washington Street next to FishStock and in a half an hour, be in the Atlantic where everything from dolphin,wahoo, and billfish wait for you.

If your boat requires a lift, use the Fishin Cove or Smyrna Marina on Riverside Drive, the Inlet Cove Marina in Daytona Beach or head over to the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Marina.

For light tackle action, head south on the Intracoastal Waterway to discover the backwaters of Mosquito Lagoon where you can get lost in some world-renowned shallow water fishing for trophy reds and trout. As always, check with the local tackle shops and captains for what's biting on what rigs.

If you're seriously considering a fishing trip while taking in FishStock, here are some suggestions.

*Offshore
Out of Ponce Inlet, anglers find good numbers of dolphin in the 5-to 10-pound range starting at about the 180-foot mark. Sailfish and wahoo action remain good in the 220- to 300-foot zones. Amberjack, red snapper, and gag grouper hit live pinfish on the 21 and 28 Fathom ridges and on most of the wrecks in these same depths.

*Inshore
Flounder, jack crevalle, bluefish and pompano hit live shrimp, finger mullet and mud minnows at the inlet and along the beaches. Black drum to 10 pounds and sheepshead to 4 pounds feed on fiddler crabs and oysters around area bridges. Redfish, black grouper, speckled trout, tarpon, triple tail, snook, spots and Spanish mackerel are just a few of the species found in the Intracoastal Waterway and the Mosquito Lagoon. They can be taken year round on light tackle, using live bait or artificial lures and with a flyrod using a medium tippet and a chartreuse clouser.

Come enjoy the fishing and take a look at real estate in New Smyrna Beach.

Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
386-679-3191
yourkeytothebeach@gmail.com
www.sherryarmstrong.com
www.ormondbeachscene.com

(resource: FishStock.com)