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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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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Inshore carrabelle fishing, big trout an
Inshore carrabelle fishing, big trout an
May 21, 2024 Carrabelle
We have finally got into some better weather patterns after tough winter. Vern and larry from Minnesota went out for a trip with me and had great weather and great fishing. The trout were definitely cooperative as were a few redfish. All day long we fished popping corks with Berkeley gulp shrimp, although we did throw a few soft plastics. Lots of short fish were released and ended up with a nice catch of keepers. There is alot of life showing up, sharks, turtles and the seasonal species tarpon, cobia and triple tail are making there presence known.
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Nice day of carrabelle trout fishing
Nice day of carrabelle trout fishing
May 15, 2024 Carrabelle
Finally got a break from the wind, had a nice morning on the water with Clay D. Clay caught a nice limit of trout on live pilchards and pinfish. Started off fishing lures and corks with few bites, switched to live bait and that was the ticket. Fished the pilchards and pinfish about 24 inches below a popping cork, simple but effective set up.
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Rodney H.

The captain canceled

VERIFIED   July 1, 2025
The charter operator canceled 10 days prior to the trip date. This is an automated posting.
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Reid W.
Traverse City, MI
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Half day with Capt. Jeff

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on November 10, 2021
I had a great day with Jeff.ย  ย  Caught lots of trout, nice ones too๐Ÿ˜€.ย  ย  Capt. Jeff was a pleasure to fish with,...
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Nathan H.
Frenchtown, Montana
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Half Day Trip with Capt Jeff

Half Day Trip (AM) on March 6, 2021
Had a great experience with Capt Jeff. He is very knowledgeable of the area, has nice equipment, and a great personality. I...
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Edna H.
Orlando, Florida
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Fishing with Jeff

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on December 10, 2022
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Scott W.
Mobile, Alabama
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Captain Jeff

Full Day Trip โ€“ Inshore Flats on July 8, 2020
I have fished with Captain Jeff on numerous occasions, he has always put me on the fish wether it be Trout, Redfish Snook or...
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