Forgotten Coast Fishing Report
The weather was a little sketchy last week, but before that we had been getting good reports of gag grouper, with limits being caught on rubble piles and wrecks. The gags have been hitting live, pinfish, sardines, mullet and grunts. The red snapper bite has been getting better, but don’t forget – this is weekends only.
The bite has been picking up inshore with these overcast days. Try throwing top water plugs, such as Spooks, Skitter Walks, and You-Zuri. We have had several limits this week of trout and redfish. Z-Man Diezel Minnow in the slam shady or pinfish have been performing well. We also use a touch of Pro Cure or you can tip your jig with a fish bite for a good chance at some flounder.
Catfish are still producing in the deeper parts of the river; shrimp and cut mullet are the baits to start out with. With the water cooling, bass are starting to turn on. The morning bite has been good; Carolina rigging a Zoom Ol Monster in a candy bug is a good start. A jitterbug or frog are also good lures to try.
We are having our annual blowout sale, with deals on various items up to 50% off. With dove season right around the corner, we have all you need from shot to shotgun. So until next week, don’t forget those jackets and lanyards. Good luck and tight lines.
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.