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 »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »June 5, 2012
The only thing better than fishing on Monday, is fishing on Tuesday of course. Here in Steinhatchee we’ve had at least one tournament every Saturday since March. The community benefits from them, so don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining, but you do look forward to seemingly having the place […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »April 23, 2012
The last few weeks have been fantastic on the flats off Dixie and Taylor counties. Limits of Speckled Trout and Redfish are common, and considering the Red limit doubling to two fish per person with a boat max of eight fish, I have wondered if I would need a bigger […]
Read More »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” […]
Read More »November 15, 2011
Well, with the gag grouper season closing this week, the thousands of big gags out there will be safe for another year. Saturday, November 12th, was a rough trip, cold, windy and 3-6 foot seas, the bite was slow but there were good red grouper & gag grouper in 45 to […]
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