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30A Beaches on FIRE, Jacks and Redfish

captain Kyle Pitts landing a jack on his tidewater boat along the beach off rosemary beach Florida

Jacks and Big Bull reds have invaded the beaches along the 30A, Panama City each and Destin areas. Our skiffs and Bay boats are running the beaches hunting for the schools of jacks and small groups of reds. Some spectacular

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Fall is coming along 30A

bull red caught on an Umpqua Poledancer fly in the choctawhatchee bay in south Walton Florida

After dodging recent hurricanes, things are getting back to normal along the 30A! Lots of redfish action and Jack Crevelle as per usual this time of year, the Albies have been showing up along the beaches too. We still have some

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30A fishing- Spring Beach fishing

large groups of jack crevelle gather on our beaches in the spring

The Beachs off 30A, Panama City Beach and Destin have been on fire with big schools of Jacks! These fish are super aggressive and are usually found in big schools making them very easy to catch and target. and the

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30A fishing- Spring COBIA

large cobra caught off Destin Florida aboard the "NO NAME"

Robbie waits to take the gaff shot as angler Mark plays the fish.  COBIA on the dinner plate COBIA fillets ready for the panRobbie Roberts w a 65 lb. Cobia caught on Jake Matney’s “NO NAME”

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December Cold Front

redfish feeding on the surface

Well we have had our first “real” cold front of the year, tonight the plants will get covered and the heat will get turned up!  Along w the cold temps the front has brought strong North winds. This wind direction

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#GUIDEDADS

She’s back to school today, but Sarah Mangum is one of the many SWE family yearlings that got to go to work with dad over the summer. -Mike Mangum

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KOBRA KAI

huge cobia caught by "BAD BRAD" with captain Jason Giles

COBES ARE ON THE BEACHES, Capt Jason Giles claims first blood within the SWE team, he put our good buddy “BAD Brad” on his biggest fish to date, 73 lbs. good work boys….SWEEP THE LEG!!!!

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Panama City Beach Jack Bite

Spring is right around the corner and some of the first “seasonal” species to hit the beaches are Jack Crevelle. Jacks don’t get a lot of coverage, but we think they are some of the greatest gamefish in the gulf.

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Tarpon Jump in Slo-mo

tarpon jumping off Apalachicola Florida
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Christmas Reds

the golden prize on fly, Redfish st Andrews bay

As Christmas approaches the water temps drop and the tides get lower, seasonal markers that tell our local redfish that the food is up shallow!

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