DEEP SEA AND INSHORE FISHING REPORT
FOR THE ALABAMA GULF COAST FOR THE
AREAS OF GULF SHORES, FORT MORGAN,
AND ORANGE BEACH
FOR THE ALABAMA GULF COAST FOR THE
AREAS OF GULF SHORES, FORT MORGAN,
AND ORANGE BEACH
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NICOLE FISHING
CHARTERS
CHARTERS
TUE. MAY-13-08 DID NOT TRY FOR REDFISH THIS MORNING. INSTEAD WE WENT
TROLLING AROUND SOME RIGS WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD CALL. WE
FINISHED THE MORNING WITH 8 SPANISH AND ABOUT 40 BLUEFISH.
FRI. MAY-9-08 WE HAVE FISHED THE 7th, 8th, AND TODAY WITH SIMILAR RESULTS.
WE TROLLED FOR REDFISH AND ONLY CAUGHT ABOUT 3 PER DAY THE TIDE HAS
BEEN WORKING AGAINST US AND IT HAS BEEN ROUGH.
TUE.MAY-6-08 4 HOUR PM. WE DRIFTED SOME LIVE POGIES ACROSS THE BAR
FOR SOME REDFISH. CAUGHT 2 AT 1 TIME AND LOST ANOTHER. THE SHARKS
WOULD NOT LEAVE OUR BAITS ALONE. A LOT OF ACTION BUT NOT MANY FISH. IT
WILL ONLY GET BETTER AS THE WEATHER GETS HOTTER.
SAT. APRIL-26-08 MADE ANOTHER FUN TRIP OUT TO DEEP WATER IN SEARCH OF
GROUPER. WE WEREN'T DISAPPOINTED. WE ENDED THE TRIP WITH 1 GAG
GROUPER AT 34#,1 RED GROUPER 20#, 2 OTHER RED GROUPER 10#,1 AJ, 1
SCAMP, 4 TRIGGERS,15 WHITE SNAPPER, AND MORE RED SNAPPER THAN I
WANTED TO COUNT THAT WERE RELEASED.
TUE. APRIL-22-08 4 HOUR AM. THE SHEEPHEAD BIT BUT WERE A LITTLE FINICKY.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LAST SHEEPHEAD TRIP OF THE YEAR. WE DID FINISH
THE DAY WITH 16 SHEEPHEAD AND 3 NICE REDFISH.
MON.APRIL-21-08 WENT FUN FISHING WITH ANOTHER CAPTAIN. WE CAUGHT AND
RELEASED ABOUT 31 SHEEPHEAD AND CAUGHT SOME SMALL SNAPPER WE HAD
TO THROW BACK AS WELL.
TUE. APRIL-8-08 4 HOUR THE WEATHER WAS TERRIBLE BUT I COULDN'T TALK
THEM OUT OF GOING. WE MANAGED TO KEEP 25 AND RELEASE ABOUT 10
SHEEPHEAD.
MON. APRIL-7-08 ANOTHER GREAT DAY FOR SHEEPHEAD. WE HAD A MORNING
AND AFTERNOON TRIP. WE CAUGHT 26 AND RELEASED 10 IN THE MORNING AND
CAUGHT 16 AND RELEASED 20 THAT AFTERNOON.
FRI. APRIL-4-08 THE SHEEPHEAD HAVE BEEN ON FIRE. WE HAVE BEEN FISHING
JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY AND IT IS THE SAME THING, LOTS OF SHEEPHEAD. NOT
MUCH ELSE BITING INSHORE BUT THEY ARE PLENTY.
TUE. MAR-25-08 WE HAD A 4 HOUR TRIP AND THE WAVES WERE ROLLING BUT THE
RIDE WAS COMFORTABLE. THE SHEEPHEAD ARE IN FULL SWING. WE CAUGHT 25
SHEEPHEAD PRETTY QUICK AND THEN HEADED IN EARLY. SOME OF THE
SHEEPHEAD WERE OVER 10 POUNDS. WE ALSO CAUGHT SOME SNAPPER THAT
WERE RELEASED DUE TO CLOSED SEASON. IF YOU WANT FAST FUN LIGHT
TACKLE ACTION YOU NEED TO BOOK A TRIP FOR SOME OF THESE SHEEPHEAD
WHILE THEY ARE STILL HERE.
SAT. MAR-22-08 WE HAD 2 TRIPS TODAY. THE MORNING TRIP WAS GREAT WE
CAUGHT 19 SHEEPHEAD. THE AFTERNOON TRIP WAS JUST AS GOOD. WE ENDED
THE TRIP WITH 25 SHEEPHEAD.
FRI. MAR-21-08 THE WIND WAS BLOWING BUT WE MANAGED TO STICK IT OUT AND
PRODUCE A GOOD MESS OF SHEEPHEAD AND SOME GROUND MULLET. WE
ENDED THE DAY WITH 11 SHEEPHEAD.
WED. MAR-12-08 WE FISHED ANOTHER DAY OUT OF ORANGE BEACH WITH THE
SAME RESULTS. LOTS OF AMBERJACKS ABOUT 1 INCH TOO SHORT WITH 2 BEING
LONG ENOUGH AND SOME VERMILION,WHITE,AND LANE SNAPPER FOR THE BOX.
SAT. MAR-1-08 WE HAD AN 8 HOUR TRIP OUT OF ORANGE BEACH. WITH RED
SNAPPER AND GROUPER SEASON CLOSED UNTIL MID MARCH I KNEW IT WOULD
BE A TOUGH DAY. BUT WE MANAGED TO CATCH A BUNCH OF FISH. WE CAUGHT
ABOUT 50 AMBERJACKS WITH ONLY ONE KEEPER BUT STILL FUN TO CATCH, 35
VERMILION SNAPPER, AND ABOUT 30 WHITE SNAPPER WITH LOTS OF RED
SNAPPER THAT WERE RELEASED. IN ALL IT WAS A VERY GOOD HAUL. THE
WEATHER WAS ALMOST LIKE SUMMER TIME JUST NOT AS HOT.
SAT. FEB-16-08 GOT OUT OF PERDIDO PASS IN ORANGE BEACH AND TROLLED
FOR SOME REDFISH. THE ACTION WASN'T HOT AND HEAVY BUT CONSISTENT.
WE ENDED THE DAY WITH 5 BULL REDS ALL ABOUT 25 POUNDS.
SAT. DEC-8-07 AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE FREQUENCY OF THE REPORTS WE
HAVE NOT BEEN DOING MUCH FISHING. THE FISH ARE STILL BITING. I HAVE SOME
TRIPS FOR DEC. AND I WILL BE POSTING MORE REPORTS AS BUSINESS PICKS UP.
THUR. NOV-22-07 I CAPTAINED A PRIVATE BOAT FROM OUR MARINA FOR A
FRIEND TODAY. WE WENT OUT IN SEARCH OF WAHOO AROUND SOME OIL RIGS
ABOUT 45 MILES OUT. THE WAHOO DIDN'T COOPERATE BUT WE DID MANAGE TO
PUT A NICE COBIA IN THE BOX WITH A FEW AMBERJACKS AND SOME WHITE
SNAPPER, 1 BLACKFIN TUNA, AND ABOUT 10 CHICKEN DOLPHIN.
MON. NOV-5-07 WENT AND FISHED FOR TRIGGERFISH NOW THAT SNAPPER
SEASON IS CLOSED. CAUGHT 7 TRIGGERS AND RELEASED MANY SNAPPER.
WED. OCT-31-07 THE WEATHER WAS TOO ROUGH TO FISH IN THE GULF AGAIN
TODAY SO WE FISHED IN ORANGE BEACH. WE HAD NONSTOP ACTION WITH
ABOUT 60 WHITE TROUT.
THUR. OCT-25-07 THE WAVES WERE CHOPPY ON THE WAY OUT AND CONTINUED
TO GET WORSE. WITH THE END OF SNAPPER SEASON COMING UP I DECIDED TO
GO AND GET SOME. WE ENDED THE DAY WITH A LIMIT OF NICE SNAPPER.
WED. OCT-10-07 DIDN'T HAVE A TRIP TODAY SO I WENT FISHING BY MYSELF FOR
FUN. THE WHITE TROUT ARE THICK. I CAUGHT 50 IN ABOUT 4 HOURS.
SAT. OCT-6-07 ANOTHER TROUT TRIP. WHITE TROUT ARE FUN TO CATCH ON
LIGHT TACKLE ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS AND ARE VERY GOOD TABLE FARE. WE
STOPPED CATCHING THEM AT 40 WHITE TROUT,3 FLOUNDER,AND 1 SPECK.
WED. SEPT-19-07 THE WEATHER WAS TOO ROUGH TO GET INTO THE GULF SO
WE DECIDED TO FISH FOR WHITE TROUT. WE ENDED THE DAY WITH 33 WHITE
TROUT,2 FLOUNDER,AND 1 SPECK FISHING IN PROTECTED WATER.
SAT. SEPT-1-07 WE FISHED THE DIXIE BAR FOR REDFISH AND DID VERY GOOD BY
CATCHING 11.
THUR. AUG-16-07 TROLLED FOR REDFISH AND SPANISH. CAUGHT 3 REDFISH AND
2 BLUEFISH.
WED. AUG-15-07- 4 HOUR TROLLED FOR KINGS AND SPANISH. CAUGHT 1 KING
AND 1 SPANISH. RAN OUT AND CAUGHT 3 SNAPPER AND 3 BLUEFISH.
TUE. AUG-14-07 THE MORNING 4 HOUR WAS GREAT WITH 41 SPANISH AND 2
KINGS. THE AFTERNOON WAS JUST AS GOOD. WE CAUGHT 23 SPANISH AND
CAME BACK TO CATCH 8 REDFISH.
MON. AUG-13-07 THE AFTERNOON BITE FOR REDS DIDN'T START UNTIL LATER SO
WE WENT OUT FOR SOME SPANISH WE CAUGHT 42 SPANISH AND CAME IN TO TRY
SOME REDFISH. THE REDFISH WERE ON. WE CAUGHT 8 REDFISH.
SAT. AUG-11-07 IN THE MORNING WE DRIFTED FOR REDFISH AND ENDED UP WITH
4 REDFISH IN THE 25# RANGE.
THUR. AUG-9-07 THE MORNING 4 HOUR WAS A LITTLE SLOW BUT STEADY. WE
ENDED UP WITH 18 SPANISH. THE AFTERNOON 6 HOUR STARTED OUT FAST WITH
A LIMIT OF SNAPPER THEN BACK IN TO CATCH SOME REDFISH. THE WEATHER
FORCED US IN EARLY BUT WE STILL MANAGED 2 REDFISH ,2 JACKS, AND 8 NICE
SNAPPER.
WED. AUG-8-07 ON THE MORNING 4 HOUR WE CAUGHT 36 SPANISH TROLLING AND
THEN DRIFTED FOR REDFISH AND CAUGHT 4 REDFISH. THE AFTERNOON WAS
JUST AS GOOD. WE CAUGHT 20 BULL REDS AND 2 JACKS.
TUE. AUG-7-07 THE MORNING STARTED OFF WITH SPANISH JUMPING
EVERYWHERE. WE CAUGHT 26 SPANISH AND 1 BLUEFISH. DRIFTED FOR REDFISH
WITH NO BITE. THE AFTERNOON WAS EVEN BETTER. WE DRIFTED FOR REDFISH
AND CAUGHT 16 IN THE 20-30# RANGE AND 1 JACK.
MON. AUG-6-07 CANCELED MORNING TRIP DUE TO WEATHER. THE WEATHER
GOT BETTER AND THE AFTERNOON TRIP WAS NONSTOP ACTION 2 PEOPLE
CAUGHT 11 REDFISH IN 1.5 HOURS AND IT WAS ALL THEY COULD HANDLE AND
TOLD ME TO TAKE THEM IN.
SAT. AUG-4-07 OUR 6 HOUR STARTED OFF WITH A NICE MESS OF SNAPPER. THE
KINGS DID BITE SOME BUT NOT AS GOOD AS IN JULY. WE CAUGHT 1 AND LOST 4.
FRI. AUG-3-07 HAD A 4 HOUR IN THE MORNING. WE TROLLED FOR REDFISH AND
CAME UP WITH 3 ALSO HAD 2 BLUEFISH AND SOME SKIPJACKS. THE AFTERNOON
WAS SET FOR KINGS BUT THEY DID NOT COOPERATE AGAIN. WE DID SALVAGE
THE DAY BY CATCHING SOME SNAPPER, TRIGGERFISH, AND A LANE SNAPPER.
WE SNAGGED ABOUT A 40# COBIA AND AFTER A 15 MIN FIGHT THE HOOK PULLED
OUT.
THUR. AUG-2-07 WAVES WERE VERY ROUGH, TRIED TO TROLL FOR REDFISH.
HAD TO COME IN EARLY BECAUSE OF SOME SICK PASSENGERS. THE
AFTERNOON WAS ALMOST AS ROUGH BUT WE WERE ABLE TO FIND SOME FISH
AND KEEP THEIR MINDS OFF HOW ROUGH IT WAS BY STEADILY CATCHING FISH
WE ENDED THE AFTERNOON WITH 33 SPANISH AND 15 BLUEFISH.
WED. AUG-1-07 STARTED THE DAY OFF TROLLING FOR REDFISH. NO LUCK RAN
OUT TO TRY KING WITH NO LUCK SO WE TRIED FOR SNAPPER AND DID MANAGE
5. THE AFTERNOON WAS MUCH MORE PRODUCTIVE. WE HAD A 6 HOUR AND
ENDED UP WITH 1 GROUPER AND 9 SNAPPER AND HAD TIME LEFT TO CATCH A
REDFISH.
TUE. JULY-31-07 WE FISHED FOR 4 HOURS TROLLING THE BAR FOR REDFISH.
CAUGHT 1 AND LOST 3. THAT IS THE WAY IT GOES SOMETIME. ALSO CAUGHT
SOME SPANISH AND SKIPJACKS.
MON. JULY-30-07 THE WEATHER WAS NICE FOR THE RIDE OUT FOR OUR 6 HOUR,
WE CAUGHT OUR LIMIT OF SNAPPER IN GOOD TIME. THE KINGS WERE HARD TO
GET AGAIN. WE DID MANAGE TO GET 4 AND CAME IN EARLY DUE TO THE
WEATHER. THE AFTERNOON FOUR HOUR WAS PAR WITH 3 NICE BULL REDFISH.
SAT. JULY-28-07 THE WEATHER WAS NICE AGAIN BUT THE FISH DIDN'T
COOPERATE LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN. WE ENDED UP GOING FURTHER THAN
NORMAL TO CATCH FISH. WE FINALLY GOT A NICE MESS OF FISH WITH 5 KINGS, 1
SPANISH, AND 1 RED SNAPPER.
FRI. JULY-27-07 THE FIRST LINE IN THE WATER WAS NAILED BY A 25#
BARRACUDA. WE CAUGHT OUR LIMIT OF KINGS AND 2 BONITOS. THE WEATHER
WAS BEAUTIFUL.
THUR. JULY-26-07 THE 4 HOUR WAS GOING PRETTY GOOD WITH 1 BARRACUDA, 3
BONITOS, AND 7 KINGS WHEN A STORM WITH A WATERSPOUT CAME CLOSE. WE
HEADED IN AND TROLLED FOR REDFISH AND CAUGHT 1 BEFORE THE RAIN
MOVED IN.
WED. JULY-25-07 STARTED OUT A 4 HOUR IN THE MORNING AND THE SEAS WERE
NICE. CAUGHT 6 KINGS,1 BONITA, AND 1 BARRACUDA. CAME IN EARLY WITH ONE
A LITTLE SICK. THE AFTERNOON WAS JUST AS GOOD. WE HAD OUR LIMIT OF
REDFISH AND THREW BACK SOME MORE IN 3 HOURS AND HEADED IN.
SAT. JULY-21-07 THE WIND WAS BLOWING HARD OUT OF THE NORTH. MADE THE
TRIP SOUTH ABOUT 10 MILES WITH EASE. CAUGHT 10 KINGS AND EASED OUR
WAY BACK IN AGAINST A STIFF NORTH WIND AND ABOUT 3 FT SEAS.
FRI. JULY-20-07 WE HAD A 4 HOUR TRIP FOR KINGS AND GOING ON A HOT TIP WE
STAYED CLOSE IN. WE MADE THE WRONG MOVE. WE ONLY CAUGHT 2 KINGS
AND 1 SPANISH IN THE MORNING. WELL THATS FISHING. WENT BACK OUT IN THE
AFTERNOON FOR A 6 HOUR TRIP. HIT THE SPOT AND MADE A QUICK LIMIT OF
SNAPPER. THEN IT WAS OFF TO CATCH SOME KINGS. ALMOST CAUGHT OUR
LIMIT LACKING 1. WE MADE IT IN AHEAD OF A STORM AND DIDN'T GET WET.
THUR. JULY-19-07 CARBON COPY OF YESTERDAY THE WEATHER WAS GREAT
AND THE FISH BIT. WE GOT OUR LIMIT OF KINGS AND HAD A BARRACUDA PUT ON
A SHOW FOR US, JUMPING OUT OF THE WATER AND EATING SOME OF OUR FISH
IN HALF.
WED. JULY-18-07 GOT A LAST MINUTE CALL FOR AN AFTERNOON TRIP AND THE
MACKEREL COOPERATED. WE GOT OUR LIMIT AND TRIED FOR SOME REDFISH
WITH NO LUCK THE TIDE DIDN'T GET RIGHT UNTIL LATE.
TUE. JULY-17-07 WE HAD AN AFTERNOON 6 HOUR AND THE WATER WAS
BEAUTIFUL. WE WERE ABLE TO CATCH OUR LIMIT OF SNAPPER AND KING
MACKEREL.
SAT. JULY-14-07 WE HAD A 4 HOUR AND THE KINGS WERE HOT. WE CAUGHT 8
BEFORE A STORM FORCED US TO HEAD IN EARLY.
FRI. JULY-13-07 THE SNAPPER WERE HARD TO FIND TODAY. WE GOT A LATE
START ON OUR 6 HOUR AND MOST OF THE SNAPPER WE CAUGHT WERE THROW
BACKS. WE DID MANAGE A FEW BEFORE HEADING TO GET A LIMIT OF KINGS.
THUR. JULY-12-07 WE WENT ON AN 8 HOUR TRIP AND IT WAS GREAT. WE
STARTED THE DAY OFF CATCHING A LIMIT OF SNAPPER. THEN WE WENT TO
CATCH SOME KINGS. WHILE WE WERE CATCHING KINGS THREE COBIA SHOWED
UP AND THEY WERE HUNGRY. WE CAUGHT 2 OF THE THREE AND LOST THE
THIRD. AFTER ALL THAT EXCITEMENT WE WENT TO DIXIE BAR TO CATCH SOME
REDFISH AND WE CAUGHT 3 BUT ONLY KEPT 2. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY WITH A
LOT OF FISH FOR 2 PEOPLE.
WED. JULY-11-07 ANOTHER 6 HOUR AM AND WE CAUGHT OUR LIMIT IN SNAPPER
(6) AND OUR LIMIT OF KINGS(8). IN THE AFTERNOON WE STAYED IN CLOSE TO
CATCH 16 BULL REDS FROM 15 TO 30#. WE ONLY KEPT 4 AND RELEASED THE
REST.
TUE. JULY-10-07 A 4 HOUR PRODUCED 6 KINGS AND 1 COBIA.
MON. JULY-9-07 WE HAD A 6 HOUR. CAUGHT A LIMIT OF SNAPPER AND A LIMIT OF
KING MACKEREL AND HAD ENOUGH TIME TO FISH FOR REDFISH. BUT ONLY
CAUGHT A JACK CREVALLE.
FRI. JULY-6-07 THE MORNING STARTED OUT WITH A 6 HOUR THAT HAS BEEN A
CARBON COPY OF THE REST. A LIMIT OF SNAPPER QUICK AND A LIMIT OF KINGS
WITH SOME EXTRAS THAT WERE THROWN BACK. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP
FOR THEM WAS CATCHING A 7 FOOT TIGER SHARK. THE AFTERNOON 6 HOUR
WAS ABOUT THE SAME WITH LESS KINGS AND NO SHARK.
TUE. JULY-3-07 THE BITE WAS HOT FOR A WHILE THEN WENT SLOW. WE ENDED
UP WITH 6 KINGS AND SOME SHIFTER PROBLEMS ON THE BOAT. FINALLY GOT IT
AFTER THE 4th AND IT WORKS LIKE NEW.
MON. JULY-2-07 NO TRIP IN THE MORNING. STARTED OFF THE AFTERNOON
TROLLING FOR MACKEREL WITH NO LUCK. WENT BACK IN TO FISH FOR REDFISH
AND WEREN'T DISAPPOINTED. WE CAUGHT 5 NICE REDFISH IN THE 20-25# RANGE.
SAT. JUNE-30-07 THE MORNING STARTED OFF EARLY WITH A 6 HOUR TRIP. WE
WENT TO THE SPOT AND CAUGHT 10 NICE SNAPPER QUICK AND HEADED AFTER
SOME KING MACKEREL. THE KING BIT AS GOOD AS THE SNAPPER. WE HAD AN
EASY LIMIT OF 10 IN THE 8-12 # RANGE.
THE AFTERNOON WAS PRETTY GOOD FOR REDFISH. WE CAUGHT ABOUT 12 AND
1 NICE KING ABOUT 25#. WE ONLY KEPT A COUPLE AND RELEASED THE REST.
THUR. JUNE-28-07 WE HAD AN 8 HOUR TRIP. WE STARTED OFF CATCHING RED
SNAPPER THEN WENT FOR SOME AMBERJACKS. WE CAUGHT SOME UNDER SIZED
ONES BUT ONE LEGAL ONE GOT OFF AT THE BOAT. THEN IT WAS AFTER SOME
KINGS. WE CAUGHT OUR LIMIT IN KINGS BUT THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WAS
CATCHING A 30# BARRACUDA WHILE FISHING FOR KINGS.
WED. JUNE-27-07 THE KINGS WERE A LITTLE HARDER TO PUT IN THE BOAT
TODAY. WE FINALLY MANAGED TO CATCH 8. THE AFTERNOON TRIP WAS SLOW
STARTING OUT. WE TROLLED FOR REDFISH FOR 3 HOURS BEFORE WE FINALLY
STARTED CATCHING THEM. WHEN THEY TURNED ON IT WAS SOLID ACTION FOR
THE REST OF THE DAY. WE ENDED UP CATCHING 5.
TUE. JUNE-26-07 WE HAD 2 TRIPS TODAY. WE CAUGHT OUR LIMIT OF KINGS VERY
QUICK AND CAME IN TO CATCH REDFISH ON DIXIE BAR BUT THEY HAD LOCK JAW.
THE AFTERNOON TRIP WAS A BIT DIFFERENT. WE CAUGHT 12 BULL REDS ABOUT
25 TO 30 #. ALL BUT 2 WERE RELEASED.
MON. JUNE-25-07 MORE GOOD WEATHER AND MORE LIMITS OF FISH. WE HAD
TWO GUYS FROM KENTUCKY AND THEY CAUGHT THEIR LIMIT OF KINGS AND WE
CAME BACK IN AND CAUGHT A LIMIT OF REDFISH ON DIXIE BAR.
SAT. JUNE-23-07 GREAT WEATHER AND LOTS OF FISH. WE HAD A 6 HOUR TODAY
AND CAUGHT SOME SNAPPER, NOTHING REAL BIG BUT A NICE AVERAGE, AND A
LIMIT OF KINGS. WE STILL HAVE SOME OPENINGS BUT JULY WILL BOOK UP FAST
DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU GET DOWN HERE TO BOOK A TRIP. IF YOU WANT TO GO
YOU NEED TO CALL AHEAD.
FRI. JUNE-22-07 THE WEATHER HAS BEEN GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY AND THE
SUMMER TIME WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS LIKE IT HAS STARTED. WE HAD SOME
PEOPLE FROM MISSISSIPPI ON AN 8 HOUR TRIP THAT KNEW HOW TO FISH. THEY
HAD THEIR LIMIT OF SNAPPER IN NO TIME. SO WE TRIED FOR SOME
AMBERJACKS, WE CAUGHT SOME BUT THEY WERE TOO SMALL BUT STILL FUN TO
CATCH. AFTER RELEASING SOME AJ'S WE WENT DRIFT-LINING FOR SOME KING.
WE FOUND A RIG AND GOT OUR LIMIT AND WERE BACK AT THE DOCK EARLY.
THUR. JUNE-21-07 WE HAD TO CANCEL TRIPS ON TUE. AND WED. BECAUSE OF
THE WEATHER. THUR. WAS A GOOD DAY WE HAD A 6 HOUR TRIP IN THE MORNING
WITH SOME SNAPPER AND SOME KINGS. THE ONE SNAPPER WEIGHED 18 #. THE
AFTERNOON TRIP WE MADE A LONG RUN BUT IT WAS WORTH IT WITH 7 KINGS
AND 1 SPANISH.
