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Fall Fishing Is On Fire

September 18, 2026 Panama City 6 photos
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Grouper (Gag)
Grouper (Gag)
Grouper (Red)
Grouper (Red)
Snapper (Lane)
Snapper (Lane)
Snapper (Red)
Snapper (Red)
Snapper (Vermilion)
Snapper (Vermilion)

Trip Summary

Limits of Red Snapper on all of our recent trips
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Stephen Hess
Panama-city, Florida, United States
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Welcome to Bluewatercharter30a. Captain Stephen has fished these Gulf waters simce the early 1990’s. Whether bottom fishing or trolling, we use tried and true methods that were effective then and still relevant today. We offer inshore and nearshore charte...

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