Captain
Jeff Ruppart

Member since February 2021 Carrabelle, United States
Background
Captain Jeff is a lifelong avid angler, U.S. Coast Guard Veteran. Originally from Alaska, he started guiding fly-fishers and anglers on Kodiak island in 1999. Jeff has lived in Florida since 2005. He fished in Southwest Florida out of Matlacha for several years before settling down on the forgotten coast. He's been tying and selling flies for over 25 years and will provide all the flies and lures you will need for your trip.
Techniques
Fly-fishing and light tackle, fishing the grass flats and bays of the forgotten coast. Sight casting to redfish and speckled seatrout are year round, tarpon and cobia are seasonal, looking for cobia on rays is definitely one of my favorites.

Hey, I'm Captain Jeff Ruppart

Carrabelle, United States
Background
Captain Jeff is a lifelong avid angler, U.S. Coast Guard Veteran. Originally from Alaska, he started guiding fly-fishers and anglers on Kodiak island in 1999. Jeff has lived in Florida since 2005. He fished in Southwest Florida out of Matlacha for several years before settling down on the forgotten coast. He's been tying and selling flies for over 25 years and will provide all the flies and lures you will need for your trip.
Techniques
Fly-fishing and light tackle, fishing the grass flats and bays of the forgotten coast. Sight casting to redfish and speckled seatrout are year round, tarpon and cobia are seasonal, looking for cobia on rays is definitely one of my favorites.
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Captain Jeff Ruppart

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Fall fishing in carrabelle
Fall fishing in carrabelle
Sep 30, 2025 Carrabelle
Fishing inshore has been great for redfish and trout, the fall fishing will continue through November. Pics of Alex and Nicole on their anniversary fishing trip!
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Redfish and trout on the flats.
Redfish and trout on the flats.
Sep 21, 2025 Carrabelle
Fishing this week has been good targeting redfish and trout using Berkeley gulp on a jighead below a popping cork and gold spoons. Targeting sand holes on the grass flats and edges in the two to three foot range has been producing target species plus small sharks, bluefish, sea bass and other hard pulling fish. Finding trout back up in the shallows is a good sign fall is coming. The best fishing of the year is coming up in the next couple of months!
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Late march redfish and speckled trout
Late march redfish and speckled trout
Mar 28, 2025 Carrabelle
March is the month here in carrabelle when the fishing starts to get going, good catches of trout and redfish, the trout have been a bit scattered, but many good sized fish caught, many oversized released. Covering the flats casting soft plastic paddle tails below corks has been effective. Chartreuse and electric chicken colors are my favorite. Looking for mullet activity on the flats is a good indicator for reds. Ran into some Spanish mackerel, always fun on light tackle. Lots of dolphin and sea turtles around, from the water is the best view of carrabelle and the forgotten coast!
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Cool mornings and hot inshore bite
Cool mornings and hot inshore bite
Oct 12, 2024 Carrabelle
4 hour charter this morning, was a really good bite, lots of trout action. Got a limit of trout pretty quick, then went after reds. Couple of drifts across the flats produced 6 reds. Everything was caught on popping corks and jigs. Definitely feels like fall with cool mornings and good fishing
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Inshore redfish and trout
Inshore redfish and trout
Aug 26, 2024 Carrabelle
Heading into late August the mornings have had a bit of a cool feeling to them, fall is coming and so is some of the best inshore fishing of the year. Last couple days the redfish and trout bit has been good, getting out at first light has been key. Popping corks with jigs and aquadream gold spoons have been the go to lures. I had bJ and his son Tristan on monday, lots of short trout and some nice keepers, redfish were hitting same lures.
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carrabelle and forgotten coast fishing
carrabelle and forgotten coast fishing
Jun 7, 2024 Carrabelle
Fishing out of carrabelle has been good after a stormy winter and spring. For trout targeting the grass flats and sandy pot holes with popping corks and berkley gulp shrimp on a jig head has been the go to set up. When the weather cooperates sight fishing redfish on the shallow grass flats and beaches has been good. Otherwise blind casting likely areas with soft plastic flukes on a jighead, aqua dream gold spoons and rapala subwalks/twitch baits will do the trick. Early morning topwater bite is always an exciting way to hook up, zara spooks in bone are my favorite, but red and white and chartresuse and white work just as well. If you have never learned how to "walk the dog" with a suface lure, do so, its a blast watching a big trout or redfish blow up on your lure.
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Customer reviews

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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Spontaneous fishing trip
Spontaneous fishing trip
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Nicole O.
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Spontaneous fishing trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Inshore Flats on September 28, 2025
Such a fun and spontaneous trip! Everything was well organized, and our guide was incredibly knowledgeable. highly recommend,...
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Will S.
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Great morning in Charrabelle

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on September 20, 2025
Jeff got me on fhe fish early and often.ย  lots of action including a keeper red and trout.ย  cleaned and bagged for us.ย ...
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Terry R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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The charter with Jeff was great!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on April 2, 2025
Had fun, caught fish and Jeff is a very likeable and knowledgeable guy - lots of good conversation!ย  Would do it again any...
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Drew W.
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fish caught on beautiful day.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on March 22, 2025
We were able to catch several fish to keep. Beautiful day on the water. Another good trip with Jeff.
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Abby R.
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Fun was had!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on April 9, 2025
Had a great time on board with Jeff! We had a successful fishing trip.
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