Cedar Key Offshore Fishing Report from HookedUp Charters

July 9, 2013

The Gag Grouper are biting good and are a nice size in 45 to 60 feet. We’re using live pin fish, frozen thread fins, menhaden, northern mackerel and sardines. The Red Grouper are in the same depths but prefer deeper water and we’re using the same baits. We are also still catching […]

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Cedar Key Inshore Fishing Report From Captain John

July 8, 2013

In Cedar Key sea trout seem to moving into the deeper water at about 8-12 feet, out by seahorse reef in the grass patch on the southeast side, also Spanish n King Mackerel are there as well. Bottom fishing with just enough weight to get it to the bottom using chum and […]

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Inshore Cedar Key Fishing Report From Cedar Key Marina

April 1, 2013

Finally some nice weather, the fishing was hot this weekend and there were numerous reports of limited catches of Speckled Trout and Sand Trout all good and fat. The areas producing? All of the grass flat areas, North Key, Dead Mans Channel, Gomez Key and in between Osenotie and Snake Key. The […]

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Offshore Cedar Key Fishing Report

February 12, 2013

Since grouper fishing is shut down, we are mainly fishing within 9 miles. The Sea Bass and Florida snapper (white grunts) are biting good & are a good size in 25-35 ft of water on live bottom and rocky area’s. The big Sheepshead are biting good out on the reefs […]

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Inshore Cedar Key Fishing Report

February 11, 2013

Just a quick heads up that the speckled trout are still in the back marsh area. But also moving back out on the grass flats and around the island’s and sand bars. The best reports are in the mid afternoon when the sun warms up the waters. The deeper channels in […]

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Offshore Fishing Going Well

January 15, 2013

The Sea Bass and Florida Snapper (white grunt) are biting good in 28 to 35 ft as well as some nice gag grouper, which are out of season right now. The red grouper are biting good in 48 to 65 ft and are hitting any kind of frozen bait as […]

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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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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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