St. Marks Fishing Reports (May 2025)

Robert Mcclinnis
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported: 3 weeks ago

The big trout are leaving the creeks and fattening up for the spawn. Lots of things work pinfish, mud minnows, shrimp. But the go to is a eighth ounce jig head red or pink works best with a soft plastic in is gold and glow, golden brim or watermelon regulator....

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Robert Mcclinnis Crawfordville, Florida Reported: 3 weeks ago

The big trout are leaving the creeks and fattening up for the spawn. Lots of things work pinfish, mud minnows, shrimp. But the go to is a eighth ounce jig head red or pink works best with a soft plastic in is gold and glow, golden brim or watermelon regulator. Is work those in deeper troughs and creeks mouths.

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Robert Mcclinnis
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

It's time to start herding sheepshead. We look for them on structure in 25 yo 50 feet of water. A Crustacean of your choice, With a enough lead to hold it down and a small hook. I prefer eagle claw Style 85, they are good and sharp right out of...

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Robert Mcclinnis Crawfordville, Florida Reported: 3 months ago

It's time to start herding sheepshead. We look for them on structure in 25 yo 50 feet of water. A Crustacean of your choice, With a enough lead to hold it down and a small hook. I prefer eagle claw Style 85, they are good and sharp right out of the package and cheap, easy enough to cut off and retire. Moose has a very respectable fish

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Robert Mcclinnis
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

With the temperature fluctuating so much the fish like to find deeper holes, many different baits are working. Jigheads are the best, I prefer soft plastics like the saltwater assassin, as far as color I can't nail one down. Shrimp also work well, 1/4 Jighead moved painfully slow. We have...

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Robert Mcclinnis Crawfordville, Florida Reported: 3 months ago

With the temperature fluctuating so much the fish like to find deeper holes, many different baits are working. Jigheads are the best, I prefer soft plastics like the saltwater assassin, as far as color I can't nail one down. Shrimp also work well, 1/4 Jighead moved painfully slow. We have a wide open calendar.

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Robert Mcclinnis
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported: 4 months ago

Trout are on fire. Edges of holes,channels edges and any place where the water temperatures are stable. It is hard to beat your favorite soft plastics on a jig head. If the bite slows add a popping cork.

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Robert Mcclinnis Crawfordville, Florida Reported: 4 months ago

Trout are on fire. Edges of holes,channels edges and any place where the water temperatures are stable. It is hard to beat your favorite soft plastics on a jig head. If the bite slows add a popping cork.

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Robert Mcclinnis
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported: 5 months ago

Happy Thanksgiving. As we celebrate the bounty of the fall, the weather is turning colder. The response by mother nature is to add a layer of fat. So the bite is on fire, the places are deeper holes and channel edges with decent flow. My favorite baits this time of...

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Robert Mcclinnis Crawfordville, Florida Reported: 5 months ago

Happy Thanksgiving. As we celebrate the bounty of the fall, the weather is turning colder. The response by mother nature is to add a layer of fat. So the bite is on fire, the places are deeper holes and channel edges with decent flow. My favorite baits this time of year are soft plastics on a jighead or shrimp on a jighead. We have plenty of dates available, if weather permits red snapper are in fairly close.

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Robert Mcclinnis
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported: 7 months ago

It's fall and pumpkins are everywhere, by pumpkins I mean redfish. Early in the The fall season while the water still warm live baits work best as the water cools cut baits rule. Also , as the water cools red snapper Move closer to shore, locals LY's . I prefer...

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Robert Mcclinnis Crawfordville, Florida Reported: 7 months ago

It's fall and pumpkins are everywhere, by pumpkins I mean redfish. Early in the The fall season while the water still warm live baits work best as the water cools cut baits rule. Also , as the water cools red snapper Move closer to shore, locals LY's . I prefer live and fresh dead Sardines. And threadfin.

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Robert Mcclinnis
Crawfordville, Florida
Reported: 10 months ago

The bottom fishing continues to be good although you have to watch your weather windows. Again, thread hearing sardines on a knocker, rig. L y's or live baits have been working really well. Don't forget scallop season starts Monday.July firsthere's no better way to cool off than to dip into...

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Robert Mcclinnis Crawfordville, Florida Reported: 10 months ago

The bottom fishing continues to be good although you have to watch your weather windows.
Again, thread hearing sardines on a knocker, rig. L y's or live baits have been working really well.
Don't forget scallop season starts Monday.July firsthere's no better way to cool off than to dip into the gulf and pick up some sea Sweets

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TJ Saunders
Apalachicola, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing on the forgotten coast is heating up as the temperatures fall. Redfish are patrolling the flats eager to eat a jig, spoon or well placed fly. Dodging weather has been the hardest part of fishing this fall, winds and rain have been erratic. But when the conditions line up,...

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TJ Saunders Apalachicola, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing on the forgotten coast is heating up as the temperatures fall. Redfish are patrolling the flats eager to eat a jig, spoon or well placed fly. Dodging weather has been the hardest part of fishing this fall, winds and rain have been erratic. But when the conditions line up, Forgotten Coast fishing is on fire.

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