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.
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 reopened from August 28, 2024 – September 24, 2024 unless changed by the FWC. You can view the regulations at MYFWC.com. On a recent trip to Port St. Joe, I took a visitor from Texas on his first ever scalloping adventure. It lasted several hours but we didn’t get near our quota….
Tropical Storm Karen is currently churning in the Gulf of Mexico and we are on storm watch until Wednesday, 10/9/13 as is stands now. The current path will certainly affect our area with possible heavy rainfall. Normally we would tell you to stay up to date with NOAA.gov but that website is currently closed for…
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 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.
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,…