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.
Rastus and I took our boys down to St. Marks for a day of father/son fishing action. We launched from Shields around 10am on a falling tide. Air temp was in the mid 60's. Wind about 1-2 mph. Started at the power plant with no luck. The noseeums had more luck on us and the kids were growing intolerant of the little boogers. Note to self: always pack bug spray. With that said we picked up some bug spray from the marina and headed down the river.
We fished the bottom between markers 57-53; casting towards the middle of the river. Around 1 pm Rastus landed 3 fish one after another (2 trout and a lady fish) and continued catching fish in this general area until 4:15pm. Rastus had more luck dragging the bottom than hopping the baits. We made it as far as Fourmile Point in hopes of landing a redfish or flounder but no bites. The kids unfortunately didn't want to fish much after the power plant but they had fun touching the fish that Rastus and I caught and entertaining themselves and us when the fishing was slow. All fish caught by Rastus (7 trout, 2 keepers, and 1 lady fish) were on a Gulp New Penny shrimp hooked on a jig. My one fish...DOA glow in the dark shrimp on a 3/8 chartreuse jig. An unexpected productive fishing day that turned out awesome! Enjoy the video and photos
