Carrabelle Fishing Reports

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - As they say on the outer banks of North Carolina, the wind, “she’s been blowin’ a gale.” For the past two weeks the inshore and offshore fishing has been tough, to say the least. Inshore, twenty knot winds began out of the southeast and have now tu more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Inshore, the water surface temperature has dropped into the low 80s in the St. George Sound and Apalachicola Bay. The sheepshead bite is picking up around the bridge pilings of the St. George and Apalachicola bridges. My next door neighbor brought more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Inshore, the water temperature has fallen to 84 degrees and the feeding switch has been turned on. The St. George Sound and Apalachicola Bay are literally chocked full of Lys and white shrimp and the redfish and speckled seatrout bite is wide open. more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Tropical storm Gabrielle and the tragedy our nation is enduring has caused this writer/captain to stay at the dock. However, last week was an extraordinary fishing time. We can always count on the unmistakable signal of fall, that refreshing chill more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Now that the huge volume of fresh water from tropical storm Barry has washed through the bay and blended with the salty waters of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, the inshore and offshore fishing has improved dramatically. Inshore, the speckled trout more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - When I was a young man growing up, my father would make a big deal out of the preparation and planning for one of our saltwater fishing trips. I was overcome with a severe case of being “journey proud.” This condition was created by the overwhelmin more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Inshore fishing has been respectable, considering the breezy and occasional liquid sunshine weather conditions. Live bait has been the ticket. Small pinfish, finger mullet and the biggest shrimp you can buy will get the attention of Mr. or Ms. Chan more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Last week I accepted an invitation to fish offshore aboard the Miss Loretta, owned by Mr., Aaron Taylor of Taylor Building Supply in East Point. This beautiful fishing machine, a Luhrs 35, had Captain David Giddens at the helm and crew including M more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - July is hot! And so is the fishing on the forgotten coast. Just remember to bring plenty of water, sunblock and your lucky fishing hat. Grouper, snapper and amberjacks are turned on and lit up. Captain Tony Thompson, fishing out of Apalachicol more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - On May 16th, the entire Little family from Huntsville, Alabama joined me for a fun day on the big pond. Their group included father, Buddy, sons Alan and David, David's wife, Mimi and good friend Mike Smiley of Smith River, California. After many y more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle