Forgotten Coast Fishing Report
The kingfish are here! If you’re chasing them, try dragging a duster with a cigar minnow. Start at the buoy line and work your way out. Mahi have also been producing from about 30 to 50 miles out on weed lines and other floating debris. Keeper snapper are in the 80- to 100-foot depth of water, don’t forget triggerfish opens on August 1.
We’ve gotten several reports of whiting and big bluefish in the Bay as well as the Gulf. If you’re looking for trout, early morning will be your best chance. Live pinfish are great baits to start with. If you’re throwing top water baits, the MirrOlure Prop work exceptionally well. For a sub-surface lure, check out the Rapala Twitchin’ Mullet. I had a chance to talk with Capt. Tim Wilder this morning of T-Man Charters. He’s been having some great trips out of Indian Pass with catches of white trout and specks.
The bluegill and shell crackers are being caught on worms and crickets pretty much anywhere there’s water. The catfish are being caught on cut bait, live bait, and stink bait. Trot lines and bush hooks are another way to catch them.
In addition to bait and tackle, BlueWater Outriggers offers a selection of boat cleaning supplies. We carry hull cleaner, deck cleaner, as well as Salt Off for your tackle. We also have waxes as well as oxidation remover.
Until next week, don’t forget those lanyards and lifejackets. Tight lines and good luck,
Tom Gannaway – BlueWater Outriggers
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.