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Forgotten Coast Fishing Report

Red snapper season closed but another good amount was harvested. Dave Mason got this nice one, 35 inches long and weighing 21 pounds, fishing with squid for bait, just before the season closed. Pete Barwick of Bounty Bay PSJ charters had another great season as well. Red grouper season opened Jan. 1; keep an eye out for black tuna while you’re out there. 

If you’re not fishing for sheepshead, you should be, they are red hot this time of year! You can find them around pilings using fiddler, crabs or shrimp. The speckled trout bite has also been good, with the bigger ones being caught in deeper holes of 10 to 14 feet on live shrimp or jigs with pink and white soft plastics. Redfish and whiting are being caught on the beaches with shrimp. 

The crappie season is off to a good start with several limits being caught off Depot Creek with minnows and soft plastics. Bass has been pretty decent as well, but remember to slow your presentation down. Try using a Ned Rig with a green pumpkin Z-Man TRD. 



We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Whether you’re fishing, hunting, or going to the beach, stop in and see us for all your outdoor needs.

Tom Gannaway – BlueWater Outriggers



Meet the Editor

David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.

Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.

In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.

Wendy Weitzel The Star Digital Editor

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