{"id":2798,"date":"2018-09-14T11:07:01","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T15:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.greatflorida.com\/blog\/?p=2798"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:40:08","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-fall-fishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2018\/what-you-need-to-know-about-fall-fishing\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know about fall fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida offers unique opportunities for fishing in the fall. Cooling water temperatures can result in great bites this fall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the middle of hurricane season, always make sure to keep track of the weather before you head out,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustyns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" =_blank>Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s largest independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-boat-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boat insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n<p>As reported this week, a few storms are churning in the tropics. While none look like they are headed toward Florida, anglers need to be aware of dangerous rip currents and high seas as well as possible thunderstorms according to meteorologist at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/weather\/heres-how-hurricane-florence-other-tropical-systems-will-affect-florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">clickorlando.com<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/FLFFWCC\/bulletins\/20a1099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2804 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/redfish-snook-eo-map_crop-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/redfish-snook-eo-map_crop-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/redfish-snook-eo-map_crop-150x197.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/redfish-snook-eo-map_crop.jpg 317w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 228px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 228\/300;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/redfish-snook-eo-map_crop-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/redfish-snook-eo-map_crop-150x197.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/redfish-snook-eo-map_crop.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before you cast your line, you\u2019ll need a fishing license, whether in local waters inland or off shore. There are exceptions for those fishing off a local pier or on a charter boat where a blanket license has you covered. To find out more about Florida fishing licenses, click the links below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/myfwc.com\/license\/recreational\/saltwater-fishing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Saltwater license<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/myfwc.com\/license\/recreational\/freshwater-fishing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Freshwater license<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Popular catches in the fall in freshwater include bass, crappie and catfish.<\/p>\n<p>In saltwater you can hook, red snapper, grouper, king mackerel, red fish, trout and snook. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/FLFFWCC\/bulletins\/20a1099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission<\/a> (FWC) has temporarily made snook and redfish catch-and-release only from the northernmost point of Anna Maria Island in Manatee County to Gordon Pass in Collier County. This was done through and Executive Order in response to the impact from red tide bloom in southwest Florida. This order is an effect until the next FWC meeting September 26-27.<\/p>\n<p>However, you do not always need a boat to make a good catch. During the fall mullet run, anglers without a boat have the opportunity to catch big game fish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the weather cools down and the visitors clear out, that is when the water really heats up,\u201d says Buck, Vice President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s top independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-boat-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boat insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> can make sure you are fully prepared before you head out to trawl with premium <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-boat-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boat insurance<\/a> at affordable prices. Contact a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> agent to make sure you have proper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-boat-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boat insurance<\/a> and adequate coverage for all your fishing equipment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-boat-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1075 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/boat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"204\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/boat.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/boat-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/boat-150x64.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/204;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/boat.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/boat-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/boat-150x64.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida offers unique opportunities for fishing in the fall. Cooling water temperatures can result in great bites this fall. \u201cIn the middle of hurricane season, always make sure to keep track of the weather before you head out,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance, Florida\u2019s largest independent boat insurance agency. As reported this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":2809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,8,82,89,9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2798","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boat-insurance","8":"category-homeowners-insurance","9":"category-renters-insurance","10":"category-rv-insurance","11":"category-travel-insurance","12":"category-umbrella-insurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13792,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2798\/revisions\/13792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}