Forgotten Coast Outdoor Report
Jake Harpe here at Bluewater has been on the red grouper and B-Liners. He says you need to be in 100 feet of water, and live or cut bait has been working well. The amberjack bite has been good using 2 ounce Spro jigs over wrecks and reefs.
Redfish continue to improve in the bay; swim baits such as the Z-Man DieZel Minnow in pinfish color have been working well. If you want to amp up that bait, put some Pro-Cure on it. That stuff really works. Trout are also biting but season is still closed, so handle them with care; they are the future. Sheepshead are starting to turn on as well; for the best results fish around pilings, docks and jetties with a #1 or #2 hook and a fiddler crab.
The bluegill and shellcracker bite has been good in freshwater. Look for them on shell and gravel bottoms; crickets or worms are getting the most bites. Bass are starting to go on bed so you know the water is warming up. Water temp has been in the mid 60s on the Chipola River. Catfish have been really good this week on cut bait in the deeper holes.
Our photo this week is of John Jones from Wewahitchka. He bagged this nice buck last week out of his tree stand in Gulf County.
Whether you’re heading to the woods or out on the water, stop in and see us for all your outdoor needs. We have some great deals going on right now especially on certain Penn reels and combos. Until next week, tight lines and don’t forget those lifejackets.
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.