Fishing

By Pam Anderson Red Snapper officially opened for the Federally Permitted Charter and Headboats and opened on June 1 and will be open until August 25 this year. We are all looking forward to taking you on a fun family experience in the Gulf of Mexico for this treasured species...

For some of us, it is inevitable. It happens every year around this time. It’s a cumulative effect. The sun sets later. Temperatures creeping up to feeling very Spring-like. And even though we don’t want to let our thoughts wander from our current task, we can’t help ourselves. We...

By Pam Anderson Each year in November, as fishing seasons close for most species and most charter and head-boats shut down for the winter, Capt. Anderson’s Marina crew begin building Bethlehem Christmas Village. It all started in 2013, the year the Lady Anderson Dining Yacht left the area for the ‘cold...

By Tim Braddock, Bay Breeze Bait + Tackle October is all about opportunity. It offers some of the best fishing for the Emerald Coast. Particularly in Panama City Beach, where the inshore bite tends to be described as ferocious. Those beautiful pumpkin colored red drum and big flattie flounder will be...

By Pam Anderson With the end of September comes the Second Annual PCB Fishing Rodeo. This year’s lineup of fishing fun, great vendors, and outstanding entertainment is sure to be a winner! Fall is a great time of year to be fishing. As the air temperature cools, so does the water...

By Pam Anderson While the main season for fishing and Shell Island trips is about to close, there are still plenty of opportunities to get out and wet a line this winter. Grand Lagoon is home to the best fishing guides and captains in Northwest Florida! Guide Boats and most...

By Pam Anderson Our State Guide boat captains are excited to have Red Snapper available to all the folks who missed their ‘snapper trip’ in the summer or just want to pack away a few more for the winter. Florida State waters are open for private anglers on their own boats,...

By Pam Anderson Spanish Mackerel are in and plentiful! Charter boats and private anglers are reeling in Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel, finding them in St. Andrews Bay and along the Gulf shore where they are in large schools. The Anderson Seafood Market and others are staying busy cleaning the catches as...

By Jamie Zimchek A small crowd packs in around a seemingly random sandy beach spot one muggy afternoon in late August. Barely visible between all the shoulders and elbows and cellphone cameras is a Turtle Watch volunteer, carefully excavating a sea turtle nest. She sets aside a number of failed...

By Pam Anderson Wow! We are really looking forward to another great year here at Capt. Anderson’s Marina. Besides all the great fishing and cruising opportunities we have the Event Center booking everything from Weddings, Seminars, Birthday Parties to ticketed events and corporate meetings. All our neighbors here in the Grand...