my family will be down in a couple of weeks to Grayton Beach. My husbands loves to surf-fish. He has done so in Destin, San Destin and Tybee Island. Any suggestions from locals as to the best bait and what he may catch? anything else to help to great fisherman,lol, would be gladly received. I can't wait to put my feet in your sand and hear the ocean! thanks,Pam
surf-fishing on grayton beach
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Go to Yellowfin... (google it).
Hi Pam - he sounds experienced. Surf fishing in South Walton will be similar to Destin with one exception - he is more likely to find live sand flees at the water's edge. They are the preferred bait for Pompano - which is a great sport fish and also tasty. Otherwise frozen sand fleas and shrimp are good baits. He can also walk the beach and sight cast.
Check out our partner - Stiny's Bait Shack in our Business Guide - they have gear, advice, bait and beer! They also just might cook your catch! And here's the SoWal Story about Stinky's Bait Shack.
Good luck and remember a bad day fishing is better than a good day working.
Live sand fleas, caught on site... hands down. Like, it's the difference between throwing frozen bait out there so you have an excuse to sit back and drink beer, or using live bait because you are serious about catching something.
Not just because the fish like the live fleas more. It's also because the fish know where the fleas are, by smell or something; and that's where they hang around looking for food.
Not just because the fish like the live fleas more. It's also because the fish know where the fleas are, by smell or something; and that's where they hang around looking for food.
Here's an article on the LazyLoafer website that discusses pompano fishing on the Emerald Coast. Good site.
http://lazyloafer.com/surf-fishing-for-pompano-on-floridas-emerald-coast/
http://lazyloafer.com/surf-fishing-for-pompano-on-floridas-emerald-coast/
I'm not sure if you are truly going to Grayton, or somewhere near Grayton, but I fished last weekend. My first tip-Go to Yellowfin for your gear and some good advice as to the when/where and how. They are quite reasonable in price and their years of feet on sand experience will be hard to beat.
Now as far as the actual fishing-I like to use one Gulp! sandflea on one hook of the pompano rig (as they stay on well) and put one large flea or two small ones on the second hook. #3 pyramid weight is what I like to use. We caught quite a few fish, mostly ladyfish, but there were some pompano too. And many missed fish(!).
Let me warn you though, I went to Grayton to hang out Saturday and it was way too crowded to contemplate fishing and the June grass was starting to roll in there. June grass will be your enemy and may prevent you from actually fishing. We fished in Seagrove and had no grass and thinner crowds. My advice is to find out from Yellowfin where the grass is and is not-that may be your only shot at fishing, and I might also suggest you don't attempt fishing on one of the crowded beaches-you could pay a few dollars and go to Grayton or Deer Lake State Parks and not see a soul around you. Hope this helps and the water quality holds for you.
Now as far as the actual fishing-I like to use one Gulp! sandflea on one hook of the pompano rig (as they stay on well) and put one large flea or two small ones on the second hook. #3 pyramid weight is what I like to use. We caught quite a few fish, mostly ladyfish, but there were some pompano too. And many missed fish(!).
Let me warn you though, I went to Grayton to hang out Saturday and it was way too crowded to contemplate fishing and the June grass was starting to roll in there. June grass will be your enemy and may prevent you from actually fishing. We fished in Seagrove and had no grass and thinner crowds. My advice is to find out from Yellowfin where the grass is and is not-that may be your only shot at fishing, and I might also suggest you don't attempt fishing on one of the crowded beaches-you could pay a few dollars and go to Grayton or Deer Lake State Parks and not see a soul around you. Hope this helps and the water quality holds for you.