Fishing Reports by Capt. Joel Gant

Summertime Fishing - Finally May is here, this is one of my favorite time of year to target multiple species. As we move into May, the fishing should continue to get better and better. The water clarity should improve with the winds letting up and the temperatures are g more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

Game on - Game on .. Fish on ! Finally fishheads, this is what we've all been waiting for, great fishing and great weather.With the fishing in March so good, April will be even more exciting . The cold fronts should be pretty much over but we still have more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

Thanks god for grunts - Key West snapper, gray snapper, white grunt or in our area, just pain grunts. Call them what you will but ask any party headboat or charter captain and he will say thank god for grunts. Grunts have saved many of fishing trips with plenty of thes more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

Wintertime Fishing - Wintertime Fishing That's right, it's that time of year to look for the Convict fish AKA sheepshead. With the colder waters these fish can be found anywhere there is structure. Look around the rock piles, docks and channel markers. I used a # more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

A New Year - Well it's a new year and with a new year comes resolutions that we know were gonna keep, right? Lets be real, most resolutions are not kept. So let's work on the priorities like… fishing! We need to make sure our boat is in tip top shape, our gea more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

Serious Fishing - Serious Fishing Ok fishheads, now that turkey day is over and we all put on at least 5 pounds, its time to get back to some serious fishing. The fishing in November was great; December should continue to be some fantastic fishing. Fish more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

Time change - Time Change I hope you remembered the time changed on November 1st. If not, now you know why you've been early to every thing the last few days. If you're like me, you can never be too early to go fishing. With the time change comes shorter da more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

Fall is in the air in Hernando Beach - Fall Is In The Air! Finally what we've all been waiting for… some cooler weather. From inshore to offshore the fishing should really turn on this month. Every day the grouper bite in 25 – 35 foot depths is getting better and better, on sma more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

Scallop Fever - Scallop Fever Scallop fever in still in full swing. From Hernando Beach to Crystal river, look in the 4 – 8 foot water. If you don't have any ideas where to go, just look for the congregation of boats. With just a mask, snorkel and fins, sca more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

Gag Grouper & Scallops - Gag Grouper & Scallops Finally fishing fanatics, what we've all been waiting for. The gag grouper and scallop season is open. Let's start with the gags. Right now the season for these hard fighting brutes is July 1st to December 3rd. The mini more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach