Hello fellow anglers, December in S.W. Florida that means you are finished shopping for Christmas or you have not started yet. You can go to your local tackle store and get gift certificates. Or you could contact Capt. Bart and  get a gift certificate for a fishing trip for your friends.  This is the Christmas season and it is the time of year that we spend time with family and friends. And this is the time of year folks from up north come to visit because it is to cold up north. It is a great time to plan a fishing trip and catch some fresh fish for a meal. So some of the species that are good eating are mangrove snapper ,redfish, and trout. These are mostly what we call inshore fish. Then you have your offshore fish like spanish mackerel , and king mackerel. There may even be some triple tail hanging around on the stone crab trap buoys. Also the sheepshead should start there migration from the bays out to the close to shore reefs to spawn. There also, you could find some flounder moving in these same type of pattern. The hardest thing about this time of year is the cold fronts. Yeah a couple of days before they get here the wind blows out of the south and when the front passes it starts to blow out of the North. This is very frustrating when you are trying to go fishing in the boat. It makes it tough to cast and get your bait where you think the fish are. And if you try to go offshore it is no fun pounding through the waves, then when you get there your fishing spot then try to anchor the boat and then be able to feel the bit s the boar is bouncing up and down. So check the weather and the tides, the wind can hold the tides where they are not on schedule so you don't get stuck behind the sand bar. I use several weather apps for wind direction wave height etc. Also this time of year the kids are out of school and need to get out of the house and learn about the outdoors. So take a kid fishing. If you have your own boat , Capt. Bart Marx can come on your boat for a training  session. Or if you do not you can schedule a trip on my boat. And with it being the Christmas season you could buy a gift certificate for a friend or loved one. All you need to do is contact Capt. Bart Marx 941-979-6517 or email captbart@alphaomegacharters  And always remember singing drags and tight lines make me smile. <*(((((>{