Creme Shrimp Soft Plastic Lure Review - Creme Lures
“This soft plastic shrimp possesses a natural looking body with protruding eyes and attention to detail. Available pre-rigged with a treble hook or just bodies giving you the choice of rigging options. Approx. size 3-3/4″.”
Our Review: Natural looking. Good size for most inshore fish that feed on shrimp. Good color selection too.
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Lit’l Lit’l Critter Soft Plastic Lure Review - Creme Lures
Our Review: The Lit’l Lit’l Critter is a good panfish bait for fresh water species such as bluegill, rock bass and other sunfish. In saltwater, fish that feed on shrimp inshore and along the surf can be tempted to eat this bait.
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Lit’l Critter Soft Plastic Lure Review - Creme Lures
Our Review: The Lit’l Critter is a good fresh water and salt water bait. Panfish and bass will eat this bait in fresh water. A variety of salt water fish that feed on shrimp will also eat this bait. It’s best fished inshore and along the surf for salt water fish.
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Jacksonville Fishing
Jacksonville, Florida is a unique fishing destination because you have plenty of entertainment and conveniences that a larger city can offer, but you can still get onto a boat and feel like you’re away on a nice fishing trip. Fishermen enjoy a variety of fishing in the area as there are excellent inshore, offshore and beach fishing opportunities available in the Jacksonville area. The top species that anglers target in Jacksonville are redfish, speckled trout and flounder, but you can catch a variety of other fish as well.
The inshore creeks and saltwater marshes hold redfish, trout, black drum, flounder and more. There are numerous anglers that enjoy flyfishing the inshore areas from a kayak or a typical saltwater boat. If you’re visiting the area and you enjoy kayak fishing, take a look at the Jacksonville Kayak Fishing website for more information. The jetty fishing can be very good as well as anglers will target sheepshead, redfish, black drum, trout, flounder and jacks.
Offshore anglers can expect to catch amberjack, tarpon, cobia and kingfish as well as many bottom species such as snapper and grouper.
For more information on visiting Jacksonville, Florida, take a look at our tourism links below.
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Jacksonville Bait Shops
- Jacksonville Boat Rentals
- Jacksonville Fishing Charters
- Jacksonville Fishing Piers
- Jacksonville Lodging
- Jacksonville Marinas
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
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
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!)
- Daylight Savings Time begins March 8th - Spring Forward & enjoy your Spring Break!
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