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Coastal Angler Welcomes New Volusia County Co-Publishers

Please join us in welcoming Capt. Jamie and Deidre Thrappas, the new owners of Coastal Angler Magazine’s Volusia County edition.

Capt. Jamie is a 21-year resident of Volusia County, where he and his wife Deidre live on a 10-acre horse ranch in Osteen, Fla. They acquired the Volusia County edition jointly and enter their latest venture armed with a wealth of business and sales experience.

Coastal Angler Magazine and Capt. Jamie’s existing businesses complement each other perfectly. Nine years ago, he launched his own successful charter business, Yellow Dawg Fishing, out of Daytona Beach, and last year he opened Yellow Dawg Bait & Tackle in Ormond Beach. With existing contacts in the local business community, nearly a decade in corporate sales, and a three-year stint managing sales for Native Eyewear and Costa Sunglasses—while running charters—the Thrappas are well positioned to be the voice of the local business and fishing communities. Their yellow lab, Bay, will continue duties as a mascot.

“When I heard about this opportunity, I knew it was a perfect fit,” said Capt. Jamie. “I love the fishing industry, and I am pretty connected in that industry as well as with the local community here in Volusia County. I look forward to making a positive influence on fishing in the area as a whole as well as helping other small businesses grow.”

The Thrappas’s are consummate outdoorspeople, who love fishing, bowhunting, riding horses, surfing and spending quality time with friends, their dogs and family.

To contact Deidra and Capt. Jamie, email volusia@ coastalanglermagazine.com.

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March means the start of nice weather is upon us. While we will still have a few cold days with a north or northeast wind we will start to see multiple warmer days in a row.

On the chillier days I will focus on sheepshead and black drum as I have been doing most of the winter months. They will be spawning and they will be hefty this time of the year. Structures like bridges, piers and rocks near the inlet will be the ticket to getting some of these tasty fish.

On warmer days I will focus in the back country up north near Ormond at our shop in the High Bridge area for redfish. As the day warms these fish will be in flats feeding and sunning. They will tend to be schooled up and as you move around— whether from shore, in a kayak, on a paddle board, or by skiff—you will see these fish pushing water or even blowing up on bait. This type of fishing is, by far, my favorite; I love the spot and stalk aspect of it. As you spend more time doing this you will learn the difference between a school of mullet pushing water vs. redfish; the redfish are more like submarines and will even sometimes make a wake. Soft plastics are my “go to” for this, such as NLBN, Z-Man, Gulp or Voodoo. Hard baits like topwaters by MirrOlure or even suspended baits will work too; I tend to use these earlier in the morning and then transition to soft plastics as the day goes on. It’s a numbers game and all about accurate casting and covering water. You want to be ahead of the fish and swim your bait right past their nose if you can. I’ve caught some of my best fish blind casting in the direction the school was headed.

Lastly, as the water temps start to warm I will focus on catching snook. The daytime bite will be good, but my favorite way of fishing for these fish is at night in the dock lights. (We will be offering more charters this year for this type of fishing, so if you want to learn how it works give us a call.) My technique for this is usually free lining live shrimp or bait fish such as pinfish or croaks through the light or on the edge of the light line. Don’t necessarily focus on being right