MON. JUNE-18-07 THE WEATHER WAS NOT GOOD BUT WE BRAVED IT AND IT PAID
OFF. WE CAUGHT 7 KINGS AND LOST SOME. THE ACTION WAS STEADY FOR THE
WHOLE TRIP. THE AFTERNOON TRIP WAS CANCELED AFTER A THUNDERSTORM
MOVED IN.
SAT. JUNE-16-07 THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AGAIN AND THE FISH BIT. IT WAS
STEADY ACTION FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND THEN IT COOLED OFF. WE LOOKED
FOR THE REDFISH TO NO AVAIL. WE ENDED THE MORNING WITH 6 KINGS,2
BONITOS, AND A HARDTAIL.
FRI. JUNE-15-07 THE GULF WAS SLICK AND THE KINGS SHOWED UP IN FULL
FORCE. WE ALMOST HAD OUR LIMIT IN ABOUT 2 HOURS SO WE TRIED FOR THE
REDFISH WITH NO LUCK. THE WEATHER LOOKS TO BE GOOD THROUGH NEXT
WEEK SO CALL US UP AND BOOK A TRIP.
THUR. JUNE-14-07 THE WEATHER WAS BETTER TODAY AND THE REDFISH BIT
SLOW BUT STEADY ON THE TROLL. WE ENDED UP WITH 3 KEPT AND 1
RELEASED. THE AFTERNOON WAS A CARBON COPY OF WED.
WED. JUNE-13-07 IT WAS PRETTY ROUGH THIS MORNING AND THE FISH WERE
HARD TO FIND. AFTER WE TROLLED FOR ABOUT 2.5 HOURS WITH ONLY ONE
KING TO SHOW FOR OUR EFFORTS WE WERE REWARDED WITH 8 BULL REDS.
WE ONLY KEPT 5 AND RELEASED THE REST. THE AFTERNOON TRIP WAS JUST AS
GOOD WITH SOME BULL REDS AROUND 20 # BUT THE ACTION WAS SPREAD OVER
THE WHOLE TIME.
TUE. JUNE-12-07 TODAY WE HAD A MORNING TRIP AND AN AFTERNOON TRIP. THE
MORNING TRIP WAS STEADY ACTION WITH 18 SPANISH, 1 BONITA, AND SOME
HARDTAILS AND SKIP JACKS. THE AFTERNOON BROUGHT SOME GOOD REDFISH
FISHING. WE KEPT 3 REDFISH AND LET 2 GO TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.
MON. JUNE-11-07 WE HAD THE BEST WEATHER THIS YEAR TODAY. WE HAD 1
PERSON ON AN 8 HOUR BOTTOM FISHING TRIP. WE STARTED THE DAY BY
THROWING BACK SOME 6 # RED SNAPPER IN HOPES OF SOME BIG ONES BUT THE
BEST WE COULD DO WAS ABOUT 6 #. AFTER A LIMIT OF SNAPPER WE WERE OFF
TO CATCH SOME OTHER FISH. WE CAUGHT ABOUT 8 AMBERJACKS ALL BEING
ABOUT 2 INCHES TOO SHORT AND 2 GROUPER WE HAD TO THROW BACK. THE
DRIFT LINING WAS A LITTLE SLOW WITH ONE KING ABOUT 10 #. WE CAUGHT
ALOT OF FISH AND A GREAT TIME.
FRI. JUNE-1-07 THE WEATHER WAS A LITTLE BETTER AND THE FISH BIT. WE
ENDED THE DAY EARLY WITH 1 REDFISH RELEASED AND 3 KEPT TO EAT.
WED. MAY-30-07 ANOTHER CANCELLATION DUE TO WEATHER. WE WERE ABLE
TO FISH ON TUE. AND DO VERY GOOD BY CATCHING 19-BLUEFISH, 7-SPANISH,
AND,SEVERAL SKIPJACKS. THE WEATHER IS LOOKING GOOD FOR THE WEEKEND
SO MAYBE WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET AFTER SOME FISH. GIVE ME A CALL AND
GET IN ON SOME GOOD FISHING.
MON. MAY-28-07 I HAVEN'T POSTED ANY REPORTS IN A WHILE DUE TO ALL THE
WEATHER CANCELLATIONS. BUT WE FINALLY BRAVED THE ROUGH WATER IN
SEARCH OF SOME REDFISH AND MACKEREL. WE RAN 2 TRIPS ON SAT. WITH THE
FIRST ONE CATCHING 1 KING,2 BLUEFISH,2,SPANISH,AND 2 HARDTAILS. THE
AFTERNOON TRIP WASN'T AS GOOD. WE HAD 2 BLUEFISH, 1 SKIPJACK, AND LOST
A REDFISH. BETWEEN THE NEAP TIDE AND THE ROUGH WATER THE FISH JUST
DIDN'T BITE. THIS MORNING WAS A LITTLE BETTER WITH 1 BULL SHARK ABOUT
100 # AND SOME BLUEFISH AND SPANISH. THE WEATHER WASN'T ANY BETTER
BUT SHOULD START GETTING BETTER WITH JUNE AROUND THE CORNER AND THE
NEAP TIDE ENDING.
WED. MAY-16-07 IT'S HARD TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WEATHER AFTER IT WAS
SO GOOD LAST YEAR BUT IT HASN'T BEEN NICE TO US THIS YEAR. I HAD SOME
FOLKS FROM C&D COFFEE FOR AN AFTERNOON TRIP AND THE WEATHER WAS
BEAUTIFUL FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS THEN THE RAIN AND WIND MOVED IN. WE MADE
THE MOST OUT OF THE TIME WE HAD BY CATCHING 11 REDFISH IN THE 20-25
POUND RANGE. WE KEPT SOME FOR THE TABLE AND RETURNED THE REST TO
FIGHT ANOTHER DAY. I FORGOT MY CAMERA SO I'M WAITING FOR PICTURES.
FRI. MAY-4-07 THE WEATHER ALMOST MADE US MISS A GOOD DAY OF FISHING.
BUT WE STUCK IT OUT AND MADE THE BEST OF IT. THE RAIN HELD OFF MOST OF
THE DAY AND THE REDFISH BIT. WE WERE DRIFT-FISHING WITH LIVE BAIT AND
ENDED UP KEEPING 4 AND RELEASING 5. ALL WERE BETWEEN 20- 30 POUNDS.
FRI. APRIL-27-07 ON THE WATER AGAIN WITH A GROUP FROM TEXAS. THE
SHEEPHEAD WERE STILL AROUND BUT WOULD NOT BITE SO WE DECIDED TO
TROLL FOR SOME REDFISH. WE HAD THREE FISH ON BUT ONLY LANDED ONE.
WENT BACK TO TRY FOR SHEEPHEAD AGAIN AND FINALLY MANAGED TO GET A
FEW TO BITE. WE ENDED THE DAY WITH 2-REDFISH,12-SHEEPHEAD,AND
1-FLOUNDER I THINK THE SHEEPHEAD ARE FINISHED BITING FOR THE YEAR. WE
WILL BE TARGETING MORE FOR REDFISH AND MACKEREL.
TUE. APRIL-24-07 I HAD A COUPLE FROM DELAWARE THAT WANTED TO CATCH
RED SNAPPER AND THAT IS JUST WHAT THEY DID. THE SEAS WERE VERY ROUGH
BUT THEY WERE DETERMINED NOT TO LET THAT STOP THEM. ONCE WE MADE IT
OUT TO THE SPOT THE SNAPPER WERE BITING LIKE THEY HADN'T EATEN IN
AWHILE. WE LIMITED OUT QUICK WITH THE BIGGEST FISH GOING 14 # AND THE
REST WERE 3-7 # AVERAGE. WE ALSO SAW SOME BIGGER THAN THAT AROUND
SOME RIGS. ENDED THE DAY WITH 12 RED SNAPPER.
SAT. APRIL-21-07 WATER WAS TOO ROUGH TO GET INTO THE GULF TO TRY FOR
REDFISH SO WE STAYED INSIDE THE BAY AGAIN FOR SHEEPHEAD. THEY WERE
BITING VERY GOOD, WE WERE ABLE TO LAND 27 IN A SHORT TIME AND 1
FLOUNDER AS A BONUS THE SHEEPHEAD BITE SHOULD HOLD OUT A LITTLE
LONGER.
WED. APRIL-18-07 WELL THE WEATHER ALMOST CAUSED US TO CANCEL
ANOTHER TRIP BUT WE MADE IT A SHORT 4 HOURS. WE WERE ABLE TO GET
CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE RIG TO STAY SEMI-DRY UNDER AN OVERHANG AND THE
SHEEPHEAD WERE BITING PRETTY GOOD. AFTER ABOUT 3 HOURS THE WIND
STARTED BLOWING AND THE SEAS WERE KICKING UP AND IT WAS TIME TO HEAD
IN. WE STILL MANAGED TO KEEP 22 SHEEPHEAD AND 2 BLUEFISH.
