Fishing Reports by Capt. Alex Crawford

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

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Consult your cardiologist prior to pumping up full-grown Gag groupers in cold weather. It may be hazardous to your case of winter cabin fever. With ambient air temperatures in the low thirties in the mornings, the loose in layers thing is mandatory more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Flexible schedules produce groupers. This time of year the fickle winds of old man winter force the addicted offshore angler to take advantage of opportunity windows. The past few days have been one of those windows across the landscape of the Panh more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Slammer Seatrout on the surface is a spectacular game. Winter is one of the best times to target trout on top. The one caveat is the February closed season in the Northeast and Northwest regions of the Sunshine State. So, for the hard-core trout a more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - FLORIDA PANHANDLE FISHING REPORT Offshore, the water temperature has reached the low seventies which is good news and bad. Kingfish and other pelagics have moved South with the bait supply and warmer waters. The good news is that the good-eating more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Offshore, tackle-buster Groupers and Amberjack are this week’s large news. Yesterday, I accepted an offer to fish the Miss Loretta, a gorgeous 35 Luhrs owned by Mr. Aaron Taylor. Crew included Mike Willis, Henry Brown, Al Mellio, Aaron Taylor and t more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - NEWS FLASH for immediate release. ALERT, ALERT, ALERT!!! King Mackerel are absolutely everywhere right now. In the 22 years I have fished the unforgettable coast, the Kingfish bite has never been better. The water temperature at the NOAA weath more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle