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On Saturday, I launched my boat in Wakulla county and took a 20 mile boat ride to one of my grouper spots south of Franklin County. My buddy and I quickly caught our limit of grouper and made it back to the ramp before lunch.

I've also been very satisfied with TM Trolling Motor service.

I like to target flounder from late August to early October when I understand they are heading offshore to spawn.

It looks like the Franklin County Commission might reconsider the closure of its boat ramps at its Special Meeting scheduled for 9:00 a.m. April 30, 2020. See the meeting announcement here for more details: https://www.franklincountyflorida.com/2020/03/22/ordinance-temporarily-closing-all-beaches-an...

Section 1.B. of Governor DeSantis' stay-at-home order (Executive Order no. 20-91) states among other things that "all persons in Florida shall limit their movements and personal interactions outside of their home to only those necessary to obtain or provide essential services or conduct essenti...

Apparently, Port St. Joe closed the Frank Pate Park ramp for the next 2 weeks because of coronavirus concerns. Wasn’t planning to go there anyway.

See the news in detail here https://www.starfl.com/news/20200330/ci ... -two-weeks

And cleaning them? Huge ribcage... I am by no means an expert at cleaning fish. Had to learn the hard way just to use a fillet glove. However, I learned to clean sheepshead by watching youtube. One of the best videos I've found showed that there is a seam or flap of skin right where the dorsal fin ...

I've got a list of fish that make me mad because I can't seem to find or catch them. Sheepshead had been on the list for nearly 3 years, but they finally came off the list on Saturday when we put eight of them in the cooler. The largest sheepshead was 21" long and the shortest was about 16 or 1...

Thanks for all the great pictures.

John21:6 wrote:Does anyone know if the sheepshead are spawning yet?

Maybe. After failing to catch any at the St. Marks reef, we caught two around some rocks offshore. One was 18” the other was 15.”

We were using dropper rigs with live shrimp or half shrimp as bait.

Does anyone know if the sheepshead are spawning yet?

Can’t wait to see the pictures from your trip.

GaryDroze wrote:You'll upset more people if you post locations.

Hahaha. You are so right!

When I referred to "most people" on the forum, I could have just as easily said everyone but Gary Droze. I really appreciate it when you teach us about your experiences and share some spots.

My 2020 Fishing Goals: 1. Learn how to catch some of the fish that have been making me mad because I have not caught them very successfully: a. Cobia, b. Sheepshead, c. Mangrove snapper offshore, and d. Tripletail. 2. Tow the boat to places where I've never fished before. 3. Waste less meat when fi...

For those that fish offshore the Exxon Template is an old oil test rig. Not sure how long it has been there but I remember going to it 25 years ago. I would hate to see our area look like southern LA our have any fracking in this region either. ARTICLE II, SECTION 7, Florida Constitution  Natural r...