Fishing Reports by Capt. Alex Crawford

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - NEWS FLASH………….RED SNAPPER SEASON SET TO OPEN. Yes, it is true. After a long five month recreational closure, the red snapper season opens in state waters on April 15th and, in federal waters, April 21st. Gulf of Mexico anglers are fortunate that more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Spring grouper bite has started. On the forgotten, Panhandle coast of the sunshine state, the groupers are hungry and eating everything offered to them. You can plan a fishing trip right now with a full-time professional guide. I am looking forwar more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - What’s Biting Now ……………..Florida’s Forgotten Panhandle Coast Five hundred years ago, the native American Indians called it Apalachicola or, loosely translated, people from the other side. Today, we simply call it paradise, this Forgotten coast. I more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Boppers on the beaches….first sign of spring. Yes, spring break is here and the phenomenon plays out anew with great hordes of fishes and adolescents flocking to our sugar-white shores. Fun on the Forgotten coast for winter-weary anglers is now. T more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Black seabass, red groupers, triggerfish and throw-back snappers are what’s biting now on the forgotten coast of the Florida Panhandle. Due to extremely inclement weather, this cabin-fever afflicted Captain/writer was only able to go offshore once l more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - GRAB GROUPER IN THE GULF—HERE’S HOW! Grouper are one of the most highly prized fish in the Northern Gulf of Mexico primarily because they are terrific table fare and fearsome fighters. Because of the grouper’s overwhelming popularity among an more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - SPRING FISHING FEVER ON THE FORGOTTEN COAST—CATCH IT! Spring is the most special time of all to wet your line on the Forgotten Gulf Coast of Florida. Every year Mother Nature’s perpetual clock signals all living things that Spring is a time of ren more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - A PERFECT FISHING DAY ON THE DEEP BLUE SEA. Yesterday, Sherman Phillips and fellow anglers from Bristol, FL 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 wid more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Fishing is not a matter of life and death, it is far more important than that. And when it is this cold, every fish is a gift. How cold is it, well, just add your favorite, “it is cold as” line. A Tampa Bay guide this week reported seeing bunches more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Offshore of Apalachicola the Northern Gulf of Mexico is chocked full of hungry Groupers right now. All that is necessary for one to participate in this spectacular sport is to plan your fishing trips between winters’ low pressure weather systems. A more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle