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Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M.
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported 2 weeks ago
Fall is coming. The brown shrimp have come back in from their spawn.
Mullet are starting to gather in the creek mouths.
That being said, there are some large traps moving in very shallow top waters, like skid or walks or chug bugs. If it's grassy, work the chug bug like it's a walk, the dog.
Cut mullet cut in live. Pinfish are also getting the red fish.
Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M. Crawfordville, Florida Reported 2 weeks ago
Fall is coming. The brown shrimp have come back in from their spawn.
Mullet are starting to gather in the creek mouths.
That being said, there are some large traps moving in very shallow top waters, like skid or walks or chug bugs. If it's grassy, work the chug bug like it's a walk, the dog.
Cut mullet cut in live. Pinfish are also getting the red fish.
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Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M.
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported 2 weeks ago
The bottom fishing bite is some of the best. It's been all year.
We're getting red grouper, red snapper, and gag grouper, and even some very large mangrove snappers.
If you can find sardines, live cigar minnows, and live threadfin. Those are going to give you better-quality fish.
For gay groupers, it's hard to beat whole, one-pound-plus grunts, whole mulletheads, and large butterflied blue runners.
We're using eighty pound liter and eight or nine odd hooks, with the least amount of lead to get to the bottom.
Usually knocker rigs or Captain Chappy's hogballs. I put my own hooks on...
Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M. Crawfordville, Florida Reported 2 weeks ago
The bottom fishing bite is some of the best. It's been all year.
We're getting red grouper, red snapper, and gag grouper, and even some very large mangrove snappers.
If you can find sardines, live cigar minnows, and live threadfin. Those are going to give you better-quality fish.
For gay groupers, it's hard to beat whole, one-pound-plus grunts, whole mulletheads, and large butterflied blue runners.
We're using eighty pound liter and eight or nine odd hooks, with the least amount of lead to get to the bottom.
Usually knocker rigs or Captain Chappy's hogballs. I put my own hooks on
that. I'm usually larger than they come with
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Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M.
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
The bottom fishing bite is very good. Most trips, we're getting are limit of red groupers, a handful of red snapper. and plentiful Gag grouper action. On days where the current is slow, live bates work well.
Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M. Crawfordville, Florida Reported 1 month ago
The bottom fishing bite is very good. Most trips, we're getting are limit of red groupers, a handful of red snapper. and plentiful Gag grouper action. On days where the current is slow, live bates work well.
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Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M.
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported 2 months ago
The red grouper bite is off the chain. You can get some anywhere from forty feet out to as deep as you want to go. The red snapper have been hidden. Most of the bigger keepers are in deep water one hundred to one hundred and forty feet deep. Down bigger baits equal bigger fish. The usual cut beats whether ladyfish or mullet, or bunker whichever you'd like to call them. Are working great!

Save your live beats for areas where there are good fish and remember everything eats squid!
Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M. Crawfordville, Florida Reported 2 months ago
The red grouper bite is off the chain. You can get some anywhere from forty feet out to as deep as you want to go. The red snapper have been hidden. Most of the bigger keepers are in deep water one hundred to one hundred and forty feet deep. Down bigger baits equal bigger fish. The usual cut beats whether ladyfish or mullet, or bunker whichever you'd like to call them. Are working great!

Save your live beats for areas where there are good fish and remember everything eats squid!
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Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M.
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported 2 months ago
The bottom Fishing has been good.
Look for bait stacks.
The usual frozen baits are the best thing to start with.
The when the bite starts to slow switch to live baits. Pinfish are working.
But live sardines and live cigar, minnows are working the best..
Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M. Crawfordville, Florida Reported 2 months ago
The bottom Fishing has been good.
Look for bait stacks.
The usual frozen baits are the best thing to start with.
The when the bite starts to slow switch to live baits. Pinfish are working.
But live sardines and live cigar, minnows are working the best..
Fishing in Carrabelle, Florida
Fishing in Carrabelle, Florida
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Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M.
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported 3 months ago
When the wind isn't blowing.
The offshore bait has been fair to good.
Find some shallower numbers in forty 52 fifty foot of water and start there.You'll get a few red grouper.Some big gags, you have to throw back and a few keeper red snapper.
So if you move out to 80 to a 100 foot, there are a few more reds grouper and snapper sardines cigar, minos. Thread, herring are all good baits.The fresher or liver, they are, the better they are.
With this full moon, the tide's running hard, so you'll need a few more ounces of lead...
Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M. Crawfordville, Florida Reported 3 months ago
When the wind isn't blowing.
The offshore bait has been fair to good.
Find some shallower numbers in forty 52 fifty foot of water and start there.You'll get a few red grouper.Some big gags, you have to throw back and a few keeper red snapper.
So if you move out to 80 to a 100 foot, there are a few more reds grouper and snapper sardines cigar, minos. Thread, herring are all good baits.The fresher or liver, they are, the better they are.
With this full moon, the tide's running hard, so you'll need a few more ounces of lead
to hold bottom.I like to match the size of my hook to the size of the bait.
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Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M.
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported 4 months ago
The redfish bite is very good, especially at higher tide stages. The baits of choice have been soft plastics on an eighth or sixteenth-ounce jig head. Look for schools of bait and start fishing there.

