With water temperatures warming, offshore fishing has as well. We are getting several reports now vermillion and lane snapper, as well as triggerfish and porgies, have been topping the charts. A double dropper rig with 30-pound fluoro or mono tied with a two or three 0 hook matched with a 6 or 7-ounce sinker from…
Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith has released the name of the man whose body was found floating Monday afternoon by law enforcement officials in Apalachicola’s Mill Pond, just off Scipio Creek. In a Facebook post, the sheriff said the body has been identified at that of Derwin Black, 22. He said Black had lived in…
During the week of March 29 through April 4, Officers Lipford and Gerber were on patrol in Gulf County and checking wild turkey hunters when they observed one individual hunting within 100 yards of a game feeding station with bait present. The individual was issued the appropriate citation. During the week of April 5 through…
During the week of March 29 through April 4, Officers Lipford and Gerber were on patrol in Gulf County and checking wild turkey hunters when they observed one individual hunting within 100 yards of a game feeding station with bait present. The individual was issued the appropriate citation. During the week of April 5 through…
Joblessness in Gulf County rose in March, and fell in Franklin, as both Forgotten Coast counties hovered around the 3.2 percent mark. According to preliminary data released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Gulf County unemployment rose by three-tenths of 1 percentage point last month, from 2.9 to 3.2 percent. Franklin County joblessness…
Vermillion snapper and triggerfish have been good offshore on squid; start at 80-foot mark and work out from there. Wahoo are starting to show up around the weather buoy. Scamp and grouper have been picking up in waters over 80 feet. Live bait like cigar minnows and pinfish top the list. Amberjack season opens May…
Beeliners continue to be the most common catch offshore, followed closely by mangrove snapper. Most are being caught over reefs on either cut bait or live shrimp. Inshore, Capt. Chase Wilder of Signal 0 Charters, put his crew on a cooler of Spanish mackerel, pompano, and trout this week. Capt. Chris Lantz of Gettin Reel…
During the week of March 8 through 14, Officers Hartzog and T. Nelson observed a recreational vessel in Franklin County with two individuals on board leaving from the bank of the East River with gear consistent with wild hog hunting. The officers stopped the vessel to conduct a resource and boating safety inspection. During the…
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc, has announced a strategic partnership with Royal IHC to design and construct a highly automated medium-class hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This state-of-the-art vessel, contracted for the Department of Defense, is slated for delivery in 2027, and will be constructed at Eastern’s Allanton and Port St. Joe…
Spring has arrived and wildlife is becoming more active, including Florida’s black bears. With this increase in activity, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is sharing ways to be BearWise to help prevent conflicts between people and bears. Black bears are on the move more this time of year in search of things to…
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