Fishing out of carrabelle has been good after a stormy winter and spring. For trout targeting the grass flats and sandy pot holes with popping corks and berkley gulp shrimp on a jig head has been the go to set up. When the weather cooperates sight fishing redfish on the shallow grass flats and beaches has been good. Otherwise blind casting likely areas with soft plastic flukes on a jighead, aqua dream gold spoons and rapala subwalks/twitch baits will do the trick. Early morning topwater bite is always an exciting way to hook up, zara spooks in bone are my favorite, but red and white and chartresuse and white work just as well. If you have never learned how to "walk the dog" with a suface lure, do so, its a blast watching a big trout or redfish blow up on your lure.

We have finally got into some better weather patterns after tough winter. Vern and larry from Minnesota went out for a trip with me and had great weather and great fishing. The trout were definitely cooperative as were a few redfish. All day long we fished popping corks with Berkeley gulp shrimp, although we did throw a few soft plastics. Lots of short fish were released and ended up with a nice catch of keepers. There is alot of life showing up, sharks, turtles and the seasonal species tarpon, cobia and triple tail are making there presence known.

Finally got a break from the wind, had a nice morning on the water with Clay D. Clay caught a nice limit of trout on live pilchards and pinfish. Started off fishing lures and corks with few bites, switched to live bait and that was the ticket. Fished the pilchards and pinfish about 24 inches below a popping cork, simple but effective set up.

Just getting home from Summer in Alaska, arriving back to Carrabelle Florida for some beautiful fall weather. Took Kristine W. out on a half day charter, fishing was a bit slow earlier in the week but picked up for her trip. having live pinfish definitely helped, caught the biggest redfish on cut ladyfish. Several nice trout came on popping corks and jigs rigged with berkeley gulp and live pinfish. fishing will improve with the consistent weather and stronger tides coming up. through the end of the month of October. trout fishing has been a little hit and miss, however some big ones up to 25 inches have been landed. If you're in the Carrabelle or Apalachicola area for the seafood festival and would like to try some inshore fishing drop me a line Thanks! Captain Jeff Ruppart

I took out Bob and his wife Sarah, they are long time offshore fishermen who wanted to do some inshore and im glad they chartered me, they fished hard, caight some nice trout and redfish, the bite was slow no doubt but the perfect weather made up for it!

The weather has been perfect for inshore fishing around carrabelle, some nice catches of redfish and trout mostly on soft plastics and jigs. Had a great day with Ben and Coop. Seeing lots of sealife on the grass flats, rays and turtles and LOTs of mullet!