Forgotten Coast Fishing Report
One of our local fishermen, David Mason, had a great trip with red snapper last weekend. He had several keepers with a nine-pounder topping the limit. He reports several vermillion being caught on live bait and cut bait.
Inshore, trout and redfish are being caught just about anywhere there is water. White trout are under the birds, especially around Indian Pass; popping corks and a swim bait will catch as many as you need. Believe it or not, we’ve had some reports of bonefish being caught in the Panama City area; live shrimp on a football jig in shallow water is a great way to start.
Bluegill and catfish are heating up on the rivers. Cricket and worms as well as rooster tails have been the bait for bluegill. Catfish are eating up cut bait, livers, and crawlers. We have live crappie minnows in the store, and with the water cooling down, that fishery should start picking up.
Archery season opens this week so stop in and see us for those hunting needs. So 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.