Fishing

Really Big Fish, Really Big Fun

One of the best things about winter is I get to fish. Summer is great , we catch a bunch of fish but I am busy driving the boat and trying to coach clients on how to catch a big one.

Last week I took the Dead Fish WAY offshore for a fun trip with my son and a couple of buds. After making sure we had enough Triggerfish and Vermillions for everyone to have a fish fry we went BIG fish fishin'.

Fishmas Time in SoWal

It was a nice, warm, sunny day right before the new year, Florida weather sure can be great. The little front that came through last night kicked the surf up to much to be able launch today though so it's boat projects today instead of boat driving. I hated canceling a trip on a warm clear December day.

Winter At It's Finest When Oysters & Red Fish Abound

I got to spend most of last week at Indian Pass. Got over there right after a cold front on Tuesday evening. The next day (Wednesday) my wife and my oldest daughter ( the Tripletail Queen) and I braved the cold and went and picked up our limit of oysters. Now, there is no way you can call hoggin' oysters fishing, but boy, do they make for some great dinners, snacks and treats! I have eaten at least a few everyday this past week, and a couple days we pigged out.

Apalachicola Is a Wonderful Day Trip from South Walton

We love the snow-white quartz sands of SoWal beaches that squeak when we walk on them with bare feet, the emerald green and turquoise waters of the Gulf; a bay pregnant with fish and oysters; the delta of the Choctawhatchee River; our 18,000 acres of forest, parks and preserves; plus our unique coastal dune lakes that make South Walton one of the most desirable places on earth to live and visit.

But last June, my wife Karen and I promised to take our thirteen-year-old grandson, Nathan, 80 miles east to the old river town of Apalachicola for a day of fishing.

Thankful For All The Fish

Hard to believe it's been a couple weeks since my last fishin' report. Gag grouper season closed with the surf being to big to be able to fish the last day. I did get one last trip in before it closed with some folks that had a blast. They fished with me two days in a row and we chased totally different fish each day. The first day was Flounder and Jacks and the second we targeted Groupers with lots of bites and a great box of fish.

SoWal Local Fishin' Time

While a lot of  folks complain about the fall time change ( I admit , dark at 5:00 stinks) it signals the time when all us locals get time to fish and play. The past weekend had some pretty but breezy days that had me canceling charters and some calm days in the middle of the week where I got to take a bunch of the Grayton irregulars fishing and even the Captain (me !) got to get in on the action and fish a bit too.

Falling For the Big Ones

Well I guess this past cold front makes it officially Fall. That and the fact my bookings have pretty much played out and it is November. I have about half a dozen trips on the books for this month so far. I hate to admit it but for the first time I am actually looking forward to some off time! Do some fishing myself, catch up on my oyster eating, sunset watching and playing like a Floridian at the beach again.

Trigger Time in SoWal

As always, the only reason I get to sit down and type out a fishin' report is the surf's up. We have had some really great Beach weather, perfect temps, clear water and calm days.

Yesterday was perfect at the beach but a little too much surf to get a boat off the beach so I got all the usual boat maintenance chores done and with a rainy day today it's paperwork and fish reports. This would be the greatest job in the world if all I had to do was take folks fishin' !

Cooler Temps and Hotter Fishing

The first "real" cool front of the season came in at the start of October, right on schedule for Mother Nature. The fish should start feeding longer and harder and all the normal Fall migrations will be on the move.

October and November are probably the most exciting times to be on the Gulf close in for this part of the world, you just never know what you might encounter. I have seen (lots) of Sailfish right up on the bar, big schools of Mahi, Tunas and of course, all the expected runs of Kings, Flounders, Triggers etc. That's what keeps fishin' junkies like me going I guess.

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