Patsy Joyner with an 8 lb Redfish caught with Capt. Chris Robinson
November first may be the official close of Red Snapper season but that certainly doesn't stop you or us from fishing for all the other fish in the Gulf and the Bay. As I'm writing this in October, we are experiencing some of the best redfishing of the year. David Patten from Chattanooga wrote
"Chris & I just finished the 2 best redfishing days of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is such a great guide and great guy. I really like fishing with him. We caught 36 on Monday and 34 today with several in the 7-9 range. You guys are the best!"
This trend historically continues on through Thanksgiving and sometimes even until Christmas, so don't be shy about coming on down to fish.
As soon as the weather officially cools off some, the striped bass fishery should fire off - I've promised several individuals to let them know via email when Capt. David Heinke (who is already on the hunt) catches his first one of the season. The great thing about this area is that when you can't go offshore for Red Snapper, you can fish in the bay for redfish and when you can't fish the bay for redfish, you can head up the river for stripers. There's always something going on.
On Gulps & such. I may have mentioned that we have started stocking a few items here in the office that our guides use regularly and one of those items is the Gulp Alive bucket (I like to call it "Bucket O Gulps"). I know some people and guides especially have been skeptical about the product but based on the number of buckets that Chris Robinson has gone through, the things work. Capt. Jason Rucker tried his own Gulp test. He had some spin fishing anglers on board and he rigged them with the Gulps, then he threw everything in his box from electric chickens to whatever else he had on hand. Keep in mind that Jason casts more accurately than the average joe angler and he says he definitely cast more often but still they outfished him 4 to 1.
December Forecast - This may sound simple minded but as long as the weather is good, the fishing is going to be good all month. Bad weather = not as good fishing. We've been keeping fishing records here for the past 12 years or so and have proof that unless we get attacked by a Nor-Easter, we'll be fishing every day.
Kathy Robinson
November first may be the official close of Red Snapper season but that certainly doesn't stop you or us from fishing for all the other fish in the Gulf and the Bay. As I'm writing this in October, we are experiencing some of the best redfishing of the year. David Patten from Chattanooga wrote
"Chris & I just finished the 2 best redfishing days of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is such a great guide and great guy. I really like fishing with him. We caught 36 on Monday and 34 today with several in the 7-9 range. You guys are the best!"
This trend historically continues on through Thanksgiving and sometimes even until Christmas, so don't be shy about coming on down to fish.
As soon as the weather officially cools off some, the striped bass fishery should fire off - I've promised several individuals to let them know via email when Capt. David Heinke (who is already on the hunt) catches his first one of the season. The great thing about this area is that when you can't go offshore for Red Snapper, you can fish in the bay for redfish and when you can't fish the bay for redfish, you can head up the river for stripers. There's always something going on.
On Gulps & such. I may have mentioned that we have started stocking a few items here in the office that our guides use regularly and one of those items is the Gulp Alive bucket (I like to call it "Bucket O Gulps"). I know some people and guides especially have been skeptical about the product but based on the number of buckets that Chris Robinson has gone through, the things work. Capt. Jason Rucker tried his own Gulp test. He had some spin fishing anglers on board and he rigged them with the Gulps, then he threw everything in his box from electric chickens to whatever else he had on hand. Keep in mind that Jason casts more accurately than the average joe angler and he says he definitely cast more often but still they outfished him 4 to 1.
December Forecast - This may sound simple minded but as long as the weather is good, the fishing is going to be good all month. Bad weather = not as good fishing. We've been keeping fishing records here for the past 12 years or so and have proof that unless we get attacked by a Nor-Easter, we'll be fishing every day.
Kathy Robinson
Robinson Brothers Guide Service
118 Commerce St.
Apalachicola, Florida 32320
850-653-8896
850-653-7196 (cell)
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