The trout bite has been good as well—it’s a bit of a hunt-and-peck approach. The same soft plastics are working, with colors like Golden Glow, Watermelon Red Glitter, and Kitchen Sink. Use eighth- to quarter-ounce jig heads.

Book a trip and we’ll show you firsthand.
Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M. Crawfordville, Florida Reported 4 months ago
The redfish bite is very good, especially at higher tide stages. The baits of choice have been soft plastics on an eighth or sixteenth-ounce jig head. Look for schools of bait and start fishing there.

The trout bite has been good as well—it’s a bit of a hunt-and-peck approach. The same soft plastics are working, with colors like Golden Glow, Watermelon Red Glitter, and Kitchen Sink. Use eighth- to quarter-ounce jig heads.

Book a trip and we’ll show you firsthand.
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Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M.
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported 5 months ago
Fishing report for the weekend of Easter. We are catching a lot of red fish.Most of them overslot, there are some keepers mixed in.We are also catching a lot of speckled sea trout.
Eight ounce red gold or pink jigheads with avocado red glitter watermelon, red glitter, golden glow or kitchen sink colors have been the best.
Shorelines with jumping, mullet and glass meadows are the places to work any place. There's a hole urgency or a little bit of structure.You want it to work it double time.
As always, if you wanna see firsthand give us a call and...
Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M. Crawfordville, Florida Reported 5 months ago
Fishing report for the weekend of Easter. We are catching a lot of red fish.Most of them overslot, there are some keepers mixed in.We are also catching a lot of speckled sea trout.
Eight ounce red gold or pink jigheads with avocado red glitter watermelon, red glitter, golden glow or kitchen sink colors have been the best.
Shorelines with jumping, mullet and glass meadows are the places to work any place. There's a hole urgency or a little bit of structure.You want it to work it double time.
As always, if you wanna see firsthand give us a call and
and book and trip and we'll show you
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Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M.
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported 5 months ago
The beautiful weather this time here is great for getting offshore.
Closer to shore, the seeps had bite is on 🔥.
The minimum amount of weight to get to the bottom with a number 1 or 1/0 hook and live shrimp, sand fleas or fiddlers.
Remember less is more smaller shrimp and fiddler's work just as good.If not even better than the big select shrimp.
Offshore, the fish are starting to feed good.The red grouper bite has been very good in forty to sixty feet of water.
To throw in a good time, we're catching a handful of big gags...
Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M. Crawfordville, Florida Reported 5 months ago
The beautiful weather this time here is great for getting offshore.
Closer to shore, the seeps had bite is on 🔥.
The minimum amount of weight to get to the bottom with a number 1 or 1/0 hook and live shrimp, sand fleas or fiddlers.
Remember less is more smaller shrimp and fiddler's work just as good.If not even better than the big select shrimp.
Offshore, the fish are starting to feed good.The red grouper bite has been very good in forty to sixty feet of water.
To throw in a good time, we're catching a handful of big gags
and red snapper.
Live bates.Work really good, but so do frozen sardines and thread.Fin herring.
And while you're out there, small pieces of squid will fill your cooler with grunts lane.Snapper and other tasty bottomfish.
If you want to experience this firsthand give us a call.We have a few dates left around the easter.But we're filling up quick
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Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M.
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported 6 months ago
This time of the year, the fish are transitioning from creeks to the flats.
Best thing to catch them is find mullet or bait.
If you find comorants diving there is most likely bait there.Try matching the hatch shrimp.Not necessarily big, small, pinfish, or cut baits
We're catching red fish trout flounder and sheepshead
Robert Mcclinnis
Robert M. Crawfordville, Florida Reported 6 months ago
This time of the year, the fish are transitioning from creeks to the flats.
Best thing to catch them is find mullet or bait.
If you find comorants diving there is most likely bait there.Try matching the hatch shrimp.Not necessarily big, small, pinfish, or cut baits
We're catching red fish trout flounder and sheepshead
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