A unique website dedicated to fishing information from Florida's Northern Big Bend. This includes the area from the Econfina River west to the Apalachicola River
Use this area to post inshore fishing reports from the area. Please try to include relevant information such as:
Location, date, time, water conditions, weather conditions, baits, techniques, species caught, etc.
Took the fam down to st marks for the first fam spring trip. Launched at the fort around 930 and by the time we made our run to the mouth of the river, my crew was so cold I had to turn around and take them back to the car to thaw out. Air temp was around 47. I dinked around in the river till maybe 11 to let it warm up some then went back and picked them up. My son wouldn't stop talking about grouper so I ran out to st marks reef to "attemp" to at least put a short one on his line. We couldnt find anything but little bsb and this one convict. Then we ran back in closer to a familiar rock pile and picked up 1 decent bsb and a spaniard. Decided it was time to try and find a few trout in the 3-4 ft range. Water temp was bouncing around 69-70 but couldn't find a trout anywhere. Tried all types and colors of plastics on jig heads and some under corks with ZERO luck. Not even a trash fish. Around high tide I decided to grow a pair and venture into the rock garden. First time for everything. I was able to find one 26 3/4 in redfish around a rock. And I could see prob a dozen or so trout hanging around the same area but they wouldn't bite anything. Caught the red on a new penny gulp on jig head. Around 430 the kids had enough and we headed in. Once I got back to the channel I noticed at least 4-5 boats on the west flats and nudged my son and said "apparently the fish are on that side". now that I read cgrins report, I was apparently right. A day late and a dollar short! Still a fun day with the fam, and better than being at work.
Then we ran back in closer to a familiar rock pile and picked up 1 decent bsb and a spaniard. Decided it was time to try and find a few trout in the 3-4 ft range. Water temp was bouncing around 69-70 but couldn't find a trout anywhere. Tried all types and colors of plastics on jig heads and some under corks with ZERO luck. Not even a trash fish. Around high tide I decided to grow a pair and venture into the rock garden. First time for everything. I was able to find one 26 3/4 in redfish around a rock. 
And I could see prob a dozen or so trout hanging around the same area but they wouldn't bite anything. Caught the red on a new penny gulp on jig head. Around 430 the kids had enough and we headed in. Once I got back to the channel I noticed at least 4-5 boats on the west flats and nudged my son and said "apparently the fish are on that side". now that I read cgrins report, I was apparently right. A day late and a dollar short! Still a fun day with the fam, and better than being at work. 
