Fishing Reports by Capt. Alex Crawford

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - WHITING? Whoever said whiting were not good to eat and loads of fun to catch obviously has never had to opportunity to indulge in either. Sometimes it is not about chasing giant fish for the bragging rights. At times folks just want to relax and more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - FORGOTTEN COAST FISHING REPORT Out of Apalach on the Forgotten Coast, i.e. Redneck Riviera, the fishing is as hot as the ambient air temperature. How hot is that exactly you ask, well read on. Inshore, you can catch yourself a trout dinner if more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - DOLPHIN IN THE BLUEGRASS Mahi mahi have attacked the Forgotten Coast with a vengeance. The summer pattern has settled in for these bluewater gamesters. South winds push the grass closer to shore. W more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - FULL MOON MANGOS This week’s full moon has the mangrove snappers in a summer feeding frenzy. On the Forgotten Coast of northwest Florida we are fortunate to have a healthy gray snapper fishery. These are not the barely legal fish that are so popu more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - WHAT’S BITING NOW ON FLORIDA’S FABULOUS FORGOTTEN COAST Fishing offshore of the Forgotten Coast of Florida is the ultimate in high fun on the high seas. July voyages out on the cobalt blue sea give angling aficionados a chance at a personal best r more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - FLOUNDER STUFFED WITH BLUE CRAB AND SHRIMP This week was a time for catching and cooking the very best eating species that exist. Two special trips, one offshore and one inshore, gave me an opportunity to share in some of the best eating on the pl more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - APALACH INSHORE/OFFSHORE On the Forgotten Coast of Florida out of Apalach the water temperature is in the low to mid seventies and climbing rapidly now. Eighty degree days makes it feel like summer already and warms bay and offshore waters. Gene more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - SNAPPER SEASON SUCCESS For almost six long months, the red snapper slappers have waited patiently for the opening of the recreational season. Now that it is finally here, two things are apparent. The fish are still out there and the spring bit more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - KINGS, COBES AND POMPS Even though sand fleas are small and hard to come by, a few small pompano are biting on the Forgotten Coast of Florida. Try the small sand spit southwest of the West pass or in the surf on the southwest end of Cape Saint more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - IT’S ALL GOOD NEWS! Today the fishing report is all good. Other than the 30 knot winds that are bouncing Topknots around in her slip, the inshore and offshore scene on the Forgotten Coast is par excellence. Inshore, the spring bite is well und more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle