gulf of mexico
Spring Warrior Fish Camp, A Great Destination on Taylor County, Florida’s Gulf Coast
Spring Warrior Fish Camp is one of the few “real” fish camps still remaining on Florida’s Gulf coast. Located about 15 miles from Perry, it sits on Spring Warrior Creek, just a short run by boat from some of the best trout and redfishing anywhere in Florida.
Sheepshead Providing Great Fishing Action and Eating on Florida’s Big Bend, Spring 2016
First, they’re officially sheepShead, but many Floridians call them sheephead, with out the “S”. and what’s more, sheepshead, found all along Florida’s Gulf coast, are notorious bait stealers. During most of the year, these small-mouthed fish inhabit coastal oyster and rock bars, docks and rock jetties searching for their favorite prey—crustaceans, including small crabs, …
The Mackerel Are Coming! The Mackerel Are Coming!
Word is that the pods of bait fish that both Spanish and king mackerel love and follow are now north of Tampa Bay and heading towards our Big Bend/Natural North Florida waters. That means, that by the middle of March, the “bite” should be hot and heavy at places like Seahorse Reef at …
Small Town Escape: Follow That Dream Down Highway 40 to Yankeetown, Florida
If you’re driving north or south on US19/98 and find yourself in the village of Inglis, near the highway’s intersection with the Withlacoochee River, be sure to turn west on SR40, locally known as “Follow That Dream Parkway”. Yes, Elvis was there in 1961 filming Follow That Dream, one of his most successful movies, putting …
Relay For Life Fishing Tournament, Suwannee, FL, March 26, 2016
On March 26, 2016, Suwannee Marina will host the Relay For Life Fishing Tournament at Suwannee, FL. It’s an inshore/offshore/freshwater tournament. Leave the dock at first safe light, and be back for the inshore/freshwater weigh-in at 3PM–or the offshore weigh-in at 4PM. The entry fee is $100 per boat (until March 11; $125 after) and …
Can You Catch Fish In Natural North Florida? You Betcha!
Our spring fed rivers, coastal creeks and rivers, as well as the inshore and offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico provide some of the best fishing in the world. Here are a few photos to prove our point. Explore our many coastal communities–Yankeetown, Cedar Key, Suwannee, Horseshoe Beach, Steinhatchee, Keaton Beach, St. Marks and …
If You Fish or Boat on Natural North Florida’s Big Bend– Know Your Weather!
Yes, Florida is warm. And in winter months, it’s typically warmer than the rest of the country and most of Europe. But there are times when cold fronts appear and the temperatures get to freezing or just a few degrees below. For many of us “natives” 60-degrees F is cold! When it comes to boating …
Hungry For A Trout Dinner–Fish Suwannee’s Barnett and Dan May Creeks This Winter!
There are lots of deep holes in creeks and rivers all along our Natural North Florida Gulf coastline, but few are as easily accessed as Dan May and Barnett Creeks. These creeks are big–as big as many of our coastal rivers–and hold swarms of fat spotted seatrout during cold winter days. There are several excellent …
“Seenie Otey” Is Just A Short Paddle From Cedar Key
On the charts and maps of Cedar Key and Dixie County, Florida it’s named “Atsena Otie Key”. But to locals, it’s simply “Seenie Otey”. In any case, this island is just a short paddle from the beach and harbor at the south end of the town of Cedar Key. There, you can launch your own …
The “411” on Fishing Steinhatchee’s North Shore in Winter Months
The close-in coastline south of Steinhatchee often gets more than its fair share of attention by anglers, especially during the cool early-winter months. There are, of course, a couple of good reasons. First, the bottom is rockier there, providing shelter and warmth for the bait fish and crustaceans that are of interest to inshore species …