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The Aucilla seems like a beautiful place to catch a fish.

On Friday, a friend texted me, “Do you want to go inshore fishing tomorrow out of St. Marks.” I eagerly said, “Yes.” I had been wanting to fish offshore in my boat, but the winds had been whipping up 3 to 5 foot seas for the last 2 weeks. Not my kind of fishing conditions. The next day, I mostly sat ...

Braining is interesting concept….
When we spearfish, its great to hit the brain or spine, fish doesnt go nuts and draw in sharks…..
The trade off is the fillets wonts ever firm up , even on good ice…
Cleaning a fish that has been stone is like filleting a bag of worms…
Oh well better than losing ...

Thanks for the report. Those are some quality red grouper.


Along those lines, every fish, except one that I screwed up, went through the full ikejime process to ensure the flesh is of the highest quality. Yes, most of my fishing buddies think I’m nuts until they see the process, taste the fish ...

FTReelty wrote: April 2nd, 2026, 11:45 am Keep em coming! Hope to head to Aucilla tomorrow and try for trout and reds... Will post up report.

I'm looking forward to your report.

I fish offshore because I never figured out how to catch redfish.

Good report. Catching one puffer is fun.

Great video of the goliath.

A good time, except for the fuel bill, I see we should have ran out to 90ft to find the fire trucks.


Yes, we burned a lot of gas and the fuel bill was more painful than normal.

Anyway, according to my fishy math/economics, we did great. I like to think that each one of those red grouper ...

Carrabelle--With a break in both work and weather, I finally got to run the boat again. Because we were fairly successful last March between S Tower and the 20 Fathom Break, we followed more or less the same plan.

We headed from the Carrabelle River to East Pass, and then miles beyond the pass, we ...

Glad to hear that someone got out on a boat.

We'll it ain't the Miami International Boat Show. But there must be at least 100 boats for sale at the North Florida Fair Grounds today and tomorrow. The boat brands represented include Robalo, Cobia, Parker, Contender, Sportsman, Pathfinder, Pheonix, Tidewater, G3, Benington, and more. I suspect ...

The Tallahassee Regional Boat Show will be held at the North Florida Fair Grounds in Tallahassee this weekend. Might be time to buy a new boat.

The show will be hosted by Big Bend Marine in Perry, Fla. and Mikes Marine Supply in Panacea, Fla. I have had positive experiences with both of these ...

What are your favorite ways to prepare grunts for a meal, not bait?

The best time to fish is when you can. I'm glad you were able to get out.

An old angler once told me to focus on the deep spots. I did that and then got skunked. If you figure out the strategy, let us know and post a few pictures.

Here are some additional underwater pictures from my fishing trip on December 26, 2025. I can’t wait for work and weather to give me another opportunity to get out on the water.
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