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Salt Water MEXICO BEACH/PORT ST JOE OFFSHORE Reports say bottom fishing is steady with live bait. Grouper limits are being picked up in 170-190’ of water in the hard bottom area south of Cape San Blas, lots of red snapper to contend with, but a few more gags and scamps are being caught as well. King mackerel bite remains steady also. Drifting live baits is working the best, but dusters and cigar minnows are also effective. Tarpon are slowly moving east and anglers are enjoying regular hook-ups from outside Cape Shoals to Indian Pass and Bob Sikes Cut. Tripletails continue lurking around structure from Indian pass through Appalache bay. ST JOSEPH BAY Several reports of large trout came in this week from St Joseph Bay. Sight fishing for them on the flats between Pigs Island and Eagle Harb...

Report for 08/17/2009 Salt Water MEXICO BEACH/PORT ST JOE OFFSHORE Bottom fishing is been steady with live bait working well on grouper and snapper. Reports have the strong Snapper bite at about 80’ however; many respectable snapper are being caught in much shallower water. Grouper continue to be picked up in 170-190’ of water south of Cape San Blas, mainly red snapper, but a few more gags and scamps are being caught as well. King mackerel bite remains steady also. Drifting live baits is working the best, but dusters and cigar minnows are also effective. Tarpon are schooling and feeding in the Indian Pass, area and tripletail have continued to be great sport from Indian pass through Appalache bay. ST JOSEPH BAY Trout fishing continues to be great in St Joseph Bay this week. There are ...

Salt Water MEXICO BEACH/PORT ST JOE OFFSHORE All Reports indicate good bottom fishing inshore. There is a good chance fish will be on many of the inshore numbers inside twenty miles. Live baits are proving to be the best bait and they are plentiful around the inshore wrecks. To be on the safe side carry frozen baits like Cigar minnows or Boston mackerel. Next to live and frozen baits, jigging with Braid slammers or the Shimano butterflies are a great option. The king mackerel bite is strong and many anglers are boasting super catches this week. The vast majority of the larger kings were caught over inshore wrecks using a flat line while bottom fishing. ST JOSEPH BAY The trout report has not changed much with good fish caught at first light and late afternoon around the middle grounds and ...

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...

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