Fishing Reports by Capt. Alex Crawford

A Perfect Fishing Day On The Deep Blue Sea - A few days ago, Douglas White and fellow anglers from Charlotte came down for a fun day on the big pond in search of some world-class piscatorial memories. They found idyllic weather and an absolutely wide-open bite. Adrenaline levels were high a more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Mahi Mahi Mania - It all began innocently enough for the Skelton boys, Dad and two sons, from North Georgia. It was a routine customer request. The day's primary objective was to run way, way afar and far, far away into the cobalt- blue of the Gulf of Mexico where t more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Apalach Offshore - When the waters in the Gulf warm up in Spring, cabin-weary fishermen turn their thoughts from deer, hogs and turkeys to grouper and snappers. Offshore of the pristine barrier islands of the Forgotten Coast, productive habitat exists for these bottom more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Kingfish Blitz On The Forgotten - Have you ever noticed that every year around April, we experience a massive migration of monarch butterflies here on the Gulf Coast. Without fail, concurrently, the Spring migration of smoker king mackerel occurs. It's automatic! And for the die-h more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Cool and Windy - Groupers and Redfish - The fishing report is short and sweet this month. Inshore the hot ticket is redfish. Offshore the best bets are gag groupers and mangrove snappers on reefs and wrecks. The best baits are fresh frozen cigar minnows, fresh frozen white squid and f more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Groupers, Snappers, Reds and Trout - GROUPERS, SNAPPERS, TROUT AND REDS This report title pretty much sums up the offshore and inshore species that are biting right now. That's not to suggest that you could not catch a nice blackfin tuna in the Gulf or a nice flounder in the Apalach more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Forget the economic woes - FORGET THE ECONOMIC WOES, GO FISHING Want to forget the bad news on the economy f more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fall fishing on the Forgotten Coast is magnificent - The Tropical storms have gone and the fishing is gonna get better again offshore.. We just need the right winds and seas. The aftermath of the hurricanes that blew by this past week has given us east and north wind, yuck! If you c more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Hanna, Ike and Josephine - Hanna, Ike and Josephine—UGHHHHHHH! Currently listed on the Active Tropical Storms and/or Hurricane Advisories are our new friends Hanna, Ike and Josephine. Am I the only one who really gets tired of constantly tracking tropical w more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Snappers And Groupers Still Hot - SNAPPERS AND GROUPERS STILL SMOKIN' HOT Mangrove snappers and gag grouper fishing continues to be very, very hot right now. The only caveat is the Tropical Storm moving into the Gulf fr more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle