March 2008 Fishing Report from Capt. Randy Boggs

Slowly but surely the water is heating up along with the fishing.

Inshore, the sheepshead are biting around the inlets, jetties and docks. The best baits are live shrimp or fiddler crabs. A few speckled trout are starting to show up. The surf fishing has been slow. This is sure to change when we get an east winds and an east tide.

Offshore, the vermillion snapper trigger fish and amberjacks are biting well in water in depths of over 100’.

We have not had any reports of the offshore fishing for tuna, dolphin or wahoo. We did see a boat coming in last week with tuna flags flying.

The first King mackerel have shown up in the last week.

Cobia season is just around the corner. The fist fish is generally caught around the 20th of March. The peak of the cobia migration will be here in late April to early May. Site fishing along the beach with live bait is the most popular way to catch these fish.

Capt. Randy Boggs
Reel Surprise Charters
http://www.reelsurprisecharters.com/

Editors Note:
Don’t forget these events too:

Spring Saltwater Series
Price: Anglers: $10.00 daily; No boat entry fee. Spring tournament fishing will be in full swing with the inaugural Spring Saltwater Series. Their will be a $150,000 in cash and prizes to the winners. The 11-fish tournament will include king mackerel, tuna, wahoo, grouper, amberjack, vermilion snapper, triggerfish, cobia, speckled trout, red fish and sheepshead. More fish to catch means more anglers winning prizes. The $10 daily ticket qualifies anglers to compete in all 11 categories.
Weigh Station is Zeke's Landing MarinaOrange Beach, AL
251-981-4044
www.orangebeachsnapper.com/

42nd Annual Labor Day Tournament
August 29, 2008 - September 1, 2008
Price: $175.00 per angler. Minimum of 4 anglers per boat for boats over 32 feet and 3 anglers per boat for boats 32 feet and under. Entry forms received by August 26th, $150.00 per angler. There is a $1 million prize to anyone who sets a new Alabama state record for Blue Marlin in this tournament. See website for complete details.
Waters of the Gulf of MexicoOrange Beach, AL
www.mbgfc.org/