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.
Went down to St. Marks and fished the flats. This was the first time down in about a year. Didn't have much luck on the flats with trout (1 20" and several shorts) so decided to head out to a spot in about 15' and float a pinfish. In less than 5 minutes we were hooked up!
My wife did a tremendous job of pulling anchor, moving rods, lifting motor, getting gaff and holding the rod while I gaffed him! Realized a 17' flats boat isn't really built for cobra fishing, but I'm not sure I would have rather had any of my guy friends that I've ever fished with helping. After about 25 minutes we finally had him in the boat.
I bought a set up about 3 years ago and have floated a pinfish behind the boat at all times, but never hooked up. Glad to finally have the first one in the boat!
Very nice. Prefect description of my first cobia as well. Also at St Marks and just trailing a pinfish. Mine was 2" shy of legal, so I kinda don't count it. Great job!
Ducks, turkeys, flats fishing. Who has time for golf?
Congrats Fishing Coach! Really nice cobe and looks like painted and unpainted digits all made it through the catch unscathed (unlike the shared story ).
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