Capt. Tommy’s finally back in town from his 2.5-month stint in South Florida (Chris too!) and he’s extraordinarily proud of his exceptional timing. The water here is crystal clear, the weather is nearly perfect and as Nathan advised him "Just stop the boat & start poling - you’re gonna catch fish." Sounds too simple doesn’t it? Everyone who doesn’t want to catch 25 to 30 Redfish in a day spent on the flats, raise your hand! (Results will vary accordingly)

This time of year (April & May) are our favorite months to fish here in Apalachicola - so much so that whenever they are not booked to fish with paying clients, these guides are fired up to be out fishing anyway. It doesn’t matter if you are casting a fly, throwing lures with light spinning tackle, baiting a hook in the bay or dropping a line in deep water, you are going to hook up and reel in and it could be something different every other cast. If you can imagine a species of Northern Gulf Saltwater fish, you can probably catch it here now, including some Big Bull Reds & Gator Trout.

The Pompano are turned back on after a few days of windy weather the first weekend of April, which muddied up the water a bit & made them harder to get to. The trout fishing is more HIT than miss now with some Spanish mackerel, jack crevalle, flounder, ladyfish, bluefish & sharks added to the mix. Everybody is catching Redfish and yesterday Capt. Scott Fain hooked up (and caught) a 20 lb Cobia that was a bit longer than his ruler - 37" or 38" long. The bay is corroded with fish (Chris' word) and they haven't even been over to St. Joe yet this season. Guess I'll go fix Tommy's welcome home Pompano for supper. FYI - the next 2 and a half weeks look great weather, tide and availability-wise if you can break away for a trip.

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