Fishing Reports by Capt. Rob Ottlein

flounder at Matanzas Inlet - Flounder up to 8 lbs are being caught in the Matanzas Inlet area on the change of tides. Live mud minnows and live finger mullet are the best baits to use. Rig the minnows on a 1/0 khale hook and use a 3/0 khale hook for the mullet. A minnow on a more...
Capt. Rob Ottlein - Flagler Beach

fishing is picking up - Small passing cold fronts along with strong west/south west winds for the past month made for some difficult fishing conditions here in the Flagler/Palm Coast area. Now that the fronts have stopped and the winds are starting to subside the fishing more...
Capt. Rob Ottlein - Flagler Beach

Late Season Cold Front - A cold front that moved through northeast Florida the beginning of last week put a damper on the ares fishing. Along with the cold front came winds that were gusting up to 30 mph. On top of this we were also confronted with the full moon. I don't kno more...
Capt. Rob Ottlein - Flagler Beach

snook are turning in northeast Florida - Snook fishing is in full swing in the Flagler Beach/Palm Coast area. On a recent charter three snook were caught that measured 21, 25 and 26. All three were caught live lining shrimp. They also caught trout, bluefish and flounder. I have also more...
Capt. Rob Ottlein - Flagler Beach

Flounder from the Pier - There's a good flounder run happening off the Flagler Pier. Flounder up to 8 lbs have been brought to the planks by anglers this past week. The main bait of choice is live mullt. Live mud minnows or live shrimp will also work. There has also been more...
Capt. Rob Ottlein - Flagler Beach

Northeast Snook - Although the air temperatures are up and down during the month of March the snook fishing has been improving. I've caught snook all winter long here in the Flagler Beach/Ormond Beach area but most have been on the small side. Now that the days are ge more...
Capt. Rob Ottlein - Flagler Beach