Captain John’s Cedar Key Offshore Fishing Report
July 18, 2013
Last trip we started fishing in 45 feet of water which produced four keeper Gag Grouper and five keeper Red Grouper, then we worked out to 50 plus feet and
Read More »Mid July Cedar Key Inshore Fishing Report From Captain John
July 15, 2013
Fishing in 25 to 28 feet on live & rock bottom areas southwest of sea horse reef, we are catching good size Sea Bass and Grunts and a few keeper sized Gag Grouper and Red Grouper. Also there are a lot of shorts but still fun to catch on lighter […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »Gulf Fishing Is Alive And Well
April 29, 2013
Fishing on Florida’s Nature Coast is alive and well. Last Thursday all the planets aligned. The tide, time, temperature and weather conditions were all perfect for an offshore trip. I and two of my fishing partners, Doug and Pat, struck out about 8 a.m. from the Yankeetown Public Ramp. We […]
Read More »Offshore Cedar Key Fishing Report From Cedar Key Marina
April 2, 2013
The Sheepshead are still on the artificial reefs in 20 to 30 ft of water and in good sizes too. The sea bass and grunts are biting good in 25 to 35 ft on all live n rock bottom areas as well as the ” the endangered gag grouper ( they […]
Read More »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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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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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 […]
Read More »Gulf Fishing Is Alive and Well
January 23, 2013
Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico is alive and well. Our recent warm spell has the Speckled Trout and Redfish moving from the skinny water (creeks and guts) out onto the shallow flats. Depending on the weather, this may or may not be a temporary situation. January and February is your […]
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