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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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Summer poons

giant tarpon caught along panhandle waters

Tarpon migration is underway here in FL and our guides are in their path.

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Pomps

Lots of pomps showing up and Cobia are consistently being caught daily, next weeks temps look great for a spike in water temps, which means great Spring fishing!

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SPRING BREAKIN’

Kyle pitts and jason Giles guide clients in the pass in Panama City

Capt.Kyle Pitts and Capt. Jason Giles anchored up and putting their crew on some Sheepshead, Redfish and Spanish Mackerel.

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SPRING HAS ARRIVED

Spring is here and things are warming up on the water, we are mostly chasing redfish but are impatiently awaiting the first Cobia to hit the beach! Jack Crevelle and Spanish Mackrel are due to show up any time now!

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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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Sam’s First Red (on fly)

young angler with a great bull redfish in choctawhatchee bay

Every once and a while I get to guide a young person who is really into fly fishing. Today I fished Sam. Sam can THROW some line and he is really really into the sport. The “Sam’s” of the world

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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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HAPPY BDAY KYLE PITTS

Kyle Pitts with a big redfish caught along the Panama City beaches

HAPPY BDAY to Shallow Water guide KYLE PITTS, 36 and still rockin!

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YETI AMBASSADOR

Super excited and honored to be added to the YETI Ambassador line-up!

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