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Report for 07/31/2009 Salt Water MEXICO BEACH/PORT ST JOE OFFSHORE The snapper bite continues to be good on near and offshore structure, in fact, its so good that complaints of not being able to catch grouper for the staggering number of snapper taking the bait before it reaches bottom is increasing. The up side to this is the many reports of very large red snapper. King Mackerel fishing is excellent, near structure. Trolling is accounting for the majority of catches, but those anglers free lining live baits are catching some exceptional kings. A smattering of Dolphin and Wahoo reports this week from about twenty miles out. Local fishing guru Tom Adams caught what we believe may be a record Remora. Unassisted Tom struggled with this behemoth for nearly an hour. Estimates put this fish in ...

Report for 07/24/2009 Salt Water MEXICO BEACH/PORT ST JOE OFFSHORE Bottom fishing continues to be good however challenging, as you may have to try several locations before finding fish. When you find them, they are hitting everything you drop down to them. Live baits are getting easier to catch, but dropping down frozen baits like cigar minnows will work almost as well, or try the new Lucanus bottom jigs from Shimano. The king mackerel bite is still strong with many fish seen skyrocketing after baits. All you have to do is troll dusters or cigar minnows and the fish will come to you. Start your trolling on the buoy line and work your way out to deeper water until you find the bite. Trolling offshore is picking up with some nice dolphin picked up 50 miles out trolling ballyhoo with a skirt...

Report for 07/06/2009 Salt Water MEXICO BEACH/PORT ST JOE OFFSHORE The snapper bite is hot on near and offshore structure. The Grouper bite has also been very good, for larger grouper; head out to at least 150 foot of water. Reports have the best catches at 25-40 miles out. Live bait remains plentiful. The mahi-mahi bite reports have been patchy, but reports have put them some twenty miles or so out. The King Mackerel bite has really turned on with large numbers reported around local structures like the Virginia reef and car bodies. Anglers are reporting larger than usual kings this season as well as larger Spanish mackerel. ST JOSEPH BAY Redfish and trout catches are good this week. Fishing early, from daylight to middle morning is going to be most productive. As usual, the hot spots are...

Report for 06/26/2009 Salt Water MEXICO BEACH/PORT ST JOE OFFSHORE The Snapper and Grouper bite is steady this week. Reports have the best numbers at 25-40 miles out. The Mangrove or grey, Snapper bite is good on near shore structures. Live bait is plentiful and will continue to be easy to catch at the buoys and over wrecks and reefs close in. The dolphin bite reports have been steady, and reports have put them 20 to 40 miles out. Look for the weed lines and then troll small Boone jet baits or ballyhoo. The king mackerel bite is in full gear with good numbers caught near shore and on off shore structures. Look for bait schools around the bottom structure and along the buoy line. Your best bet is trolling dusters and flat lining over structure where bait is holding. The Spanish bite has b...

Salt Water MEXICO BEACH/PORT ST JOE OFFSHORE The king mackerel bite is hot. Trolling dusters along the buoy line, and over and around wrecks and structure will get you your bag limit. Live lining for kings will get you larger kings and afford you the opportunity to do some bottom fishing for grouper and red snapper too. Further, out, the Wahoo and dolphin bite is good. Some scattered weed line occurring at about fifteen miles and a good place to target dolphin, and further at about twenty miles you will find blue water and Wahoo. ST JOSEPH BAY St Joe bay continues to be active this week with redfish trout and triple tail Redfish are hitting topwater plugs in the early morning and the area between Black’s Island and Simmon’s Bayou is the hot spot this week. Trout are favoring live bai...