Destin Fishing

 

Destin, Florida is known for its excellent offshore fishing, but there are plenty of other fishing opportunities here as well.  Shore anglers can catch a variety of fish from the beach, pier or jetty.  Fishing picks up in April and stays good through most of the fall for shore anglers.  Some of the common fish that are caught from shore are pompano, sheepshead, whiting, jack crevalle, spanish mackerel, blue runner, king mackerel, cobia and bonito.  Whiting, pompano and sheepshead are usually the species that are caught most from shore though.

Inshore fishing can be excellent in Choctawhatchee Bay year round for many types of fish including redfish, speckled trout, sheepshead, bluefish and flounder.  If trolling is your thing, try fishing for king mackerel, spanish mackerel, cobia, bonito and dolphin.  When the cobia arrive in the spring, many anglers sight fish for them and cast to them.  This can be very effective.

The offshore fishing is what most people think of when they hear of fishing in Destin, Florida.  The bottom fishing can be very good for snapper, grouper, amberjack, trigger fish and cobia.  Offshore trolling can be very exciting for marlin, wahoo, sailfish and dolphin.

For more information on the Destin area, take a look at our tourism links below.

• Destin, Florida
• Destin Bait Shops
• Destin Boat Rentals
• Destin Fishing Charters
• Destin Fishing Piers
• Destin Lodging
• Destin Marinas

First Pompano of 2009 - Apalachicola, Florida

 

• Its Official!! The Pompano just began showing up in the last week or so.  We heard rumors that a fish or two were caught off the beach but for our purposes, yesterday was the day! Both Capt. Tommy Holland and Capt. Dave Armentrout caught their first pompano on March 19th. Still waiting to hear if Capt. Nathan Donahoe has boated his yet or not, but the mild sunny days we’ve had the past few days have definitely made the difference.
• Spring Break is in full swing on the Forgotten Coast - maybe not quite as crazy-busy as in years past but that just means there’s less traffic and quicker service in area restaurants. The inshore fishing has been over the top and we are looking forward to a banner month in April.
• Prime fishing dates are available with Capt’s. Tommy & Chris in May. All of our inshore gamefish will be biting, from Reds to Tarpon. May 8-9-10 (both brothers) and May 15-16-17-18 Chris had a cancellation. May is normally a banner month for anything & everything that swims here.
• SIGHT-SEEING TRIPS are now booking through Robinson Brothers Guide Service including shelling trips, bird watching, sunset and river cruises and more. Call and let us tailor make a trip specfically for you with our experienced local captains. 
• Have a great weekend!
• Kathy Robinson
  Robinson Brothers Guide Service
  118 Commerce St.
  Apalachicola, FL 32320
  850-653-8896
  www.FloridaRedfish.com

Daytona Beach Fishing

Daytona Beach attracts tons of tourists here every year for a variety of reasons.  From racing to college spring break to bike week, there are many events going on here to draw a crowd.  While you are in the Daytona Beach area, you may want to experience some of the fishing.

Fishing can be very good here depending on the time of year that you decide to visit.  The colder months are mid to late October through early March will offer much better offshore fishing than inshore fishing.  There are plenty of offshore fishing charters in the Daytona Beach area to put you on some fish if you are in the Daytona area during the colder months.  Some of the fish that you can catch offshore during these months are dolphin, king mackerel, little tunny, sailfish, wahoo, grouper, snapper, tuna, barracuda and a variety of other bottom species.

If you can get here during the warmer months of the year from late March through September, you can experience some excellent fishing inshore and/or offshore.  Once the water starts to warm up at the end of March and into April, the fishing starts to heat up as well.  Inshore and offshore anglers will have a variety of fish to catch such as redfish, bluefish, jack crevalle, spanish mackerel, cobia, little tunny, barracuda, amberjack, snapper, grouper and many of the bigger sportfish as well such as marlin, sailfish, dolphin and king mackerel.

If you are planning a trip to Daytona Beach, late spring through early fall would be the best time to find a hot bite for a variety of species.  If you’re going to be here during the colder months, just plan on getting an offshore fishing charter if you really want to do well here.

For more information, take a look at our tourism links.

• Daytona Beach
• Daytona Beach Bait Shops
• Daytona Beach Boat Rentals
• Daytona Beach Fishing Charters
• Daytona Beach Fishing Piers
• Daytona Beach Lodging
• Daytona Beach Marinas

Citrus County Fishing

Citrus County, Florida is home to both the Homosassa River and Crystal River, which are spring fed and they both flow into the Gulf of Mexico.  With the rivers, estuaries, grassy flats and the gulf, there are plenty of places to fish in Citrus County. 

The Crystal River gets overshadowed by the Homosassa River, but there plenty of fishing opportunities here.  For the inshore fisherman, the Crystal River offers excellent fishing for speckled trout, redfish, pompano, cobia and spanish mackerel.  There are fishing charters that guide this river in case you needed a little help on your vacation. 

The Homosassa River is loaded with speckled trout and redfish and they can be caught year-round.  July through September are the times to visit if you want to find the largest schools of redfish.  If you are looking for a trophy redfish, October and November give you the best chances.  The speckled trout won’t be here in huge numbers from the fall through spring, but as the water warms up in the summer, trout can be caught in bunches.  Bluefish, mackerel and cobia are also popular species of fish among anglers that fish the Homosassa River.  The cobia action heats up at the end of March and continues through April.  Find the sting rays during this time of year and there is a good chance that you will find some cobia right behind them feeding heavily.  Other species to catch in the river are jacks, snapper and ladyfish.  The winter months provide some hot action for these types of fish and they can be a lot of fun to catch on lighter tackle.

Other fish that common in the area rivers and the Gulf of Mexico are grouper, tarpon, cobia, spanish mackerel, snook and jack crevalle.

For more information on the Citrus County area, take a look at our tourism links.

• Citrus County, Florida
• Citrus County Bait Shops
• Citrus County Boat Rentals
• Citrus County Fishing Charters
• Citrus County Fishing Piers
• Citrus County Lodging
• Citrus County Marinas

Charlotte County Fishing

The Charlotte Harbor - Charlotte County area offers anglers so many excellent fishing options.  You can find some of the best tarpon fishing in the world in Boca Grande Pass, where tarpon fishing tournaments are very popular.  Deep sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico can be outstanding for a variety of offshore species such as grouper, tarpon, cobia, barracuda, amberjack, kingfish, mackerel, snapper, shark and more.

For the inshore angler, you can experience some excellent flats fishing in Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound.  There are many places to fish with all of the bays, mangrove islands, canals, tributaries, salt water, fresh water and brackish water.  The opportunities are endless in the Charlotte County area.  Some of the other fish you can catch here are flounder, pompano, bluefish, sheepshead, trout, snook, redfish and bass.

For more information on the Charlotte Harbor area, take a look at our tourism links.

• Charlotte County, Florida
• Charlotte County Bait Shops
• Charlotte County Boat Rentals
• Charlotte County Fishing Piers
• Charlotte County Fishing Charters
• Charlotte County Lodging
• Charlotte County Marinas

Cedar Key Fishing

Cedar Key is located at the very southern end of what is called the Big Bend of Florida.  This area has some excellent inshore and offshore fishing opportunities.  Inshore fishermen take advantage of the grassy flats that dominate most of the bay and the outer keys.  The grassy flats hold numerous species of fish from spring through fall and then the fish head elsewhere during the winter.  Trout, redfish, cobia and shark are some of the more popular species of fish that are caught around the grassy flats of Cedar Key, Florida.  Trout and Redfish can be found here from spring through fall.  Shrimp and pinfish seem to be the most common baits that are used in the area, but any good lure or bait that attracts trout and redfish will work well here.  If you’re looking for cobia, June seems to be the best month for these fish.  Some of the popular fishing spots for inshore anglers are Deadman’s Key, Snake Key and the finger channels around Snake Key.

For the offshore angler, there are plenty of fishing charters that operate out of Cedar Key.  Many of the charters specialize in bottom fishing for grouper, but there are other types of fish to catch such as snapper, cobia, kingfish and more.

For more information on the Cedar Key area, take a look at our tourism links.

• Cedar Key, Florida
• Cedar Key Bait Shops
• Cedar Key Boat Rentals
• Cedar Key Fishing Charters
• Cedar Key Fishing Piers
• Cedar Key Lodging
• Cedar Key Marinas

Double Grand Slam - Norfork River

Article by John Berry 

• I had not fished in two days and I was beginning to have withdrawal pains. I checked conditions and noted that the Norfork was off. The temperature was thirty but the Weather Channel assured me that the temperature would climb to thirty nine and there would be little wind and bountiful sunshine. I tried to tempt my wife, Lori, but she thought it was too cold. My yellow lab, Ellie had not recovered from the constant action of our last outing, so I decided to go by myself. I loaded my wader bag and rod case into my ancient Volvo and headed out. 
• When I arrived at the Ackerman access, I was surprised to see that mine was the only car there. I leisurely donned my waders and put my nine foot four weight fly rod together. I waded up stream and headed to one of my favorite spots. My rod was still rigged with a size eighteen zebra midge from my last fishing trip. I waded over to a nice run and began fishing. On the second cast I caught a small brook trout. 
• I immediately thought about the grand slam. The Arkansas grand slam is when you catch all four trout species that we have here, rainbow, brown, cutthroat, and brook trout, in one day. The rainbows are heavily stocked and pretty easy to come by. The browns are stocked in fewer numbers but they reproduce naturally which creates a significant population. The Cutthroats are lightly stocked and fairly hard to come by. The brooks are the least stocked and hardest to come by. While several of my clients have landed grand slams in the past year, it has been a while since I have had one. It seems that I catch the rainbow, brown, and cutt, but cannot seem to find a brook. Today, by starting with a brook, I thought I had a great chance at catching one. 
• I picked up a couple of rainbows but the action was light. I moved over to another run to try my luck. As I was walking in, I noticed that there were several trout rising and that a heavy midge hatch was beginning. I sat on the bank for a while and rerigged my rod. I clipped off my fly, untwisted my lead, clipped of my tippet and removed my strike indicator. I was left with a seven and a half foot 4X leader. To that, I tied on a four and one half foot 6X tippet and a Dan’s turkey tail emerger size eighteen.  
• This is my brother, Dan’s, signature fly. He designed it specifically for the Norfork River but has found it effective on the White and every where else he has tried it, from Montana to the Smokey Mountains. Dan has been tying them for me for twenty years and they are a staple of my fly box. A few weeks ago I decided to learn to tie them for myself. I went through my fly tying materials and located the items I needed. I sat down with the recipe from the Home Waters book and a fly Dan had tied. I took my time and knocked a few out. The next time I saw Dan I showed him the flies and asked him to critique them. He told me to make the wing a bit longer but that they looked pretty good. The fly I tied on was one of my ties. 
• I walked into the run until I was on the right hand edge of the current and faced down stream. I cast to the left at a forty five degree angle. As soon as the fly hit the water I stripped the line back to sink the fly in the film. As it swung in the current the water pressure against the fly line caused a belly to form in the line. Rather than mending the line upstream to achieve a drag free drift, I left the belly in the line. The increased water pressure on the fly helps set the hook when a trout hits the fly. I began picking up fish immediately. I caught several rainbows and then got into a pod of browns and landed several. I still needed a cutthroat. I kept working my way down stream and finally picked up a cutt. I had my grand slam! 
• I continued fishing down the run and landed several rainbows, browns and cutthroats in the process. I felt the strong take of a good fish. It hit my fly hard and immediately ran down stream taking a lot of fly line with it. I was almost in the backing when it made its first jump and I got my first glimpse of him. It was in incredibly fat, brightly colored, male rainbow that was at least eighteen inches long. I swallowed hard and tried to concentrate on the job at hand. I was able to slowly work the fish closer and then he took another long run. About this time the rainbow took another head shaking leap into the air. In the process, the light 6X tippet broke and the bow was gone. 
• I cranked my line back in. I wasn’t disappointed. He had given me a thrill and I had really enjoyed the struggle. I pulled out my fly box and searched for another Dan’s turkey tail emerger. Alas, that had been my last one in size eighteen. Luckily I had several in size twenty two that Dan had tied. Would the smaller fly work as well as the eighteen? I carefully tied one on. With the smaller hook it was much harder to thread the 6X tippet through the hook eye. After several failed attempts, I cut the tippet at a 45 degree angle to create a point on the end of it and was then able to complete the knot. I pinched down the barb and returned to my fishing. On my first cast, I hooked and landed a nice brook trout. It was my second grand slam of the day! 
• John Berry is a fly fishing guide in Cotter, Arkansas and has fished the local streams for over twenty five years. John can be reached at (870) 435-2169 or http://www.berrybrothersguides.com .

Spring Break Fishing in Apalachicola, Florida

  

• Capt. Nathan Donahoe finally allowed me pin him down on just when he thinks the Pompano will start biting here this season. After a more than a few moments of deliberation, while he’s not “feelin” the exact date yet, he has given the 3rd week of March as his official, pretty darn near on the mark every time, 2009 Pompano Prediction. Capt. Nathan’s prediction puts the pompano in here right smack dab in the heart of Spring Break. With Chris in the Keys this month, our Pompano Guide selection will be down by one. (Hint - make your reservations asap!)
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• March 1st heralds in the re-opening of Speckled Trout season after a closure of the entire month of February.The Holland Boys are sure going to be happy to keep a few fish again. Redfish seem to be responding well to the gradual shifts in temperature we have been having but the morning it got down to 23 degrees overnight last month just about froze their lips shut. Look forward this month to big schools of Spanish Mackerel, pompano running the beaches, big redfish, flounder and some gator trout moving inshore.  
• A few weeks ago I was on the phone with a gentleman who was interested in booking a 3 day tarpon fishing trip this summer with either Tommy or Chris Robinson, who he had heard were the best guides with which to catch them on a fly rod in our area. I assured him that the guides we do have available during the week he could come to Apalachicola were experienced and professional and that he would have a very good time with any one of them. Then something he said to me about how much instruction they would need to offer him sounded some alarm bells. Of course in my endearingly blunt manner (Stop laughing!) I just had to ask “So, have you ever cast an 11 or 12 weight fly rod?” to which he replied, “No”.  Yikes! Rewind! A few more questions later it was determined that this man did have experience casting a lighter fly rod for river trout and was planning on practicing with a heavier rod before his trip but his expectation seemed to be that his guide could successfully take him from ground zero to a record fish in 3 days. Now, granted there have been instances even in recent years where a person has caught a tarpon on their first day, first cast, first time with a fly rod in their hand but then people win the lottery too or else they wouldn’t keep doing it, right? And, a fishing guide who is worth anything is constantly helping to try to correct and improve an anglers’ casting technique and their ability to spot fish but generally the person on the bow has some experience flycasting and some working knowledge on which to draw.  At the risk of sounding like a commercial for Shallow Water Angler Magazine, a few suggestions to Anglers who may or may not have already booked their favorite guides for their favorite fish, and for those who have dreamed of the Silver King but haven’t actually made it a reality. Take a tip from Terry Gibson, read his article and Train Now for Tarpon Fly Fishing. He suggests that its probably not realistic to think one can go from desk jockey to successful tarpon angler (or any species for that matter) without putting in some time and effort in a training program prior to getting on the boat. 
• Daylight Savings Time begins March 8th - Spring Forward & enjoy your Spring Break!

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