Fishing Reports by Capt. Alex Crawford

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - GET IN BETWEEN THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS The real secret to catching winter groupers is to build enough flexibility into your fishing schedule so you can select a comfortable day to go offshore. Granted winter tends to have more low pressure systems more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Grouper and Snapper Offshore and Trout and Reds Inshore Offshore guides who fish out of Apalach and Carrabelle report improvement in the grouper bite now that water is warming somewhat in the Gulf. Artificial and natural reefs are covered up more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - EARLY SPRING—BOAT AND MOTOR MAINTENANCE ‘97 Early spring is the time to get your fishing boat ready to catch ‘em up. Annual maintenance and service is a ritual for me. Here is a list of things that you may want to consider on your annual boat/mot more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - GROUPERS ARE SHALLOW NOW Gag groupers have moved in closer to shore now that the water temperature is much cooler, around 73 degrees on the surface offshore of Apalachicola. You will have to fish hard for keeper gags. Expect to get lots of bites more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - CONVICT FISH—AN OVERLOOKED SPECIES Convict fish aka sheepshead is one of the most prolific inshore species during fall and winter. The Forgotten Coast provides ideal habitat for this barnacle muncher with bridge pilings in abundance. Sheepshead o more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - FALL FISHING ON THE FORGOTTEN COAST—FABULOUS Autumn on the Gulf Coast of Florida is nothing but spectacular. The only thing that is more anxiously awaited is the fall fishing. Finally, the nights are brisk in the sixties and with some fresh rain more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - ERNESTO ALL BARK, NO BITE Meteorologists are a paranoid group. Since hurricanes Dennis and Katrina visited the Forgotten Coast last summer, the level of paranoia this year is at an all-time high. If you watch the weather channel as most of us do, more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - SHY SUMMER SNAPPERS—SCALE DOWN TO SCORE By August red snappers have seen lots of different baits on the wrecks and reefs of the NW Florida Panhandle. Success may depend on the smart angler being aware of this and being willing to change bait offer more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - QUEEN OF KINGS Captain Robyn Morgan, a dear friend, has earned the new title, QUEEN OF KINGS. One may ask, how is that? Well, here is the short story. Last week Captain Robyn and I had a corporate offshore outing for ten anglers. We were late more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - CREATURE FROM THE BLUE LAGOON Some of you may remember the classic movie filmed up the road a short way at Wakulla Springs, titled “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” Well ,yesterday, on an offshore fishing trip we had a thrilling adventure with wha more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle