The wind was blowing, but the Sheepshead were chewing! Read Full Report →

Took a Father and son out who wanted "big fish" and so we target the Goliaths! We pulled up a fat daddy along with some flounder and other tasty fish mixed in. Check out the 700# test Kevlar rooe… Read Full Report →

Had a great time the other day with a Dad and his girl. Caught lots of great tasting fish including 2 limits of snapper! Read Full Report →

Was a tad it rough offshore and so we hugged the beach. Ended up with a nice batch of Tripletail and Spanish Mackerel. Read Full Report →

The bite is still opping even with all the COVID drama. On this recent half day trip we landed some Flounder for the fish fry and then went after some bigger stuff or the fight! Another fun day! Read Full Report →

Had another sold half day trip targetting the tastiest fish in the sea! The Spanish Mackerel and Kingfish bite is also pretty solid. Give us a call and get some much needed Vitamin Sea! Read Full Report →

With a break in the windy weather, we were able to check out the 8-mile reefs and pulled up to big pods of bait being smacked high and low. It didn't take us long to figure out what was… Read Full Report →

After mostly catching smaller stuff along the beach rock piles, we decided to hunt for Triple Tail along the crab bouys and BAM, we found em! Some of the coolest and best tasting fish out there! Read Full Report →

With another day too windy to go offshore, we hid in the residential areas and saved the day! We caught Redfish, Snook, Trout and a handful of keeper Snapper and Sheephead. No matter the conditions, there are usually always… Read Full Report →

With a perfect windo of weather, a buddy and I rode out 25 miles and tons of Kingfish, absolutely SWARMING. We had targeted Snapper and Hogfish but could not hardley get ANY baits down to the bottom because of… Read Full Report →

Had a guy from up North wanting to get on some catch and release Snook and the day did not disappoint! We caught gobs of Snook from 1 foot of water next to shore all the way out to… Read Full Report →

With the seas being rather calm, we rode out about 8miles and did some Reef bottom fishing. We caught some big sharks and other species that we released but still kept enough to cover the table! The action has… Read Full Report →

Took repeat clients out for a half day trip and although we had to hode feom the winds the entire time, we still were able to put a variety of great tasting fish on the table. They are really… Read Full Report →

It's almost Winter and the Sheepshead are all ready breaking out and looking for shrimps and crabs to steal. There also Snapper, Trout, Redfish and more cruising the shallows. Come help us round them up! Read Full Report →

Inspite of the cold front and tough conditions, we were able to find steady action on the local reefs. We caught lots of short grouper and a smorgasbord of other species. we didn't run into any Barracuda or Bonita,… Read Full Report →

Absolutely love when the Triple Tail are on the crab pot bouys! Thre are lots of tasy fish in the Gulf, but none better than these gifts from heaven! Read Full Report →

Live and frozen baits are etting HAMMERED uner balloons off the beach right now. Lots of Spanish Mackerel and various sharks mixed as well. Come get some! Read Full Report →

Yesterday kcked off the 2019 Fall Kingfish season for Deep Color Fishing. Lots of Sharks, Spanish Mackerel and now Kings, patrolling the local beaches! Come get some! Read Full Report →

Mixed it up a bit and chased some shallow water predators for some clients who wanyed to stay inside the Bay. It paid off though s we had a great bite on some quality Snook and Redfish, even landed… Read Full Report →

The Mangrove Snapper remain thick and hungry on the artificial reefs. It hasn't been taking long to chum them up all around the boat and getgetting them to eat finesse offofferungs of live shrimp and cut baits. Mixed in… Read Full Report →

Took some repeat customers out for a half day trip in the Bay and caught tons of tasty fish! We kept Snapper, Sheepshead, Key West Grunts and threw back many others. Including, Red and Gag Grouper, Sharks, Jacks and… Read Full Report →

Took out a cool kid and his nice Grandparents from Washington for a half day trip in the Bay. The Snapper bite has remained consistently good on light line and small tackle. We've been able to chum em up… Read Full Report →

Took a couple out last week for a half day Snapper trip and ran into massive schools of Jack Crevalle. The Snapper bite has been steady in the Bay. Read Full Report →

A "one and done" trip! Meaning, we went to a single reef, about 5 miles offshore, and caught fish the entire time. Good tasting ones, at that! Check it out... Read Full Report →

Took a couple of returning customers out for "something big" and found some mean and hungry Barracuda. These things are FIERCE and quite the fighters! We did also manage to round up a few Snappers and stuff for the… Read Full Report →

We started the day right near the beach catching tasty Pompano, Sea Trout and Sheepshead and then pushed out a mile for some big Kingfish action! Another great day, check out the pics Read Full Report →

Took a single guest out yesterday and started off near the beach catching lots of Sheepshead and some Spotted Sea Trout. After limiting out, we pushed out a couple miles and hammered Sharks and Kingfish. From live shrimp to… Read Full Report →

On an unusually foggy morning, we ran about ten miles from John's Pass and found some hungry Gag grouper which, luck for them, are closed. Digging them off the structure was fun but being close, were not going to… Read Full Report →

We out a couple of day ago with a cool couple from Missouri and caught grips of fish! While pulling up the usual tasty Snapper, Sheepshead and key West Grunts off the bottom with shrimp, we also hooked up… Read Full Report →

Holding to this winter pattern, we again started out bottom fishing on the reef and then came inside to check around the channels. The bite was virtually non-stop all morning. Lots of quality Snapper, Sheepshead, Trout, Snook, Redfish and… Read Full Report →

Started out rounding up some Sheepshead on the reef until the fog lifted and then cleaned up around the docks. On the reef we pulled fish off the bottom and then lured em out from the docks. As usual… Read Full Report →

The fan was blowing more than we would have preferred but we took our live shrimp inshore and pounded the protected residential area. In addition to this beautiful Redfish, we caught lots of Snapper, Sheepshead, Trout and more. AND....the… Read Full Report →

Another successful day out on the local reefs at the edge of State waters. Live shrimp did their thing again in getting the groceries to bite. Although Grouper is closed, we caught them along with a table full of… Read Full Report →

Had a blast the other day on a 4hr trip with a kid from Texas. It was too windy to fish offshore and so we focused around the residential coves and docks. We caught tons of fish which among… Read Full Report →

Enjoyed another successful 4HR session of rounding up some fat Sheepshead aka, "jail breakers" the other day and in the process we pulled up a pile of nice Snappers along with some others. The fish were a little sluggish… Read Full Report →

Like the title says, we have been WHOOPIN' the tasty fish in shallow water all week. The weather has been beautiful, the water has been calm & clear, and the fish have been CHEWING! We've been loading up everyday… Read Full Report →

Had the pleasure of fishing with a Mother/Son team from Connecticut and caught another table full! We caught most of the fish shallow and around residential docks and oyster beds. As usual, live shrimp on light jigheads dif the… Read Full Report →

Started the day out with a fat Black Drum on the reef and also boated a handful of Snapper and Snook. We mixed it up for the last couple of hours and rounded up some more Snook and Snappers,… Read Full Report →

The day started out on the windy side, so we had to anchor up on the reef structure. Unexpectedly, there were some hungry Snook ready to chew!. We also pulled up some sheepshead and then finished with first snappe… Read Full Report →

Every once in a while, I need to take "a day off", and take my own kid fishing! So, that's what I did with a friend last week and had a great day. We started out in the ship… Read Full Report →

Went out last week with a group of 4 friends and loaded our ice chest full of tasty Snapper, Grouper, Sheepshead, Key West Grunts and more. On top of the fish we landed, we broke off on countless other… Read Full Report →

Had the pleasure of taking out some regular customers from Scotland, and had blast. Although it was a tad windy out on the deeo water reef, we did catch Snapper, Grouper, Key West Grunts, Spanish Mackerel and more. For… Read Full Report →

Was on the windy side out any distance from shore, so we stayed close and still got em! Lots of Grouper, Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, Key West Grunts and more. Check the pic of what we decided to keep! Read Full Report →

Had another great day in the Bay catching big Snapper, nice Snook and lots of Grouoer. Caught most of our fish this time on frozen cut shad. The bite remains hot! Check the pics Read Full Report →

Went out for a half day trip and the other day and although it took a few anchor drops to get perfectly situated, it paid off! The 3 anglers limited out on Snapper, caught many Spanish Mackerel, and many… Read Full Report →

Took a couple of great guys out for a half day trip yesterday 4and killed it. We landed keeper Grouper, Spanish Mackerel, Snook, tons of Snapper and more! Check out a few pics: Read Full Report →

Ran North along the beaches to some shallow mitigation reefs and caught another table full, from top to bottom! We hooked Snapper, Key West Grunts, Spanish Mackerel, Flounder, Black Sea Bass, Sharks and more. We were catching everything on… Read Full Report →

Fished with a father/son team yesterday and successfully covered an entire table full if tasty seafood. We bagged several nice Flounder, Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, grips of Key West Grunts, and more. Live shrimp, cut bait and even strips of… Read Full Report →

Took a run out to the hard coral bottom area and were rewarded with this nice 30" Gag Grouper. The fish scarfed a live Grunt on 50lb test. What a powerful and gorgeous creature! Read Full Report →

Been running north up the beaches lately and catching lots of great stuff. Check out some of the pics from a trip last week with a Father and Daugher, visiting from up north. They caught nice Cobia, Flounder, Sharks,… Read Full Report →

The beach has been holding some really nice Flounder, recently. The last five trips in a row, have all resulted in flatties from 17-22 inches! We have also mixed in some quality Snapper, Black Sea Bass, Key West Grunts,… Read Full Report →

Went out about 9 miles the other day with some regular clients and got into a pretty good Hogfish bite. We caught about 7 and kept our 4 biggest, all over 16" to the fork. We also caught Grouoer,… Read Full Report →

Mixed it up a bit last week and wrestled with some of the big ones! Read Full Report →

Took out a group of returning customers on openning day of Gag Grouper season and not only got a 26 inch Gag, but also pulled up a 37 inch Cobia! Along with those, we also landed Snapper, Key West… Read Full Report →

Getting ready for Gag Grouper season to open on June 1st, we targeted them the other day and pulled a couple fattys! Attention all Grouper - you better start being more careful out there! Read Full Report →

Went out to a shallow reef and pulled some REALLY nice Snapper, Flounder, and other fish, usually found in deeper waters. Had another great day with a Father and Son team! Read Full Report →

Okay, like many other anglers, I have discouraged my guests from bringing bananas on board my vessel. Always. It is no secret that bananas are bad luck when it comes to boats and fishing, and I have my own… Read Full Report →

Went out today in calm seas and gorgeous weather, with a super nice family from Wisconsin. Making the day even better, were all of the cooperative Red Grouper, Key West Grunts, Black Sea Bass and many other species that… Read Full Report →

Grey skies and chilly temps didn't stop these 4 guys from catching some of the tasiest fish to swim our local water. Fortunately for the fish, this crew opted to release every one. A rare occasion, on my boat!… Read Full Report →

Started 2018 of right with a trip full of steady action. We caught Kingfish, Sanpper, Flounder, Sheepshead, Key West Grunts and more on a calm day, in super clear water. We could even see the bottom in 30'. Check… Read Full Report →

Rode out 6.5 miles with a Father and Son from South Dakota, to a local reef and had another great day. We caught Kingfish on top, as well as Grouper, Snapper, Hogfish and others on the bottom. But, we… Read Full Report →

Had another great day last week with a Father and his 2 sons. Again, we caught fish from the top, all the way down to the bottom. Kingfish, Grouper, Snapper and even a surprise Tripletail. And, the weather was… Read Full Report →

Went out with a great couple from the Atlanta area and caught a grip of fish. We were hooking Kingfish on the surface by drifting shad under balloons and at the same time, were pulling up nice Grouper and… Read Full Report →

Spent the day with 4 people down for a business meeting, who handled even more business out on the water! In addition to the Grouper, Black Sea Bass and Key West Grunts, we were able to hook and boat… Read Full Report →

Went out several miles with a Father and his 2 teenage daughters a few days ago and found the hungry Kingfish! While the recent Super-moon may have slowed the daytime bottom bite, it didn't stop the King Mackerel from… Read Full Report →

Took a couple cool guys out last week and EARNED our Grouper, that day! Every mile further we rode offshore, the seas got bigger and bigger. Half way to our spot, I asked the guys if they were sure… Read Full Report →

Took a nice family from Georgia out last weekend and found some cooperative fish. Among other species, we landed some nice Snapper and quality Kingfish. We also hooked some big Red and Gag Grouper, which got the better of… Read Full Report →

Went out with 3 people the other day and absolutely CRUSHED it! Had one of our best days in terms of the variety, action, and sizes of the fish we landed. Sime of which included Banded Rudderfish, Bonita, Hogfish,… Read Full Report →

Braving the wind and waves paid off yesterday for us as we boated quality Gag Grouper, Kingfish and some nice Hogfish. Live shrimp on knocker-rigs got the piggies and cut shad tricked the Gags. After the wind forced us… Read Full Report →

What a nice surprise it was to see more birds than usual, diving on more bait than usual, right off the beaches! The water temp was just above 80 degrees and although it was a few weeks earlier than… Read Full Report →

Owing my own son a fishing trip for too long, I took him and a couple of buddies out to an area I dont fish that often and got into a mixed bag. Dropping down live shrimp and cut… Read Full Report →

After two weeks off the water preparing for and cleaning up after Hurricane Irma, Deep Color finally got back at it. With a Mom and her two young boys on board, we ran out 8.5 miles off the beach… Read Full Report →

Had a great day with a couple of East Coast Floridians. Found BOTH keeper Red and Gag Grouper in only 35 feet of water! Along with those, we landed a handful of Snappers, White Grunts, Spanish Mackerel and more… Read Full Report →

We took out 2 dads with their 2 boys and got into some MONSTERS! After going through tons of short Red Grouper and loading up on Key West Grunts, we went a bit deeper and floated into straight up… Read Full Report →

Went out a bit further with some friends made thru Deep Color Fishing, and we had an awesome day! Fishing mostly with live shrimp in 43-51 feet, we rounded up Hogfish, Mangrove Snapper, Yellowtail Snapper, White Grunts, Red Grouper,… Read Full Report →

Took a Dad and his 2 young boys out to a secret hard bottom area for a half day trip and had a blast. After a 10 mile ride ride, we immediatly got into red-hot action on Red Grouper… Read Full Report →

The bite is typically slower during the day trips around the full moon, but not today - check out the type of hogfish and snapper we pulled off the bottom! Read Full Report →

Took another Father-Son combo out and had another great day. We caught lots of fish off the local reefs and had a blast. The fiah we kept ate live shrimp, sardines and cut-bait. Check the pic of what we… Read Full Report →

The weather prevented us from hitting the reefs out in the gulf, so, we stayed inside and got limits of Snapper! Read Full Report →

We had to make the trip a bit later in the day due to the rainy forecast, but the timing ended up being perect! After boating a handful of nice Snappers, some Grouper, Key West Grunts, Shark, and a… Read Full Report →

Had a full boat with a Grandpa, his son, and his grandkids. Fishing the bottom with "knocker rigs" was unusually slow, but once we went with light jigs - it was ON. We caught a Cobia, a 2nd Cobia… Read Full Report →

A coupleasure of newlyweds joined me last week for a trip, out looking for something big. Knowing that the Barracuda have been patrolling the local reefs, we took some extra tube jigs, and they worked! We kept one, along… Read Full Report →

Squeezed in a half-day trip between the two weather fronts. The first reef was a little slow so, we rode up north a couple miles to the next one and it paid off! We caught several nice Snapper and… Read Full Report →

Was honored to have a soldier from the US Army, his wife, and his Father out last Wednesday. We started out at our regular spot right off the beach, but didnt findo the size we were hoping for. So,… Read Full Report →

Took an entire family from up North, and had nonstop action, all on the same spot. We had grips of live shrimp and caught fish after tasty fish! Practically the only time they weren't catching, was when they were… Read Full Report →

Took out a Mom, Dad, antique theit two bous, and we CRUSHED it!! We began the day close to the beach and loaded up on Sea Trout and Pompano (along with Snapper, Sheepshead, etc). Then, we ran out 7… Read Full Report →

Not too many things cooler for a Fishing Guide, than to Captain a charter with ladies only. Again, live shrimp was irresistible to gobs of quality Pompano, Sheepshead, Seat Trout, and more. They definitely could go "cast for cast",… Read Full Report →

Live shrimp on light jigs, we're (still), irresistible to the best tasting nuggets cruising the beaches. We caught so many NICE Pompano, Spotted Sea Trout, and Sheepshead. The fishing family took (some of) their bagged fillets to a local… Read Full Report →

Rode out with A great family from the Upper Peninsula last week and absolutely CRUSHED the fish! As usual, live shrimp did the dirty work in tricking gobs of fish to eat the wrong mean. We caught a mountain… Read Full Report →

Took a ride south along the beaches to a spot that has been ON FIRE, recently. We boated several FLOCKS of Sheep, some fat black drum, and grips of quality Pompano! Check out the pics! Read Full Report →

Took a young married couple and 10 dozen, live, shrimp out to a nearshore reef and wrecked the Sheepsheads. We hooked grips of sheep in about 30', with a couple of real fatties! We also nailed some Snapper and… Read Full Report →

Took out a couple of brothers from Iowa yesterday and headed straight to a nearshore reef, about 8 miles from the John's Pass Bridge. Although, the full moon slowed the daytime bite down some, we still managed to boat… Read Full Report →

Yesterday met us with perfect conditions and we took full advantage, limiting out on the snapper. The bite was on straight FIRE, as it was almost impossible to get a live shrimp to the bottom without it getting nailed.… Read Full Report →

Went out last Thursday with a couple from up North and their 5 yr old, grandson. The weather was perfect and the Grey Snapper/Key West Grunt bite, was on fire! We went out about 7 miles and out the… Read Full Report →

Sunday we went out in perfectly beautiful conditions, but had to move around a lot and fish HARD to get the good tasting fish. I think the full moon slowed the bite down a bit. However, after fishing multiple… Read Full Report →

Went out for a half day trip on Saturday with some recent transplants from up North and loaded up the chest with some tasty seafood. We started out off the beaches but found the bottom too grassy this time.… Read Full Report →

Cruised out 7 miles to a shallow reef and found the flounder, still biting. We released all of the fish that the guys wouldn't be able to eat, which were many. Check out the ones we kept: Read Full Report →

A couple from Alabama and I started the day with a run up to the North Beaches and put the smack down on the Trout and Spanish Mackerel. Then, we decided to get out a bit deeper and got… Read Full Report →

Went out Tuesday with some great guys from up North, ages 10, 44 and 78! It's started out EXTREMELY foggy, but we navigated our way safely up the coastline and found lots of hungry Sharks. We bounced around a… Read Full Report →

Took out four super cool clients on vacation from Sweden for a very interesting day on the water. The morning was SUPER foggy and only allowed us to see as far as we could cast. Not wanting to venture… Read Full Report →

The wind kept us from the reefs and closer to shore, but we still caught grips of fish, and a great variety! Lots of Spanish Mackerel, sharks, Key West Grunts, Black Seabass, Mangrove Snapper, and even a surprise octopus! Read Full Report →

Went out with 3 guys on Election Day and put the smackdown on the fish. Spanish Mackerel, Bonito, Sharks, Sea Trout, Snapper, and Huge Kings! Read Full Report →

Our 3 guests and I started the day in shallw water south of John's Pass and quickly coolered some tasty species - sheepshead, snapper, trout, etc. But, before long, everyone was ready for some Pelagic activity and so we… Read Full Report →

Had 3 Raider's fans come into town for the big game against the Buccaneers on Sunday, and went out for a few hours in search of a monster King. And... "Mission Accomplished"! Read Full Report →

It was a last minute trip where a family on their last day in town, decided to try their luck for some teethy creatures. And, we're glad they did because we hooked up with our first Kings of this… Read Full Report →

Again, our shallow spot paid off - limits of snapper and a fat flounder with plenty of time to move on out a little deeper for some beasts! Sharks are patrolling the hard bottom areas and pigging out on… Read Full Report →

Had the pleasure of taking out Mr. Chuck from Arizona a couple of days ago and had a blast. We started out in shallow water and immediately began putting tasty seafood on ice! Lots of snapper and flounder. Then,… Read Full Report →

Loaded down with gobs of white bait and live shrimp, we started the day off catching flounder, redfish, and mangrove snapper. Later, we ran a mile out from the beach and got into an all out feeding frenzy on… Read Full Report →

Loaded with 10 dozen live shrimp and white bait (small fish), we ran south and fished near the beaches again. The 3 of us limited out on Snapper, which were so thick we could literally watch them compete for… Read Full Report →

Had the pleasure of taking out 3 sisters for their get together in Florida. The wind was blowing steady from the East and so we we ran up North to fish some culverts not far off the shore and… Read Full Report →

Was awesome to fish with a great young family from South Carolina this Thursday and we started slaying as soon as we stopped! Nacho (the elder son) started the action with a sweet Redfish and the rest of the… Read Full Report →

The Tampa/St Pete fishing was shut down for a few days because of Hurricane Hermine, but it's "on" again! Took a couple out this Wednesday and they killed it. We found plenty of really nice Snapper, some fat Key… Read Full Report →

Took a group from Orlando on a half day trrip and boated a full day's catch! We fished 2 semanate areas several miles off the beaches and were landing snapper after snapper on light lines and live shrimp. The… Read Full Report →

Had the pleasure of taking Chris and Brandon from Ohio out and had a blast. We hit up some reefs several miles out from John Pass (Madeira Beach) and as soon as we found the fish, they found our… Read Full Report →

A group of 3 hopped on board at 8am and we were at our 1st spot by 9:45. Once we let the fish know we were there (with our thinly sliced sardine pieces for chum), the snapper started getting… Read Full Report →