It wasn’t the most beautiful day but today’s outing with some young men from Tennessee was a “catching” trip. The catch of the day included speckled trout and bluefish.
Spring is around the corner and the fishing season will soon be in full swing! Don’t miss the BOAT and let the best get away, book your charter now! We are in the process of merging Flatbottomfishing.com and Stjoebaycharters.com. Both domains should land here in the near future.
Recently, Captain Mark had the pleasure of taking Mark Olis, a writer for Grand View Outdoors, on a fishing trip. Mr. Olis called it “The Hunt for Speckled Trout” and the complete article can be read here: The Hunt for Speckled Trout An excerpt, A local fisherman was telling me about Lyle’s fishing expertise and…
Scallop season is July 1 to September 10 unless extended. It has been extended each of the past two years so we’ll have to wait to see. Scalloping is done in shallow water (less than 3 feet) and is a lot of fun, at least picking them from the water is fun. Shucking them, not…
This is an article I received in April after meeting Mike and Dana while fishing in the canal. Meet Captain Mark Lyle who fishes commercially and offers flat bottom fishing charters in St. Joe Bay. We were sight seeing on the ICW just before Lake Wimico, about 12 miles west of Appalachicola in our dinghy,…
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced the beginning of the 2017 Scallop harvest season. The season was postponed earlier due to a naturally occurring algae bloom which affects shellfish. Samples show that scallops in St. Joseph Bay are safe for consumption. It will be a short season with October 8, being the last…
Spring is here and the fishing is good.  Red fish bite year round but go to deep holes when the weather cools. Trout and sheephead begin biting when the water begins warming. Mackerel move with the water temperature and flounder will move off shore. We went out yesterday and had a great day! Pictures coming…