The Speckled Trout, Redfish And Sheephead Are Biting

January 14, 2013

The Speckled Trout and Redfish are biting good in the back marsh areas. Since it was warmer this weekend, they were biting good on the south side of snake key and in deadmans channel, in 5 to 8 ft channels. The sheepshead are biting good around the docks and some oyster […]

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Offshore Fish Are Biting Good

December 11, 2012

In 28 to 30 ft the Sea Bass are biting good and the notorious “Florida snapper” are always hungry, we’re catching both using squid or cut sardines or thread fin herring. The Gag’s are there too but we can’t keep em right now(sad face goes here). The Red Grouper are […]

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Cedar Key Marina from the air

The Trout Are Starting To Move

December 10, 2012

The trout are starting to move in the back marsh areas and in 5 to 8ft grassy areas. The reds have been a little slow but can be caught around the islands and oyster bars. Both are being caught using live shrimp, frozen finger mullet, mud minnows and Berkley Gulp […]

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Cedar Key Offshore Fishing Report

August 9, 2012

If you’re fishing offshore you can catch both gag grouper & red grouper in water as shallow as 30 ft, but there are plenty of shorts as well. Also there have been good size sea bass in 30 to 40 ft on hard rocky bottom areas. If you move out […]

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Cedar Key Inshore Fishing Report

August 7, 2012

There have been good reports of nice trout in 10 to 15 feet of water and some on the shallow flats. Redfish have been good sizes around corrigans reef, osenotie, north key and inshore oyster bars. A moving tide is key, using cut mullet, finger mullet, shrimp and new penny gulps. […]

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Cedar Key Fishing Report From Captain John Blouse

June 15, 2012

The red snapper are biting good in 85 to 96 feet of water on thread-fin herring, sardines, and live pin fish. We had the best luck keeping our baits about 10ft off the bottom. The red grouper are on fire in 60 to 75 feet, but they are also in 40 […]

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Cedar Key Fishing Report: Offshore

May 28, 2012

We are mostly targeting red grouper, seabass, king fish, and the world famous grunts (Cedar Key Snapper). The red grouper are biting great in 50 to 75 ft of water, but can also be caught in 35 to 45 ft of water, just not as many keeper size. Of course […]

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Cedar Key Fishing Report: Inshore

May 27, 2012

The trout are in thick and the best reports are south of snake key in the finger channels in 5 to 10 ft of water. Drifting and using a Cajun thunder popping cork and about 4 ft of leader line, #3 to #5 hook and baited with live shrimp, small […]

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Cedar Key Offshore Fishing Report

March 15, 2012

The best bet for offshore fishing is Sheepshead, they are on fire. Head out to the reefs and concrete piles, using light tackle, 1 or 2/0 sharp hooks with shrimp, fiddler crabs or oysters. They are ranging from 12 to 20 inch. Also the Sea Bass are “thick as thieves” […]

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Cedar Key Inshore Fishing Report

March 13, 2012

For results, fish around the southeast side of Senodie Key and around Grassy Key in 3 to 5 ft of water and many other grassy flats in same depth, the Speckled Trout are on fire. Using Cajun Thunder floats, 3ft of leader, 1/4 oz jig heads and shrimp. Redfish are biting good […]

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