Fishing Reports by Capt. James Pic

Happy Thanksgiving! - Wanted to tell everyone that reads my reports Happy Thanksgiving and Holidays. May your New Year wishes all come true. Go Cowboys! Took four pound Ray out today. He wanted to get in on some of that great spanish action going on. After a couple more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

Nothing like a little spanish for Thanksgiving - The Colemans' from Houston are trying to make going to the beach a Thanksgiving Holiday tradition. One of the things they want to do while here is catch a few fish. The fall spanish run was perfect for the two children, Shawn and Cassidy, having more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

Opening day of Duck Season, Panama City, Florida 2009 - Well.......There were a lot of ducks today. We were set up, once again, in a perfect position. We did well, had eight birds, with only two of us. We saw many species; ringers, bluebills, teal, puddle ducks and woodies. There was only one problem more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

'Tis the season..... - To catch big reds in the pass! We hit it mid morning today. Got some big menhaden that were just dying to be redfish food. As soon as Ray put his first down up came a 26 7/8 inch red and they only got bigger from there. We hooked six or seven lan more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

Pass fishing heating up. - The reds are biting in the pass. I managed two 20lb fish in between Ray's fish yesterday. Fishing was good with some blues mixed in. Bait was easy to get. There are several ways to catch the reds in the pass. One is to anchor with a live bait more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

It's a girl! - One of my duck hunting clients called me a couple of months ago asking if I wanted a new duck dog. It's been a couple of seasons since Feathers headed to the Rainbow Bridge so I thought it would be a good time put a new gal in my life. I picked u more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

Flounder could finally be on the move! - Today we spent a couple of hours in West Bay teaching how and where to catch reds and trout. Hit the hot water canal with nothing going on there just yet. We headed toward the pass and the Island finding no flounder in the kiddie pool but some good more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

Cooler weather could bring great opportunity. - This time of year I spend a little more time on the golf course and in the deer stand. I took a nice doe a few days ago with my bow. I get to fish a few days a week with this week no exception. I'm a little dissappointed in the lack of flounder mo more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

Cold weather arrives...look for the fishing to heat up! - Finally! Welcome to Florida....hot and sweaty on Thursday, heat comes on Saturday. To say that we had a big weather change is an understatement. Hope all of you guys that emailed me this week about fishing the bay found an out of the way place w more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

Fall? How 'bout straight into winter. - This has been the hottest October I can remember. The fishing has been good. With bow season opening on Saturday I, along with a lot of other people, have been praying for some cool weather. Looks like we are going to get it, not cool though, cold more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City