TROLLING AROUND SOME RIGS WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD CALL. WE
FINISHED THE MORNING WITH 8 SPANISH AND ABOUT 40 BLUEFISH.
FRI. MAY-9-08 WE HAVE FISHED THE 7th, 8th, AND TODAY WITH SIMILAR RESULTS.
WE TROLLED FOR REDFISH AND ONLY CAUGHT ABOUT 3 PER DAY THE TIDE HAS
BEEN WORKING AGAINST US AND IT HAS BEEN ROUGH.
TUE.MAY-6-08 4 HOUR PM. WE DRIFTED SOME LIVE POGIES ACROSS THE BAR
FOR SOME REDFISH. CAUGHT 2 AT 1 TIME AND LOST ANOTHER. THE SHARKS
WOULD NOT LEAVE OUR BAITS ALONE. A LOT OF ACTION BUT NOT MANY FISH. IT
WILL ONLY GET BETTER AS THE WEATHER GETS HOTTER.
SAT. APRIL-26-08 MADE ANOTHER FUN TRIP OUT TO DEEP WATER IN SEARCH OF
GROUPER. WE WEREN'T DISAPPOINTED. WE ENDED THE TRIP WITH 1 GAG
GROUPER AT 34#,1 RED GROUPER 20#, 2 OTHER RED GROUPER 10#,1 AJ, 1
SCAMP, 4 TRIGGERS,15 WHITE SNAPPER, AND MORE RED SNAPPER THAN I
WANTED TO COUNT THAT WERE RELEASED.
TUE. APRIL-22-08 4 HOUR AM. THE SHEEPHEAD BIT BUT WERE A LITTLE FINICKY.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LAST SHEEPHEAD TRIP OF THE YEAR. WE DID FINISH
THE DAY WITH 16 SHEEPHEAD AND 3 NICE REDFISH.
MON.APRIL-21-08 WENT FUN FISHING WITH ANOTHER CAPTAIN. WE CAUGHT AND
RELEASED ABOUT 31 SHEEPHEAD AND CAUGHT SOME SMALL SNAPPER WE HAD
TO THROW BACK AS WELL.
TUE. APRIL-8-08 4 HOUR THE WEATHER WAS TERRIBLE BUT I COULDN'T TALK
THEM OUT OF GOING. WE MANAGED TO KEEP 25 AND RELEASE ABOUT 10
SHEEPHEAD.
MON. APRIL-7-08 ANOTHER GREAT DAY FOR SHEEPHEAD. WE HAD A MORNING
AND AFTERNOON TRIP. WE CAUGHT 26 AND RELEASED 10 IN THE MORNING AND
CAUGHT 16 AND RELEASED 20 THAT AFTERNOON.
FRI. APRIL-4-08 THE SHEEPHEAD HAVE BEEN ON FIRE. WE HAVE BEEN FISHING
JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY AND IT IS THE SAME THING, LOTS OF SHEEPHEAD. NOT
MUCH ELSE BITING INSHORE BUT THEY ARE PLENTY.
TUE. MAR-25-08 WE HAD A 4 HOUR TRIP AND THE WAVES WERE ROLLING BUT THE
RIDE WAS COMFORTABLE. THE SHEEPHEAD ARE IN FULL SWING. WE CAUGHT 25
SHEEPHEAD PRETTY QUICK AND THEN HEADED IN EARLY. SOME OF THE
SHEEPHEAD WERE OVER 10 POUNDS. WE ALSO CAUGHT SOME SNAPPER THAT
WERE RELEASED DUE TO CLOSED SEASON. IF YOU WANT FAST FUN LIGHT
TACKLE ACTION YOU NEED TO BOOK A TRIP FOR SOME OF THESE SHEEPHEAD
WHILE THEY ARE STILL HERE.
SAT. MAR-22-08 WE HAD 2 TRIPS TODAY. THE MORNING TRIP WAS GREAT WE
CAUGHT 19 SHEEPHEAD. THE AFTERNOON TRIP WAS JUST AS GOOD. WE ENDED
THE TRIP WITH 25 SHEEPHEAD.
FRI. MAR-21-08 THE WIND WAS BLOWING BUT WE MANAGED TO STICK IT OUT AND
PRODUCE A GOOD MESS OF SHEEPHEAD AND SOME GROUND MULLET. WE
ENDED THE DAY WITH 11 SHEEPHEAD.
WED. MAR-12-08 WE FISHED ANOTHER DAY OUT OF ORANGE BEACH WITH THE
SAME RESULTS. LOTS OF AMBERJACKS ABOUT 1 INCH TOO SHORT WITH 2 BEING
LONG ENOUGH AND SOME VERMILION,WHITE,AND LANE SNAPPER FOR THE BOX.
SAT. MAR-1-08 WE HAD AN 8 HOUR TRIP OUT OF ORANGE BEACH. WITH RED
SNAPPER AND GROUPER SEASON CLOSED UNTIL MID MARCH I KNEW IT WOULD
BE A TOUGH DAY. BUT WE MANAGED TO CATCH A BUNCH OF FISH. WE CAUGHT
ABOUT 50 AMBERJACKS WITH ONLY ONE KEEPER BUT STILL FUN TO CATCH, 35
VERMILION SNAPPER, AND ABOUT 30 WHITE SNAPPER WITH LOTS OF RED
SNAPPER THAT WERE RELEASED. IN ALL IT WAS A VERY GOOD HAUL. THE
WEATHER WAS ALMOST LIKE SUMMER TIME JUST NOT AS HOT.
SAT. FEB-16-08 GOT OUT OF PERDIDO PASS IN ORANGE BEACH AND TROLLED
FOR SOME REDFISH. THE ACTION WASN'T HOT AND HEAVY BUT CONSISTENT.
WE ENDED THE DAY WITH 5 BULL REDS ALL ABOUT 25 POUNDS.
SAT. DEC-8-07 AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE FREQUENCY OF THE REPORTS WE
HAVE NOT BEEN DOING MUCH FISHING. THE FISH ARE STILL BITING. I HAVE SOME
TRIPS FOR DEC. AND I WILL BE POSTING MORE REPORTS AS BUSINESS PICKS UP.
THUR. NOV-22-07 I CAPTAINED A PRIVATE BOAT FROM OUR MARINA FOR A
FRIEND TODAY. WE WENT OUT IN SEARCH OF WAHOO AROUND SOME OIL RIGS
ABOUT 45 MILES OUT. THE WAHOO DIDN'T COOPERATE BUT WE DID MANAGE TO
PUT A NICE COBIA IN THE BOX WITH A FEW AMBERJACKS AND SOME WHITE
SNAPPER, 1 BLACKFIN TUNA, AND ABOUT 10 CHICKEN DOLPHIN.
MON. NOV-5-07 WENT AND FISHED FOR TRIGGERFISH NOW THAT SNAPPER
SEASON IS CLOSED. CAUGHT 7 TRIGGERS AND RELEASED MANY SNAPPER.
WED. OCT-31-07 THE WEATHER WAS TOO ROUGH TO FISH IN THE GULF AGAIN
TODAY SO WE FISHED IN ORANGE BEACH. WE HAD NONSTOP ACTION WITH
ABOUT 60 WHITE TROUT.
THUR. OCT-25-07 THE WAVES WERE CHOPPY ON THE WAY OUT AND CONTINUED
TO GET WORSE. WITH THE END OF SNAPPER SEASON COMING UP I DECIDED TO
GO AND GET SOME. WE ENDED THE DAY WITH A LIMIT OF NICE SNAPPER.
WED. OCT-10-07 DIDN'T HAVE A TRIP TODAY SO I WENT FISHING BY MYSELF FOR
FUN. THE WHITE TROUT ARE THICK. I CAUGHT 50 IN ABOUT 4 HOURS.
SAT. OCT-6-07 ANOTHER TROUT TRIP. WHITE TROUT ARE FUN TO CATCH ON
LIGHT TACKLE ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS AND ARE VERY GOOD TABLE FARE. WE
STOPPED CATCHING THEM AT 40 WHITE TROUT,3 FLOUNDER,AND 1 SPECK.
WED. SEPT-19-07 THE WEATHER WAS TOO ROUGH TO GET INTO THE GULF SO
WE DECIDED TO FISH FOR WHITE TROUT. WE ENDED THE DAY WITH 33 WHITE
TROUT,2 FLOUNDER,AND 1 SPECK FISHING IN PROTECTED WATER.
SAT. SEPT-1-07 WE FISHED THE DIXIE BAR FOR REDFISH AND DID VERY GOOD BY
CATCHING 11.
THUR. AUG-16-07 TROLLED FOR REDFISH AND SPANISH. CAUGHT 3 REDFISH AND
2 BLUEFISH.
WED. AUG-15-07- 4 HOUR TROLLED FOR KINGS AND SPANISH. CAUGHT 1 KING
AND 1 SPANISH. RAN OUT AND CAUGHT 3 SNAPPER AND 3 BLUEFISH.
TUE. AUG-14-07 THE MORNING 4 HOUR WAS GREAT WITH 41 SPANISH AND 2
KINGS. THE AFTERNOON WAS JUST AS GOOD. WE CAUGHT 23 SPANISH AND
CAME BACK TO CATCH 8 REDFISH.
MON. AUG-13-07 THE AFTERNOON BITE FOR REDS DIDN'T START UNTIL LATER SO
WE WENT OUT FOR SOME SPANISH WE CAUGHT 42 SPANISH AND CAME IN TO TRY
SOME REDFISH. THE REDFISH WERE ON. WE CAUGHT 8 REDFISH.
SAT. AUG-11-07 IN THE MORNING WE DRIFTED FOR REDFISH AND ENDED UP WITH
4 REDFISH IN THE 25# RANGE.
THUR. AUG-9-07 THE MORNING 4 HOUR WAS A LITTLE SLOW BUT STEADY. WE
ENDED UP WITH 18 SPANISH. THE AFTERNOON 6 HOUR STARTED OUT FAST WITH
A LIMIT OF SNAPPER THEN BACK IN TO CATCH SOME REDFISH. THE WEATHER
FORCED US IN EARLY BUT WE STILL MANAGED 2 REDFISH ,2 JACKS, AND 8 NICE
SNAPPER.
WED. AUG-8-07 ON THE MORNING 4 HOUR WE CAUGHT 36 SPANISH TROLLING AND
THEN DRIFTED FOR REDFISH AND CAUGHT 4 REDFISH. THE AFTERNOON WAS
JUST AS GOOD. WE CAUGHT 20 BULL REDS AND 2 JACKS.
TUE. AUG-7-07 THE MORNING STARTED OFF WITH SPANISH JUMPING
EVERYWHERE. WE CAUGHT 26 SPANISH AND 1 BLUEFISH. DRIFTED FOR REDFISH
WITH NO BITE. THE AFTERNOON WAS EVEN BETTER. WE DRIFTED FOR REDFISH
AND CAUGHT 16 IN THE 20-30# RANGE AND 1 JACK.
MON. AUG-6-07 CANCELED MORNING TRIP DUE TO WEATHER. THE WEATHER
GOT BETTER AND THE AFTERNOON TRIP WAS NONSTOP ACTION 2 PEOPLE
CAUGHT 11 REDFISH IN 1.5 HOURS AND IT WAS ALL THEY COULD HANDLE AND
TOLD ME TO TAKE THEM IN.
SAT. AUG-4-07 OUR 6 HOUR STARTED OFF WITH A NICE MESS OF SNAPPER. THE
KINGS DID BITE SOME BUT NOT AS GOOD AS IN JULY. WE CAUGHT 1 AND LOST 4.
FRI. AUG-3-07 HAD A 4 HOUR IN THE MORNING. WE TROLLED FOR REDFISH AND
CAME UP WITH 3 ALSO HAD 2 BLUEFISH AND SOME SKIPJACKS. THE AFTERNOON
WAS SET FOR KINGS BUT THEY DID NOT COOPERATE AGAIN. WE DID SALVAGE
THE DAY BY CATCHING SOME SNAPPER, TRIGGERFISH, AND A LANE SNAPPER.
WE SNAGGED ABOUT A 40# COBIA AND AFTER A 15 MIN FIGHT THE HOOK PULLED
OUT.
THUR. AUG-2-07 WAVES WERE VERY ROUGH, TRIED TO TROLL FOR REDFISH.
HAD TO COME IN EARLY BECAUSE OF SOME SICK PASSENGERS. THE
AFTERNOON WAS ALMOST AS ROUGH BUT WE WERE ABLE TO FIND SOME FISH
AND KEEP THEIR MINDS OFF HOW ROUGH IT WAS BY STEADILY CATCHING FISH
WE ENDED THE AFTERNOON WITH 33 SPANISH AND 15 BLUEFISH.
WED. AUG-1-07 STARTED THE DAY OFF TROLLING FOR REDFISH. NO LUCK RAN
OUT TO TRY KING WITH NO LUCK SO WE TRIED FOR SNAPPER AND DID MANAGE
5. THE AFTERNOON WAS MUCH MORE PRODUCTIVE. WE HAD A 6 HOUR AND
ENDED UP WITH 1 GROUPER AND 9 SNAPPER AND HAD TIME LEFT TO CATCH A
REDFISH.
TUE. JULY-31-07 WE FISHED FOR 4 HOURS TROLLING THE BAR FOR REDFISH.
CAUGHT 1 AND LOST 3. THAT IS THE WAY IT GOES SOMETIME. ALSO CAUGHT
SOME SPANISH AND SKIPJACKS.
MON. JULY-30-07 THE WEATHER WAS NICE FOR THE RIDE OUT FOR OUR 6 HOUR,
WE CAUGHT OUR LIMIT OF SNAPPER IN GOOD TIME. THE KINGS WERE HARD TO
GET AGAIN. WE DID MANAGE TO GET 4 AND CAME IN EARLY DUE TO THE
WEATHER. THE AFTERNOON FOUR HOUR WAS PAR WITH 3 NICE BULL REDFISH.
SAT. JULY-28-07 THE WEATHER WAS NICE AGAIN BUT THE FISH DIDN'T
COOPERATE LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN. WE ENDED UP GOING FURTHER THAN
NORMAL TO CATCH FISH. WE FINALLY GOT A NICE MESS OF FISH WITH 5 KINGS, 1
SPANISH, AND 1 RED SNAPPER.
FRI. JULY-27-07 THE FIRST LINE IN THE WATER WAS NAILED BY A 25#
BARRACUDA. WE CAUGHT OUR LIMIT OF KINGS AND 2 BONITOS. THE WEATHER
WAS BEAUTIFUL.
THUR. JULY-26-07 THE 4 HOUR WAS GOING PRETTY GOOD WITH 1 BARRACUDA, 3
BONITOS, AND 7 KINGS WHEN A STORM WITH A WATERSPOUT CAME CLOSE. WE
HEADED IN AND TROLLED FOR REDFISH AND CAUGHT 1 BEFORE THE RAIN
MOVED IN.
WED. JULY-25-07 STARTED OUT A 4 HOUR IN THE MORNING AND THE SEAS WERE
NICE. CAUGHT 6 KINGS,1 BONITA, AND 1 BARRACUDA. CAME IN EARLY WITH ONE
A LITTLE SICK. THE AFTERNOON WAS JUST AS GOOD. WE HAD OUR LIMIT OF
REDFISH AND THREW BACK SOME MORE IN 3 HOURS AND HEADED IN.
SAT. JULY-21-07 THE WIND WAS BLOWING HARD OUT OF THE NORTH. MADE THE
TRIP SOUTH ABOUT 10 MILES WITH EASE. CAUGHT 10 KINGS AND EASED OUR
WAY BACK IN AGAINST A STIFF NORTH WIND AND ABOUT 3 FT SEAS.
FRI. JULY-20-07 WE HAD A 4 HOUR TRIP FOR KINGS AND GOING ON A HOT TIP WE
STAYED CLOSE IN. WE MADE THE WRONG MOVE. WE ONLY CAUGHT 2 KINGS
AND 1 SPANISH IN THE MORNING. WELL THATS FISHING. WENT BACK OUT IN THE
AFTERNOON FOR A 6 HOUR TRIP. HIT THE SPOT AND MADE A QUICK LIMIT OF
SNAPPER. THEN IT WAS OFF TO CATCH SOME KINGS. ALMOST CAUGHT OUR
LIMIT LACKING 1. WE MADE IT IN AHEAD OF A STORM AND DIDN'T GET WET.
THUR. JULY-19-07 CARBON COPY OF YESTERDAY THE WEATHER WAS GREAT
AND THE FISH BIT. WE GOT OUR LIMIT OF KINGS AND HAD A BARRACUDA PUT ON
A SHOW FOR US, JUMPING OUT OF THE WATER AND EATING SOME OF OUR FISH
IN HALF.
WED. JULY-18-07 GOT A LAST MINUTE CALL FOR AN AFTERNOON TRIP AND THE
MACKEREL COOPERATED. WE GOT OUR LIMIT AND TRIED FOR SOME REDFISH
WITH NO LUCK THE TIDE DIDN'T GET RIGHT UNTIL LATE.
TUE. JULY-17-07 WE HAD AN AFTERNOON 6 HOUR AND THE WATER WAS
BEAUTIFUL. WE WERE ABLE TO CATCH OUR LIMIT OF SNAPPER AND KING
MACKEREL.
SAT. JULY-14-07 WE HAD A 4 HOUR AND THE KINGS WERE HOT. WE CAUGHT 8
BEFORE A STORM FORCED US TO HEAD IN EARLY.
FRI. JULY-13-07 THE SNAPPER WERE HARD TO FIND TODAY. WE GOT A LATE
START ON OUR 6 HOUR AND MOST OF THE SNAPPER WE CAUGHT WERE THROW
BACKS. WE DID MANAGE A FEW BEFORE HEADING TO GET A LIMIT OF KINGS.
THUR. JULY-12-07 WE WENT ON AN 8 HOUR TRIP AND IT WAS GREAT. WE
STARTED THE DAY OFF CATCHING A LIMIT OF SNAPPER. THEN WE WENT TO
CATCH SOME KINGS. WHILE WE WERE CATCHING KINGS THREE COBIA SHOWED
UP AND THEY WERE HUNGRY. WE CAUGHT 2 OF THE THREE AND LOST THE
THIRD. AFTER ALL THAT EXCITEMENT WE WENT TO DIXIE BAR TO CATCH SOME
REDFISH AND WE CAUGHT 3 BUT ONLY KEPT 2. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY WITH A
LOT OF FISH FOR 2 PEOPLE.
WED. JULY-11-07 ANOTHER 6 HOUR AM AND WE CAUGHT OUR LIMIT IN SNAPPER
(6) AND OUR LIMIT OF KINGS(8). IN THE AFTERNOON WE STAYED IN CLOSE TO
CATCH 16 BULL REDS FROM 15 TO 30#. WE ONLY KEPT 4 AND RELEASED THE
REST.
TUE. JULY-10-07 A 4 HOUR PRODUCED 6 KINGS AND 1 COBIA.
MON. JULY-9-07 WE HAD A 6 HOUR. CAUGHT A LIMIT OF SNAPPER AND A LIMIT OF
KING MACKEREL AND HAD ENOUGH TIME TO FISH FOR REDFISH. BUT ONLY
CAUGHT A JACK CREVALLE.
FRI. JULY-6-07 THE MORNING STARTED OUT WITH A 6 HOUR THAT HAS BEEN A
CARBON COPY OF THE REST. A LIMIT OF SNAPPER QUICK AND A LIMIT OF KINGS
WITH SOME EXTRAS THAT WERE THROWN BACK. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP
FOR THEM WAS CATCHING A 7 FOOT TIGER SHARK. THE AFTERNOON 6 HOUR
WAS ABOUT THE SAME WITH LESS KINGS AND NO SHARK.
TUE. JULY-3-07 THE BITE WAS HOT FOR A WHILE THEN WENT SLOW. WE ENDED
UP WITH 6 KINGS AND SOME SHIFTER PROBLEMS ON THE BOAT. FINALLY GOT IT
AFTER THE 4th AND IT WORKS LIKE NEW.
MON. JULY-2-07 NO TRIP IN THE MORNING. STARTED OFF THE AFTERNOON
TROLLING FOR MACKEREL WITH NO LUCK. WENT BACK IN TO FISH FOR REDFISH
AND WEREN'T DISAPPOINTED. WE CAUGHT 5 NICE REDFISH IN THE 20-25# RANGE.
SAT. JUNE-30-07 THE MORNING STARTED OFF EARLY WITH A 6 HOUR TRIP. WE
WENT TO THE SPOT AND CAUGHT 10 NICE SNAPPER QUICK AND HEADED AFTER
SOME KING MACKEREL. THE KING BIT AS GOOD AS THE SNAPPER. WE HAD AN
EASY LIMIT OF 10 IN THE 8-12 # RANGE.
THE AFTERNOON WAS PRETTY GOOD FOR REDFISH. WE CAUGHT ABOUT 12 AND
1 NICE KING ABOUT 25#. WE ONLY KEPT A COUPLE AND RELEASED THE REST.
THUR. JUNE-28-07 WE HAD AN 8 HOUR TRIP. WE STARTED OFF CATCHING RED
SNAPPER THEN WENT FOR SOME AMBERJACKS. WE CAUGHT SOME UNDER SIZED
ONES BUT ONE LEGAL ONE GOT OFF AT THE BOAT. THEN IT WAS AFTER SOME
KINGS. WE CAUGHT OUR LIMIT IN KINGS BUT THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WAS
CATCHING A 30# BARRACUDA WHILE FISHING FOR KINGS.
WED. JUNE-27-07 THE KINGS WERE A LITTLE HARDER TO PUT IN THE BOAT
TODAY. WE FINALLY MANAGED TO CATCH 8. THE AFTERNOON TRIP WAS SLOW
STARTING OUT. WE TROLLED FOR REDFISH FOR 3 HOURS BEFORE WE FINALLY
STARTED CATCHING THEM. WHEN THEY TURNED ON IT WAS SOLID ACTION FOR
THE REST OF THE DAY. WE ENDED UP CATCHING 5.
TUE. JUNE-26-07 WE HAD 2 TRIPS TODAY. WE CAUGHT OUR LIMIT OF KINGS VERY
QUICK AND CAME IN TO CATCH REDFISH ON DIXIE BAR BUT THEY HAD LOCK JAW.
THE AFTERNOON TRIP WAS A BIT DIFFERENT. WE CAUGHT 12 BULL REDS ABOUT
25 TO 30 #. ALL BUT 2 WERE RELEASED.
MON. JUNE-25-07 MORE GOOD WEATHER AND MORE LIMITS OF FISH. WE HAD
TWO GUYS FROM KENTUCKY AND THEY CAUGHT THEIR LIMIT OF KINGS AND WE
CAME BACK IN AND CAUGHT A LIMIT OF REDFISH ON DIXIE BAR.
SAT. JUNE-23-07 GREAT WEATHER AND LOTS OF FISH. WE HAD A 6 HOUR TODAY
AND CAUGHT SOME SNAPPER, NOTHING REAL BIG BUT A NICE AVERAGE, AND A
LIMIT OF KINGS. WE STILL HAVE SOME OPENINGS BUT JULY WILL BOOK UP FAST
DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU GET DOWN HERE TO BOOK A TRIP. IF YOU WANT TO GO
YOU NEED TO CALL AHEAD.
FRI. JUNE-22-07 THE WEATHER HAS BEEN GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY AND THE
SUMMER TIME WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS LIKE IT HAS STARTED. WE HAD SOME
PEOPLE FROM MISSISSIPPI ON AN 8 HOUR TRIP THAT KNEW HOW TO FISH. THEY
HAD THEIR LIMIT OF SNAPPER IN NO TIME. SO WE TRIED FOR SOME
AMBERJACKS, WE CAUGHT SOME BUT THEY WERE TOO SMALL BUT STILL FUN TO
CATCH. AFTER RELEASING SOME AJ'S WE WENT DRIFT-LINING FOR SOME KING.
WE FOUND A RIG AND GOT OUR LIMIT AND WERE BACK AT THE DOCK EARLY.
THUR. JUNE-21-07 WE HAD TO CANCEL TRIPS ON TUE. AND WED. BECAUSE OF
THE WEATHER. THUR. WAS A GOOD DAY WE HAD A 6 HOUR TRIP IN THE MORNING
WITH SOME SNAPPER AND SOME KINGS. THE ONE SNAPPER WEIGHED 18 #. THE
AFTERNOON TRIP WE MADE A LONG RUN BUT IT WAS WORTH IT WITH 7 KINGS
AND 1 SPANISH.
MON. JUNE-18-07 THE WEATHER WAS NOT GOOD BUT WE BRAVED IT AND IT PAID
OFF. WE CAUGHT 7 KINGS AND LOST SOME. THE ACTION WAS STEADY FOR THE
WHOLE TRIP. THE AFTERNOON TRIP WAS CANCELED AFTER A THUNDERSTORM
MOVED IN.
SAT. JUNE-16-07 THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AGAIN AND THE FISH BIT. IT WAS
STEADY ACTION FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND THEN IT COOLED OFF. WE LOOKED
FOR THE REDFISH TO NO AVAIL. WE ENDED THE MORNING WITH 6 KINGS,2
BONITOS, AND A HARDTAIL.
FRI. JUNE-15-07 THE GULF WAS SLICK AND THE KINGS SHOWED UP IN FULL
FORCE. WE ALMOST HAD OUR LIMIT IN ABOUT 2 HOURS SO WE TRIED FOR THE
REDFISH WITH NO LUCK. THE WEATHER LOOKS TO BE GOOD THROUGH NEXT
WEEK SO CALL US UP AND BOOK A TRIP.
THUR. JUNE-14-07 THE WEATHER WAS BETTER TODAY AND THE REDFISH BIT
SLOW BUT STEADY ON THE TROLL. WE ENDED UP WITH 3 KEPT AND 1
RELEASED. THE AFTERNOON WAS A CARBON COPY OF WED.
WED. JUNE-13-07 IT WAS PRETTY ROUGH THIS MORNING AND THE FISH WERE
HARD TO FIND. AFTER WE TROLLED FOR ABOUT 2.5 HOURS WITH ONLY ONE
KING TO SHOW FOR OUR EFFORTS WE WERE REWARDED WITH 8 BULL REDS.
WE ONLY KEPT 5 AND RELEASED THE REST. THE AFTERNOON TRIP WAS JUST AS
GOOD WITH SOME BULL REDS AROUND 20 # BUT THE ACTION WAS SPREAD OVER
THE WHOLE TIME.
TUE. JUNE-12-07 TODAY WE HAD A MORNING TRIP AND AN AFTERNOON TRIP. THE
MORNING TRIP WAS STEADY ACTION WITH 18 SPANISH, 1 BONITA, AND SOME
HARDTAILS AND SKIP JACKS. THE AFTERNOON BROUGHT SOME GOOD REDFISH
FISHING. WE KEPT 3 REDFISH AND LET 2 GO TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.
MON. JUNE-11-07 WE HAD THE BEST WEATHER THIS YEAR TODAY. WE HAD 1
PERSON ON AN 8 HOUR BOTTOM FISHING TRIP. WE STARTED THE DAY BY
THROWING BACK SOME 6 # RED SNAPPER IN HOPES OF SOME BIG ONES BUT THE
BEST WE COULD DO WAS ABOUT 6 #. AFTER A LIMIT OF SNAPPER WE WERE OFF
TO CATCH SOME OTHER FISH. WE CAUGHT ABOUT 8 AMBERJACKS ALL BEING
ABOUT 2 INCHES TOO SHORT AND 2 GROUPER WE HAD TO THROW BACK. THE
DRIFT LINING WAS A LITTLE SLOW WITH ONE KING ABOUT 10 #. WE CAUGHT
ALOT OF FISH AND A GREAT TIME.
FRI. JUNE-1-07 THE WEATHER WAS A LITTLE BETTER AND THE FISH BIT. WE
ENDED THE DAY EARLY WITH 1 REDFISH RELEASED AND 3 KEPT TO EAT.
WED. MAY-30-07 ANOTHER CANCELLATION DUE TO WEATHER. WE WERE ABLE
TO FISH ON TUE. AND DO VERY GOOD BY CATCHING 19-BLUEFISH, 7-SPANISH,
AND,SEVERAL SKIPJACKS. THE WEATHER IS LOOKING GOOD FOR THE WEEKEND
SO MAYBE WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET AFTER SOME FISH. GIVE ME A CALL AND
GET IN ON SOME GOOD FISHING.
MON. MAY-28-07 I HAVEN'T POSTED ANY REPORTS IN A WHILE DUE TO ALL THE
WEATHER CANCELLATIONS. BUT WE FINALLY BRAVED THE ROUGH WATER IN
SEARCH OF SOME REDFISH AND MACKEREL. WE RAN 2 TRIPS ON SAT. WITH THE
FIRST ONE CATCHING 1 KING,2 BLUEFISH,2,SPANISH,AND 2 HARDTAILS. THE
AFTERNOON TRIP WASN'T AS GOOD. WE HAD 2 BLUEFISH, 1 SKIPJACK, AND LOST
A REDFISH. BETWEEN THE NEAP TIDE AND THE ROUGH WATER THE FISH JUST
DIDN'T BITE. THIS MORNING WAS A LITTLE BETTER WITH 1 BULL SHARK ABOUT
100 # AND SOME BLUEFISH AND SPANISH. THE WEATHER WASN'T ANY BETTER
BUT SHOULD START GETTING BETTER WITH JUNE AROUND THE CORNER AND THE
NEAP TIDE ENDING.
WED. MAY-16-07 IT'S HARD TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WEATHER AFTER IT WAS
SO GOOD LAST YEAR BUT IT HASN'T BEEN NICE TO US THIS YEAR. I HAD SOME
FOLKS FROM C&D COFFEE FOR AN AFTERNOON TRIP AND THE WEATHER WAS
BEAUTIFUL FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS THEN THE RAIN AND WIND MOVED IN. WE MADE
THE MOST OUT OF THE TIME WE HAD BY CATCHING 11 REDFISH IN THE 20-25
POUND RANGE. WE KEPT SOME FOR THE TABLE AND RETURNED THE REST TO
FIGHT ANOTHER DAY. I FORGOT MY CAMERA SO I'M WAITING FOR PICTURES.
FRI. MAY-4-07 THE WEATHER ALMOST MADE US MISS A GOOD DAY OF FISHING.
BUT WE STUCK IT OUT AND MADE THE BEST OF IT. THE RAIN HELD OFF MOST OF
THE DAY AND THE REDFISH BIT. WE WERE DRIFT-FISHING WITH LIVE BAIT AND
ENDED UP KEEPING 4 AND RELEASING 5. ALL WERE BETWEEN 20- 30 POUNDS.
FRI. APRIL-27-07 ON THE WATER AGAIN WITH A GROUP FROM TEXAS. THE
SHEEPHEAD WERE STILL AROUND BUT WOULD NOT BITE SO WE DECIDED TO
TROLL FOR SOME REDFISH. WE HAD THREE FISH ON BUT ONLY LANDED ONE.
WENT BACK TO TRY FOR SHEEPHEAD AGAIN AND FINALLY MANAGED TO GET A
FEW TO BITE. WE ENDED THE DAY WITH 2-REDFISH,12-SHEEPHEAD,AND
1-FLOUNDER I THINK THE SHEEPHEAD ARE FINISHED BITING FOR THE YEAR. WE
WILL BE TARGETING MORE FOR REDFISH AND MACKEREL.
TUE. APRIL-24-07 I HAD A COUPLE FROM DELAWARE THAT WANTED TO CATCH
RED SNAPPER AND THAT IS JUST WHAT THEY DID. THE SEAS WERE VERY ROUGH
BUT THEY WERE DETERMINED NOT TO LET THAT STOP THEM. ONCE WE MADE IT
OUT TO THE SPOT THE SNAPPER WERE BITING LIKE THEY HADN'T EATEN IN
AWHILE. WE LIMITED OUT QUICK WITH THE BIGGEST FISH GOING 14 # AND THE
REST WERE 3-7 # AVERAGE. WE ALSO SAW SOME BIGGER THAN THAT AROUND
SOME RIGS. ENDED THE DAY WITH 12 RED SNAPPER.
SAT. APRIL-21-07 WATER WAS TOO ROUGH TO GET INTO THE GULF TO TRY FOR
REDFISH SO WE STAYED INSIDE THE BAY AGAIN FOR SHEEPHEAD. THEY WERE
BITING VERY GOOD, WE WERE ABLE TO LAND 27 IN A SHORT TIME AND 1
FLOUNDER AS A BONUS THE SHEEPHEAD BITE SHOULD HOLD OUT A LITTLE
LONGER.
WED. APRIL-18-07 WELL THE WEATHER ALMOST CAUSED US TO CANCEL
ANOTHER TRIP BUT WE MADE IT A SHORT 4 HOURS. WE WERE ABLE TO GET
CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE RIG TO STAY SEMI-DRY UNDER AN OVERHANG AND THE
SHEEPHEAD WERE BITING PRETTY GOOD. AFTER ABOUT 3 HOURS THE WIND
STARTED BLOWING AND THE SEAS WERE KICKING UP AND IT WAS TIME TO HEAD
IN. WE STILL MANAGED TO KEEP 22 SHEEPHEAD AND 2 BLUEFISH.
