February Fishing! Preparing for Spring Fishing Season! What can you expect to catch?? Well, there’s no telling this time of year…The good news, it’s usually not a hard head catfish when the waters are cool… Just bait up and give it a try, from shore or from our boats! We have had some really mild weather the past few weeks with temperatures in the 70's some days, which makes for a beautiful day on the water. February expect to catch speckled trout however this is the only month in the year that speckled trout are out of season. We don’t mind at all throwing them back; its great fun just to catch them. Inshore… The fishing should be on and off- excellent when the temps are up and slow when a cold front is in or approaching the area due to a barometric change. On those good days when the weather and conditions are right, grab your rod and hang on or better yet-give us a call. When the warm temperatures and bright sun warms the water it seems to confuse the fish into thinking its spring. The redfish should be biting well along the edges of the flats and oyster bars close to deep water. The cuts and passes should be off and on for bull redfish as they usually are this time of the year. If you’re looking for big reds it’s always worth a try, drift fish or anchor out, live bait works best, dead bait (shrimp or cut bait) or artificial soft or hard plastics, of course working with the falling or rising tide of the moving currents. March expect an influx of bait into our area waters, and of course with bait comes game fish following them which includes pompano, Spanish mackerel, speckled trout, flounder and redfish to name a few. Expect warmer weather, warmer water and hungry fish from a long winter… Offshore… We have only had a couple trips offshore because of the weather conditions but on those trips the captains are reporting fair-good fishing from 3-8 miles out, bottom fishing for grouper, triggerfish and other reef dwellers. Red snapper are out of season until April 15th, so all those red snapper have to be thrown back. If you can get your bait to the bottom before the snapper can devour it- hang on, the grouper are hungry. We are primarily fishing with frozen bait because live bait during this time of year is hard to come by. We have also been trolling up some nice grouper. Of course fishing varies from day to day and where you catch fish today- you may not get a bite tomorrow. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the fish have moved away, it could simply mean that the conditions aren’t right for them to feed at that time, the tide, the wind the currents or the water clarity could be a turn off for them. So don’t rule out a spot because you didn’t get a bite the last time you were there. Note, the entire month of February Speckled Sea Trout are out of season and illegal to keep. We don’t mind throwing them back- most of the fun in fishing, is the catching anyway. Our phones have been ringing and emails coming in as people are trying to firm up their vacation dates with a fishing trip or two during their stay in our beautiful area. Our calendars are looking good for the upcoming spring/summer season! At this time we do have days open, so if you find yourself in our area and want to go fishing give us a call, we would love to hear from you. If you’re looking for experienced, friendly, native guides give us a call 850-653-2622 or send us an email info@BookMeACharter.com … We would love to take you fishing in our backyard! Sandra Allen Book Me A Charter Guide Service Apalachicola, FL 850-653-2622 web: www.BookMeACharter.com email: info@BookMeACharter.com

"Fish On!!!" (You will hear this a LOT this month!) By: Sandra Allen Book Me A Charter Guide Service Apalachicola, FL 850-653-2622 October’s cooler weather is finally here. When the nights starts cooling, the inshore fishing starts heating up for the fall fishing season. Some of our homeowner friends from St. George Island and Cape San Blas have beautiful 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units open and ready for our fishing buddies. If you are looking to get away for a weekend or spend a nice relaxing week of fishing and lounging on our secluded beaches, this is the time of year to do it. Rental rates are lower and the weather is normally a little cooler this time of year. Give us a call if you see that you may be able to sneak away for a couple of days or a week or two and enjoy our beautiful fall season mixed with wonderful fall fishing. Now, to the Fishing Report…… Inshore… If you follow fishing I'm sure you have heard the term "bait run", or "mullet run". Well let me say this, they're here the recent flood waters from the storms have flushed the bait into the bay. Shrimp, finger mullet, greenies, and pogeys are throughout the bay swimming in pods in varying sizes. Where there are bait pods there will be hungry fish feeding on them. We have been catching some really nice inshore species of fish and expect it to only get better as the season progresses. October, November and into December are prime fall fishing months for schooling Redfish, Speckled Trout, Flounder and Black Drum. Fall fishing is always some of the best fishing in the year. Our nights are getting longer and cooler thus the water temperatures are dropping. Anyone who knows fishing, knows that this combination is what triggers fish to do their thing and feed up for the upcoming winter season. Cooling waters create hungry fish! We do offer flounder gigging charters on the Apalachicola Bay. We will be targeting flounder on their fall run which started mid September and goes through October depending on the weather and water temperatures. Look for some fantastic fall flounder gigging charters! Offshore... We have been catching some really nice Red Snapper, Grouper, King Mackerel and Cobia. Our captains are reporting good offshore fishing in water 45-100 ft. in depth, from 6-20 miles offshore. We expect good offshore fishing to continue through the fall season. Remember Recreational Red Snapper season closes October 31 in state waters… Of course many of you have already called and reserved your boats for the upcoming season. We really appreciate the fact that you took heed in our earlier fishing reports and reserved early. At this time we do have days open, but don’t expect our guides to be open long. Call or email us for availability or to reserve one of our native guides. If you’re looking for experienced, family friendly, native guides give us a call 850-653-2622 or drop us an email to info@BookMeACharter.com We’d love to take you fishing in our back yard! Sandra Allen Book Me A Charter Guide Service Apalachicola, FL 850-653-2622 www.BookMeACharter.com info@BookMeACharter.com

Hot days and hot fishing! Sandra Allen Book Me A Charter Vacationing on St. George Island, Cape San Blas, Mexico Beach or Port St. Joe? Join us! June marks the official beginning of summer and with that, we welcome summer vacationers to our area. We have been having an excellent spring season catching really nice inshore and offshore fish. Our client list continues to grow with families looking for something fun to do with the kids. A wonderful way to introduce your family to the pristine waters of Apalachicola Bay or surrounding Gulf waters is to see it from a boat for a day or two of fishing or touring during your vacation. Inshore… The warm waters of the bay will have the fishing best in early mornings and later in the afternoon with a normal slowing in mid day when the sun is high. We have been catching some really nice Spanish mackerel, Redfish, Trout, Flounder and Tripletail and hope that they continue through June. Shark fishing has been really good with the warmer waters of the past couple weeks and some huge sharks are being caught. I saved the best for last, the tarpon are here! Last years there were record catch as they followed the huge bait pods into the area waters of the gulf of Mexico and the Apalachicola Bay. Hook up with our native guides to get in on these seasonal monsters as they enter the area around June and exit in September. The average size catch is around 100 lbs but last year produced several catches at 175-200 lb monsters. Feel free to give us a call to find out how, when and of course availability for a tarpon trip. We will keep you posted when they show there massive heads in our area waters. We do offer FLOUNDER GIGGING charters for the Apalachicola area waters with a two client maximum. Offshore.... June is typically a calm month for offshore fishing. We like to get out there early and go for the big ones. Grouper and snapper catch as well as other bottom dwellers such as trigger fish and sea bass was wonderful in May with many days resulting in limits caught in snapper. We think that the catching trend will continue through the summer months. Our area waters are rich in natural reefs, well placed debris sites and unfortunate wreck sites, creating one of the best areas in the state for offshore fishing starting only a few miles from shore. Amberjack, king mackerel and cobia are here and we’ve been catching some nice ones and expect the numbers to get better with the warming waters of summer. Our target fish for June and the entire summer are Grouper, Snapper, Triggerfish, King Mackerel and Cobia for a mixed bag of reef dwellers while bottom fishing or flat lining our area reefs and wrecks. Feel free to browse our website and look at our huge photo album with over 40 pages of fantastic fishing pictures (bragging rights) of our wonderful clients with their prize catch. Our boats have been fishing a lot lately, and many of you have been very lucky to find an open day during your vacation… Some of you were told, “sorry, we’re booked” so you were unable to go fishing with us during your vacation because our schedules were full. That would tell you one thing-we are good at what we do! We fish a lot! Please book your trip early to insure that this doesn’t happen to you. It’s as simple as a phone call or an email to insure that you have a boat waiting at the dock, gassed up, iced up and ready to go fishing. We are family friendly, bring the kids and let’s go fishing! We’d love to take you fishing in our backyard! Sandra Allen Book Me A Charter 850-653-2622 www.BookMeACharter.com email: info@BookMeACharter.com

The waters are warmer and the fishing is hotter! Sandra Allen Book Me A Charter As May temperatures start to heat up the gulf, bays and estuarial area waters expect the fishing in general to be good, some days excellent with the right conditions We would like to thank the many folks that came down to fish with us! We look forward to many years of fishing together! Now to the fishing predictions... Inshore… The inshore fishing was on fire during the month of April. We expect the “catching” trend to continue into May. Our target fish this month are Spanish Mackeral, Speckled trout, Redfish, Black Drum and Flounder just to name a few of the many species that we catch this time of year. If you’ve ever been out triple tail fishing and were able to snag one of those fighting rascals you know you have to go out and do it again. I’ve got great news for all you tripletail enthusiast- The tripletail are here! Expect May triple tail fishing to be good through out the month. Speckled Trout, Tripletail, Redfish, Black Drum and Spanish Mackeral are the hot ticket for the inshore angler this month… Don’t limit yourself to one species of fish guys, go for the slam! Fair warning guys tarpon fishing will be starting in the next month or so-their arrival to the area waters vary year to year but usually start showing up in June... Yes, we do offer FLOUNDER GIGGING charters for the Apalachicola area waters. Offshore.... May is typically a calm weather month for offshore fishing. Aprils offshore fishing was good, we expect it the fishing to only get better in May and June as the gulf waters warm with our beautiful spring weather. Expect to catch Grouper, Snapper, Triggerfish, King Mackeral and Cobia for a mixed bag of reef dwellers while bottom fishing or flat lining our area reefs and wrecks. We have been fishing a lot lately, feel free to browse around our website and look at our huge photo album with over 40 pages of fantastic fishing pictures (bragging rights) of our wonderful clients with their prize catch. Do you want more information about fishing in our area or available dates? We are just a phone call or email away! We Know/Go fishing! When can we book you a charter? If you’re looking for experienced, family friendly, native guides give us a call 850-653-2622. We’d love to take you fishing in our backyard! Sincerely, Sandra Allen Book Me A Charter Apalachicola, FL 32329 (850) 653-2622 web: www.BookMeACharter.com email: info@BookMeACharter.com

April means fishing! Sandra Allen Book Me A Charter Guide Service Man, I Love My Job! The spring fishing season is upon us and all the captains are like kids in a candy store. This is the month for fishing! The excitement is in the air (or should I say in the water) and we can hardly wait to go fishing everyday. I'd also like to add March fishing has been fantastic as the photos below reflect. We have been blessed this past month with some wonderful families who love to fish. We are so honored to have been chosen as their guides and look forward to many years of fishing together. The term "fish on" has a new meaning for some of these fishing folks as they said it many times... Inshore…. Early April fishing is typically pretty good, some days down right excellent. Bait fish are everywhere inside and outside the Apalachicola and St. Joe Bay. Spanish mackerel are in full swing following the bait pods through out the area waters. Speckled trout, redfish, flounder, sheepshead, pompano, tripletail and black drum are among the daily list of targeted inshore species. The terrible news is that the catfish are back in full swing too because of the recent rise in water temperatures and influx of bait fish. Anyone that was fortunate enough to fish with us in the past when the spring fishing was on; knows exactly what we are talking about… Grab your hats and come on; it’s getting Very Fishy around here! Want to try something unique, try a nighttime flounder gigging charter out of the Apalachicola Bay with our experienced native guides. Our guides offer generations of knowledge of fishing in their back yard! Offshore.... We have been offshore fishing several times in the past month and in general the fishing has been excellent in action, but hard to get away from the red snapper. Red Snapper season opens for state waters April 15th and Federal waters April 22nd. We are anxiously awaiting the opening of the red snapper season and pray that they (snapper) haven’t been reading the news of their impending fate. Now for grouper, triggerfish and rest of those bottom dwellers we so love to catch, it’s been pretty good too. Grouper when you’re able to get through the wall of red snapper to the bottom have been biting well. Snapper season opens in state waters on April 15th and several of my boats are already booked for the week following that. I have a few boats still open, so call early to insure that you will be in on the first few days of snapper season opening or our wonderful inshore fishing for speckled trout, spanish mackerel, redfish, tripletail and a never ending list of fish species entering our bay waters daily. We have had a boat load of calls and emails for snapper season opening as well as people checking available dates during their vacation, but we are not completely booked as of yet. That has a tendency to change as the word gets out about our excellent inshore and offshore fishing during this time of year. Don’t be the one setting on the dock waiting for a boat to come in or franticly calling around looking for just any captain on a days notice. Make your fishing arrangements early to insure you will have your preferred captain available to you during your vacation. If you’re looking for experienced, family friendly, native guides give us a call 850-653-2622 or drop us an email info@BookMeACharter.com We’d love to take you fishing in our back yard! Sandra Allen Book Me A Charter Guide Service Apalachicola, FL 850-653-2622 web: www.BookMeACharter.com email: info@BookMeACharter.com