Carrabelle Fishing Reports

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - COLDER WATER TURNS ON THE FISH With night air temps in the low forties, the surface water temps are falling rapidly. The fish react to this change in their environment by becoming eating machines in preparation for the long, cold winter. Several more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - SNAPPERS, GROUPERS, REDFISH AND SEA TROUT Offshore of Florida’s Forgotten coast it is spectacular fall fishing. Anglers that target snappers are having success with red, lane and mangroves. Old shrimp boat wrecks, artificial reefs and natural cor more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Tropical Weather – first of season Well, we had some tropical weather this past week. It was basically the first of the season. Fortunately, the only thing we got was lots of rain and some gusty winds. The low pressure squashed the offshore fi more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - SNAPPER SPECTACULAR You are in luck if you enjoy eating snappers, because summer on the Forgotten Coast is the best time of the year to do some serious snapper slammin’. Forget those over-regulated gag and red groupers, their time is coming this f more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - FISH FOR OUR KIDS Having just returned from my annual family reunion, my recent thoughts have been about children, particularly grandchildren of which I am blessed with six. This year we (19 of us) decided to change the venue for the soiree, more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - BE SMART—BE SUN SAFE August is just a brutal time to be on the water fishing or scalloping on the Forgotten Coast of North Florida. Children are extremely susceptible to the intense sun. Parents must be extra protective when kids are in the more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - SHY SUMMER SNAPPERS—SCALE DOWN TO SCORE By August red snappers have seen lots of different baits on the wrecks and reefs of the NW Florida Panhandle. Success may depend on the smart angler being aware of this and being willing to change bait offer more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - SNAPPER SLAM Summertime on the northern Gulf coast south of Apalachicola is the perfect time to do some serious snapper slammin’. All you need is some good wreck numbers and a positive mental attitude. Two of the best old shrimp boat wrecks for s more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - SNOOK AND TROUT IN THE GLADES For a change and to attempt to spice up my normal fishing reports, this week I have chosen to write about a spectacular trip I took last week into the Florida Everglades. An old friend and I booked a trip with Captain more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - RED SNAPPERS ARE BITING LIKE CRAZY Now that the red snapper season in reopened in the Gulf, the fish are on an eating rampage. It’s always hot and cold, but right now it is wide open fun. A friend shared a perfect analogy on the snapper bite. Wh more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle