30 Jun 10

Overcast sky, could rain, northeast wind, warm temps

Water is clean, no oil or grass seen, temp 87, waves 2-3

Yesterday: Hardtails, skippies, blues, and kings

This morning: Hardtails, skippies, reds, and kings

My First King

29 Jun 10

Mostly cloudy sky, rained earlier, could get some more, northeast wind, warm temps

Water is clean, temp 87, don't see and grass or oil, waves 1-3

Yesterday: Hardtails, skippies, spanish, and reds

This morning: Skippies and kings

28 Jun 10

Dark sky, heavy overnight rain, still some light showers, northeast breeze, muggy temps

Water is riled up and dark, temp 87, can't see any grass or oil, swells 1-3

Yesterday: Snapper, hardtails, skippies, pompano, spanish, and kings

This morning: Hardtails

27 Jun 10

Blue sky, light northeast breeze, hot temps

Water clear, oil free, some grass, temp 86, swells, 1-2

Yesterday: Hardtails, jacks, tarpon, snapper, spadefish, skippies, and kings

This morning: Snapper and hardtails

26 Jun 10

Blue sky, west breeze, hot temps

Water is clear, grass and oil free, swells 0-1, temp 86

Yesterday: Skippies, hardtails, snapper, and kings

This morning: Hardtails, snapper, tarpon, spadefish, and skippies

25 Jun 10

Blue sky, light northwest breeze, warm temps

Water is clear, calm, oil and grass free, temp 86.

Yesterday: Skippies, reds, pompano, spanish, and hardtails

This morning: Skippies and hardtails

24 Jun 10

Blue sky, northeast breeze, warm temps

Water is clear, still have grass, no oil, swells 1-2, temp 85

Yesterday: Skippies, kings, spanish, hardtails, reds, blues, and tarpon.

This morning: Skippies, reds, and pompano

23 Jun 10

Blue sky, east wind, warm temps

Water is a bit murky, some grass, no oil, temp 85, waves 1-2

Yesterday: Hardtails, skippies, kings, bonito, and spanish

This morning: Skippies, kings, and hardtails

22 Jun 10

Mostly cloudy sky, could get our daily rain sometime, wind from southeast, warm temps

Water is dark but clean, some grass, no oil, temp 86, waves 1-2

Yesterday: Skippies, hardtails, kings, cobia, jacks, and reds

This morning: Hardtails, skippies, and kings

21 Jun 10

Clear sky, east wind, warm to hot temps

Water is clean, some grass, oil free, waves 0-1, and temp 86

Yesterday: Hardtails, snapper, kings, pompano, and blues

This morning: Skippies and hardtails

20 Jun 10

Partly cloudy sky, Northwest breeze, mot temps

Water still calm, oil free, some grass, temp 86

Yesterday: Reds, blues, jacks, spadefish, hardtails, kings, skippies, and spanish

This morning: Hardtails

19 Jun 10

Blue sky, southwest breeze, hot temps

Water still clear, calm, oil and grass free, temp 86

Yesterday: Skippies, hardtails, blues, cobia, kings

This morning: Reds, jacks, and spadefish

Jun Cobia

Clean and Green

18 Jun 10

Blue sky, northwest breeze, warm temps

Water is clear, june grass close in, waves 0-1, no oil and temp 85

Yesterday: Hardtails, skippies, sheepshead, reds, snapper, kings, and spanish

This morning: Skippies, hardtails, blues, and cobia

No oil sighted or portions of beach taped off.

18 Jun 10 a bit of june grass

17 Jun 10

Clear sky, hot, and no breeze.

Water is back to clear, calm, no grass close by, and 85.

The oil from yesterday is gone. None visible from pier and no caution tape on beach. As we learned yesterday, it can appear in 1-2 hours.

Yesterday: Kings, bonito, hardtails, snapper, and 6 cobia

This morning: Hardtails, skippies, sheepshead, reds, and snapper

17 Jun back to clear

oil sighting

A band of oil about 1/2-3/4 miles long and 5-10 feet wide was spotted of the pier around 10:30 this morning. The wind and tide is pushing it ashore.

Do not know what this will do to our operations. At Pensacola pier they were allowed to fish but could not keep anything. The same thing may happen here.

beautiful water

16 Jun 10

Partly cloudy sky, southeast wind, warm temps

water is clear, waves 0-1, temp 84, no oil

Yesterday: Hardtails, kings, skippies, spanish, and cobia

This morning: Kings, bonito, and hardtails

Latest BP forecast is for us to remain oil free for the next 3 days. Remember they only forecast out three days.

15 Jun 10

Overcast sky, east wind, mild temps.

water is clear, calm, no oil, 84, and mostly grass free

Yesterday: Hardtails, spanish, skippies, kings, and spade

This morning: Hardtails and skippies

clear calm oil free water today

clear b eautiful water 14 Jun

14 Jun 10

More blue sky, hot temps, light west breeze

Water is crystal clear, no oil, some patches of grass, calm, and 84

Yesterday: Hardtails, spade, snapper, kings, and reds

This morning: Hardtails

13 Jun 10

Hot, blue sky, no wind

Water is clear, no oil, calm, patches of grass in shore, and temp 84

Yesterday: Hardtails, spade, snapper, kings, and reds

This morning: Kings, hardtails, reds, skippies, snapper, and spade

12 Jun 10

Hot, blue sky, south wind

water is clear, oil free, just a bit of grass, waves 0-1, temp 84

Yesterday: Kings, spanish, reds, and hardtails

This morning: Hardtails

11 Jun 10

Blue sky, south wind, warm temps

Water is grassy, waves 0-1, temp 84, still no sign of oil

Yesterday: Kings, spanish, reds, hardtails, snapper, pompano, and blues

This morning: Reds and hardtails

10 Jun 10

Sunny day, warm temps ,light south east wind.

Light chop to water, waves 1-2, some June grass slightly stained, temp 83.

Yesterday: Spanish, Hardtails, Kings,Ladyfish, Spade fish, Red Drum and Blues.

Today: King, Spanish, Red Drum and Hardtails.

No sign of oil and none predicted through the weekend.

9 Jun 10

Mostly clear sky, south wind, warm temps

Water is oil free, grass is back, waves 1., temp 83

Yesterday: Spanish, hardtails, kings, blues, and reds

This morning: Kings, spanish, and hardtails

Colin's King

8 Jun 10

Clear sky, east wind, warm temps

water is clear, waves 0-1, temp 83, less june grass, no sign of oil

Yesterday: Spanish, hardtails, kings, blues, and skippies

This morning: Hardtails and spanish

7 Jun 10

Clear sky, light south wind, warm temps

Water is clean, june grass in close, no sign or smell of oil, swells 0-2, temp 83

Yesterday: Kings, skippies, hardtails, spanish, cuda, and blues

This morning: Spanish, hardtails, kings, and blues

6 Jun 10

Southwest wind, mild temps, partly cloudy sky, lately been on and off showers.

water is clean, waves 1-2+, temp 83, still a bit more grass, no sign of oil.

Yesterday: Kings, skippies, hardtails, and spanish

This morning: Kings

Latest oil reports indicate some very small tar balls, fingernail size, have been found on the beach about 1 mile west of us. An oil sheen was spotted 7-8 mile southwest.

The beach is open and fishing is open is state waters.

5 Jun 10

Mostly clear sky, south wind, mild temps

water is clean, no oil, some june grass, temp 83, waves 1-2+

Yesterday: Hardtails, skippies, kings, reds, bonito, spanish, and pompano

this morning: Kings

4 Jun 10

Mostly clear sky, south wind, mild temps

water is riled up, a bit more june grass, waves 1-2+, temp 83

Yesterday: Hardtails, skippies, and kings

This morning: Reds, hardtails, skippies, kings, and bonito

Small tar balls have been reported in the Gulf Breeze area, 25-30 miles from us. Still no signs here. 72 hour forecast does not show any oil predicted for this area.

3 Jun 10

Overcast sky, northeast wind, mild temps

water is clear, still june grass, waves 0-1, temp 82

Yesterday: Hardtails, sheepshead, and skippies

This morning: Hardtails, skippies, and kings

Oil sheen has been reported off Pensacola bay. Some tar balls may have washed ashore 20-30 miles to the west. Nothing is scheduled to come here in the latest forecast.

We are still open, fish are biting, and the beaches are sugary sand.

2 Jun 10

No wind, warm temps, cloudy sky

water is clear, bit more grass, waves 0-1, temp 81

Yesterday: Skippies, blues, reds, hardtails, kings, and flounder

This morning: Hardtails

Still no sign of oil

1 Jun 10

Overcast sky, chance of rain, southwest breeze, warm temps

water is clear, still patches of grass, waves 0-1, temp 81

Yesterday: Spanish, skippies, hardtails, nordos, jacks, and blues

This morning: Skippies, blues, reds, and hardtails

Rainy day jack

31 May 10

Overcast sky, chance of light rain on and off, mild temps, northeast breeze

water is clean, patches of grass, waves 0-1, temp 81

Yesterday: Whiting, hardtails, skippies, and blues

This morning: Spanish, skippies, hardtails, and nordos

30 May 10

Cloudy, hazy sky, southeast wind, mild temps

water is clear, patches of grass, temp 82, waves 1-2

Yesterday: Hardtails, skippies, whiting, spanish, and kings

This morning: Skippies and hardtails

29 May 10

East wind, blue sky, warm temps

Water is clear, some grass, waves 0-1, temp 82

Yesterday: Spanish, hardtails, skippies, blue, and reds

This morning: Hardtails, skippies, whiting, and spanish

28 May 10

Blue sky, west wind, warm temps

water still clear with some grass, calm, and 81

Yesterday: Hardtails, whiting, flounder, skippies, blues, and spanish

This morning: Spanish, hardtails, and skippies

27 May 10

Blue sky, northwest breeze, warm temps

water is clear, calm, temp 81, some grass around

yesterday: Spanish, hardtails, kings, sheepshead

this morning: Hardtails

26 May 10

Blue sky, east wind, warm temps

water is clear, some grass, waves 0-1, temp 80'


Yesterday: Skippies, reds, hardtails, pompano, and kings

This morning: Kings, spanish, and hardtails

25 May 10

Blue sky, east wind, warm temps

water is clear, small patches of grass, waves 1-2, temp 80

Yesterday: Hardtails, reds, skippies, spanish, kings, pompano, and whiting

This morning: Skippies, reds, hardtails, and pompano

24 May 10

Blue sky, north wind, warm temps

water is clear, calm, and 80. no grass around us

Yesterday: Kings, hardtails, skippies, sheepshead, pompano, jacks, flounder, and spanish

This morning: Hardtails and reds

23 May 10

Blue sky, no wind, warm temps

water is clear, waves 0-1, temp 79, no sign of grass close to pier

Yesterday: Kings, pompano, spanish, hardtails, skippies, and blues

This morning: Kings, hardtails, and skippies

22 May 10

Blue sky, east wind, warm temps

water is clear with patches of grass, waves 0-1, temp 79

Yesterday: Skippies, blues, kings, hardtails, cobia, spanish, pompano, and reds

This morning: Kings, pompano, and spanish

Oil is still staying at least 200 miles from us

21 Jun 10

Blue sky, southwest breeze, warm temps

water is clear with some patches of June grass, temp 79, waves 0-1

Yesterday: Blues, skippies, hardtails, sheepshead, and spanish

This morning: Skippies, blues, kings, hardtails, and cobia

Oil spill still about 200 miles away.

20 May 10

Some clouds, light east breeze, mild temps

water is clear, waves 0-1, temp 78

Yesterday: Skippies, whiting, spanish, hardtails, sheepshead, pompano, and kings

This morning: Blues, hardtails, and skippies

Still a bit of June grass

19 May 10

Blue sky, no wind, mild temps

water is clear, calm, and 78 some June grass starting to show up

Yesterday: Skippies, blues, hardtails, sheepshead, spanish, pompano, and whiting

This morning: Skippies, whiting, spanish, hardtails, and sheepshead

The additional closure of federal waters to fishing does not affect us or the Destin Fleet. Like the oil it is far away from us

18 May 10

Some clouds, southwest breeze, mild temps

water is clear, waves 1-2, temp 78

Yesterday: Pompano, sheepshead, reds, jacks, skippies, spanish, and blues

this morning: Skippies and blues

17 May 10

high clouds, east breeze, mild temps

water is clean, waves 1+, temp 78

Yesterday: Skippies, spanish, hardtails, whiting, and blues

this morning: Pompano and sheepshead

Oil continues toward the west. No sign of it even being close to us. Newspaper reports that part of it is now being captured and loaded aboard a tanken.

16 May 10

Cloudy skies, warm temps, south east winds.

Water choppy 2-3 waves still dirty temp 77.

Yesterday: Red Drum,Blue fish, Pompano,Jack Crevelle, Hardtails, Spanish and Skippies.

Today: Skipjacks, Spanish and Hardtails.

15 May 10

Clear sunny skies,easterly winds mild temps.

Water is chopped up 2-3, stained temp 74.

Yesterday: Ladyfish, Red Drum, Spanish, Blue,and Pompano.

Today: Red Drum, Blue fish, Pompano and Ladyfish.

14 May 10

Hazy sky, east wind, mild temps

water is clean, waves 1-2, temp 77

Yesterday: Skippies, whiting, hardtails, blues, pompano, spanish, and reds

this morning: Skippies and reds

East wind blowing oil slick further and further away

13 May 10

More blue sky, wast wind, and mild temps

water clean, temp 78, waves 1-2

Yesterday: Skippies, hardtails, pompano, spanish, and blues

This morning: Skippies, whiting, hardtails, and blues

No sign of oil spill it is still moving westward further away from us

12 May 10

Clear sky, east wind, mild temps

water is clear, waves 1+, temp 76

Yesterday: Skippies, kings, bonito, spanish, pompano, and flounder

this morning: Skippies, pompano, and hardtails

11 May 10

Hazy sky, southeast wind, mild temps

water is clean, temp 78, waves 1-2+

Yesterday: Spanish, hardtails, kings, pompano, blues, and skippies

this morning: Kings and skippies

Starting off to be another great day for catching kings many people already have limited out

Forecast for oil spill for the next 3 days is to move further west away from us. The closest it got was about 100 miles from us.

10 May 10

Blue sky, east wind, mild temps

water is clear, waves 0-1, temp 78

yesterday: Kings, spanish, pompano, hardtails, and blues

no early reports this morning

Still no hint of oil. 72 hour forecast is for us to remain oil free

9 May 10

Blue sky, northeast wind, cool temps

water is clear, calm, and 78

yesterday: Kings, spanish, skippies, pompano, reds, and blues

this morning: Kings

Still no hint of oil

8 May 10

Partly cloudy sky, southwest breeze, warm temps

water is clean, waves 1-2, temp 78

Yesterday: Cobia, kings, spanish, hardtails, pompano, and blues

this morning: Kings, spanish, skippies, and pompano

7 May 10

Clear sky, south breeze, mild temps

water is clear, waves 0-1, temp 77

Yesterday: Over 100 kings put on the deck, pompano, spanish, flounder, skippies, and hardtails

this morning: Cobia, kings, spanish, and hardtails

No oil predicted for the next 3 days. Forecasters will not predict past three days. So that could mean no oil for a week or more.

6 May 10

Blue sky, north breeze, warm temps

water is clear, waves 0-1, temp 77

yesterday: Jacks, pompano, spanish, whiting, kings, tarpon, and hardtails

this morning: Kings and pompano

No hint of oil, 3 day outlook shows to to remain oil free.

5 May 10

Sunshine, south wind, mild temps

water is clean, temp 74, swells, 1-2

yesterday: Skippies, tarpon, spanish, reds, pompano, and cobia

this morning: jacks and pompano

no sign or smell of oil

4 May 10

Overcast sky, northwest wind, mild temps

water has started to clean up, waves 2-3, temp 74

yesterday: Skippies, pompano, whiting, and reds

this morning: Skippies, and sail cats

we are still open and catching fish. no sign of oil

3 May 10

Gray sky, light on and off drizzle, mild humid temps, southeast wind

water still riled up, seas 2-3+, temp 73

yesterday: Whiting and reds

this morning: Skippies

2 May 10

Overcast sky, southeast wind, mild temps.

Water still riled up, waves 3-4, temp 73

yesterday: Pompano, kings, reds, whiting, and black drum

this morning: Reds and whiting

1 May 10

Overcast sky, rain last night, east wind, mild temps

water is gray, waves 2-3+, temp 73

Yesterday: Pompano, spanish, and cobia

This morning: Cobia, pompano, and spanish

no sign of the oil slick

30 Apr 10

Blue sky, east wind, mild temps


Water is riled up, wavers 2-3, temp 73

yesterday: Spanish, cobia, and pompano

this morning: Cobia, pompano, and spanish

29 Apr 10

Clear sky, cook temps, north wind


water is clear, calm, and 74

yesterday: Hardtails, spanish, pompano, cobia, reds, and jacks

no early reports today

1st King 2010 April 16th.

28 Apr 10

Clear sky, east wind, cool temps

water has cleared up, waves 0-1, temp 74

yesterday: Sheepshead, reds, pompano, cobia, and flounder

this morning: Hardtails, spanish, and pompano

27 Apr 10

Cloudy sky, northwest wind, cool temps

water starting to clear up, waves 1-2, temp 74

yesterday: Black drum and sail cats

this morning: Sheepshead, reds, sail cats, pompano, and spanish

26 Apr 10

Blue sky, west wind, mild temps

water is dirty, waves 1-2+, temp 73

yesterday: Pompano, spanish, and reds

this morning: A 30 pound black drum

25 Apr 10

Blue sky, east wind, mild temps

water still riled up, waves 2-3+, temp 73

yesterday: Kings, spanish, pompano, jacks, reds, and whiting

this morning: Pompano

24 Apr 10

Overcast sky, rain last night some more could come, strong east wind, mild temps

water is riled up, waves 2-3+, temp 74

yesterday: Blues, pompano, kings, spanish,

this morning: Kings, spanish, and pompano

23 Apr 10

Blue sky, mild temps, east wind

water is clear, 72, and waves 1-2

yesterday: Jacks, pompano, spanish, cobia, kings, and blues

this morning: Blues, pompano, kings, and spanish

Alex and the King

22 Apr 10

Blue sky, mild temps, light east breeze

water is clear, calm, and 72

Yesterday: Kings, spanish, and pompano

This morning: Pompano, and jack crevalle

21 Apr 10

Blue sky, mild temps, light east breeze

water is clear, calm, and 72

yesterday: Kings, spanish, pompano, and cobia

this morning: Spanish and kings

20 Apr 10

overcast sky, east breeze, mild temps

water is clean, temp 72, waves 0-1

yesterday: Kings, spanish, cobia, pompano, and sheepshead

this morning: Kings, and spanish

19 Apr 10

Some high clouds, northeast wind, cool temps

water is clear, calm, and 72

yesterday: Kings, spanish, reds, cobia, sheepshead, and pompano

this morning: Spanish

1st place so far

18 Apr 10

Hazy sky, southeast breeze, mild temps

water is clear, flat, with some swells and temp 72

yesterday: Pompano, flounder, whiting, spanish, cobia, sheepshead, black drum, and kings

this morning: Kings, spanish, reds, 65 pound cobia, and sheepshead

Another Nice Pair

17 Apr 10

Blue sky, southeast wind, mild temps

water is clear, temp 72, slick with 1-3 swells

yesterday: Kings, spanish, cobia, blues, reds, sail cats

this morning: Pompano, flounder, whiting, spanish, cobia, sheepshead, and black drum

16 Apr 10

Clear sky, mild temps, east wind

water is clear, waves 1-2, temp 70

Yesterday: Spanish, blues, pompano, cobia, and sail cats

This morning: Spanish, and the first king of the season a 28 pounder

15 Apr 10

Clear sky, mild temps, east wind

water is riled up, waves 1-2+, temp 71

yesterday: Spanish, blues, and pompano

this morning: pompano, spanish, and blues

14 Apr 10

Sunny skies, north east winds,mild temps.

Water choppy, waves 2-3, Clean temp 69.

Yesterday:Cobia Sheepshead Pompano Spanish.

Today: No early reports.

13 Apr 10

Blue sky, north wind cool temps

water is clear, waves 0-1, temp 69

yesterday: Cobia, sheepshead, and pompano

this morning: Sheepshead

12 Apr 10

Blue sky, light east breeze, mild temps

water is clear, calm, and 69

yesterday: Spanish, cobia, sheepshead, pompano, and reds

this morning: Cobia

Nice Pair

11 Apr 10

Blue sky, mild temps, east wind

water is clear, waves 0-1, temp 69

yesterday: Spanish, reds, cobia, sheepshead, pompano, and squid

this morning: Spanish

10 Apr 10

Gray sky, northeast wind, cool temps

water is clear, calm, and 70


yesterday: Spanish, sheepshead, reds, and cobia

this morning: Spanish, reds, and cobia

9 Apr 10

Clear sky, sunshine , warm temps, light east breeze

water is clean, calm, and 70

yesterday: Spanish, snapper, sheepshead, blues, and reds

this morning: Spanish and sheepshead.

8 Apr 10

Sunny day,south winds warm temps.

Water choppy 3-4, clean water, temp 69.

Yesterday: Sheepshead, Spanish and 3 Cobias.

Today: No reports as of yet.