Fishing Reports by Capt. Alex Crawford

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Inshore, we have been attacked by catfish. Topsail cats are spawning now and will eat anything. If you enjoy a hard pull on your line, the topsail cat will oblige. Ultralight tackle is the way to go for cats. One hundred fish a day is normal. Th more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

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Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - All winter we have waited impatiently for Spring fishing to arrive on the Florida Panhandle coast, aka the unforgettable coast and now IT IS HERE!!! All of the fun-to-catch species have arrived and we greet them with open fish boxes. King Mackeral more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - What is large and red and goes snap, snap in the Northern Gulf of Mexico? You guessed it, red snapper season has officially returned to the unforgettable coast of Florida. As mature adults, we all have choices in life. One can go down to the local more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - On the inshore scene, the water temperature has warmed to the magical 68 degree mark and the bite has really turned on this past week. Florida Panhandle Spring fishing is going strong. Go to the East Pass off Dog Island to find the prized Pompano. more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - This week the Wolski family from Michigan came to the Florida Panhandle's unforgettable coast for some fishing. And a lot of catching is what they got. Granddaughter Blair won the unofficial family fishing tournament for the day on the pristine Apa more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Bull Reds are biting in the Apalachicola Bay. Mullet are back and high jumping, the laughing gulls are laughing and nesting, the magnificent Bald Eagles are feeding newly hatched chicks and Spring is springing on the unforgettable Panhandle coast of more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Inshore, the red and black drum bite is hot and so is the early Spring weather. This week several charter groups hammered the redfish and black drum on the Saint George Island bridge. Fishing both sides of low water with large, frisky shrimp, the b more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Along the Panhandle Unforgettable coast of Florida, the Gator hunting season has returned. Gator Spotted Seatrout that is! After February's closed season of catch and release, trout are back on the menu. And they are bigger and hungrier than ever. more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Looking out of my home office window at the Apalachicola Bay and the Northern Gulf of Mexico, all I can see is liquid sunshine. It is a good time to write, so here we go! Let's change the format a little for this report and direct our attention to more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle