The offshore fishing continues to be great. The wrecks from 90-120 feet of water have been producing large Black (Gag) Grouper, Amberjack, and Snapper. The Grouper bite has been good in the 45-55 foot range on natural hard bottom and ledges. Our 1/2 day trip from last weekend caught several Grouper in the 15-20lb range in 45 feet of water. With summertime approaching fast, now is a great time to get offshore and take advantage of the transitional weather. Red Snapper seasons opens soon, reserve your trip now to ensure the best fishing of the season. Thanks for reading-Capt. Brandon

The winds have been blowing lately, meaning more time to spend inshore fishing. The redfish action has been steady using live bait on area grass flats and aroung high tide oyster beds ( the usual spots).   Snook have been moving out to the passes and beaches to their summer hangouts. These fish are very picky and downsizing leaders will be the best bet. Several 1/2 day trips have been getting plenty of shots a day at these fish, with most ranging between 8-15lbs with some over 20lbs.  The winds are forecasted to remain steady around 15knots for the upcoming week, so it’s a great time to grab the light tackle and go inshore fishing. Thanks for reading- Capt. Brandon Fraley

     -We have chartered with Capt. Brandon three times now, and are extremely satisfied with Fish Eye Charters. The first trip we stayed inshore and caught Redfish and Snook, we brought our 5year old son, who caught his first Redfish! The last two trips were offshore for Grouper and Amberjack. We caught our limit of Grouper on both trips (even though I missed most of the big ones in the rocks), but even more importantly had a great time. Capt. Brandon was very patient with our son and us (my wife and I). I definitely recommend Brandon and Fish Eye Charters.  Paul Musenugle-Michigan

     -Hey Capt Brandon, thanks for the trip! Thanks for the patience with the kids, they still talk about that “giant” shark they caught. We will see you again this October.  Erin and Jack Tyler

     -My brothers and I charter 6-8 times a year in the Clearwater area, usually with different captains. We recently tried Capt. Brandon and Fish Eye Charters. What a breath of fresh air!!!!! When we got their he had already caught over 200 live baits (that Morning) and the boat was loaded and ready to go. We were even 30 minutes early! By our second stop offshore we caught more grouper and snapper than we have on any other charter. We now only use Brandon because we know our money is well spent. Thanks Brandon, we’ll see you next month- Jon, Tim, and Neil Bilk 

The offshore fishing is nothing short of excellant right now. We had six trips this week out to 60 miles offshore. Each one produced large numbers of keeper grouper, cobia, amberjack, and mangrove snapper among others. The weather is great and looks to be holding for the next week. We should have some photos up from our last trip shortly, in the gallery. Thanks for reading- Capt. Brandon

 Large amounts of whitebait, threadfins and just about everything else has infiltrated the west central region. With the bait comes the predators, Kingfish, grouper,Blackfin Tuna, cobia -offshore and schools of reds -inshore. The Kingfish bite has been excellant on natural hardbottom around 30 feet deep. These fish are ranging between 8 and 20lbs and can be caught using live threadfins and small blue runners, either drifting or slow trolling. Several area captains have been slaying the redfish on area flats on an incoming tide, using whitebait. Find an area with a lot of mullet, patchy grass and sand bottom, and the reds aren’t too far behind. The grouper bite is on fire from 50-75 feet, mostly gag’s taken on live bait. The Blackfin Tuna are in 90-130 feet of water, anchor over your favorite wreck chum and put out the flatline, using floro leaders will help your hookup ratio, live sardines are the ticket. -Capt. Brandon - www.fisheyefishing.com