HOLIDAY SEASON / 2011 GAG GROUPER SEASON

Hi everyone. The holiday season is approaching fast. We have gift certificates available for both Half Day and All Day trips. Tickets can be purchased in person at our ticket office or by phone at 727-446-1653. If the weather cooperates, we tend to be busy throughout the christmas season. RESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ALL TRIPS. We also suggest arriving 45 minutes early for all trips. Parking for afternoon Half Day trips is at a premium, the earlier you arrive the less hassel to find parking. Most times you can find parking spots being vacated by morning trip patrons. Fishing has been good to great on days when the weather cooperates. The All Day has had most trips with 10-24 legal Grouper. Some trips in the 35-50 Grouper range, with plenty of Grunts and assorted others. The Half Day has had plenty of Grunts with some legal Grouper catches up near 10. For the first time ever, we are facing a 6 month Gag Grouper Closed Season with a possible extension. Gag Grouper will be closed to harvest from January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011. We will be able to keep Red Grouper through this time except for February and March, when all Shallow Water Grouper will be closed. To recap, no Gag Grouper Jan. 1- June 30. No Gag or Red Grouper from Feb. 1- March31. We will keep you informed on any updates to these closures as we get information. I am constantly doing research and atteding meetings to not only get data but to give my input on possible changes. The crew at the Double Eagle wishes everyone a Happy Holiday Season. See you all soon.

Capt. Chad and Crew

October 14 Hour Trip

The 14 Hour Trip on October 17th went pretty well. We had a catch consisting of 40 Red Snapper, 17 Gag Grouper, 10 Red Grouper, 18 Mangrove Snapper, a 15lb. Mahi and two Cobia 35lbs. and 65lbs. We have another trip scheduled for Saturday November 13th and spaces are filling up fast, so call for your reservation. Our All Day trips have been averaging 6-15 legal grouper per trip with a mess of grunts to go with them. We have also been seeing some Hogfish, up to 18 on one trip. The Half Day trips are doing well on the grunts with a few legal Grouper as well. Usually 3-6 per trip, with one afternoon of 14 legal Gag Grouper. The weather has been gorgeous, flat seas and cool temperatures so come on and go fishing. See you soon.

Capt Chad

14 Hour Trip...October 17, 2010

We have a 14 Hour Trip scheduled for Sunday October 17th. We will start taking reservations on Monday October 4th. Prices and times are the same as always, 4am-6pm with a cost of $105 plus $10 rod rental. Red Snapper is opening again for a short time, so we are trying to take advantage of this short season. We will also have our annual 14 Hour Ironman Trip on Saturday November 13th. Reservations for this trip will begin on Sunday October 17th. Customers on the 14 Hour trip this day will have the first choice of spots for the November trip. Tickets for each trip will need to be paid for the Thursday prior to departure date to guarantee your spot.

August Update

Hi everyone. We have hit our summertime fishing pattern, with hot weather and calm seas for the last several weeks. Fishing has remained decent though. We have been drifting on the half day trips and having great catches of Grunts, Sea Bass, Porgies and several undersize Grouper. We have had some trips with legal sized Grouper, the best trip being 10 keepers. The all day has been having catches consisting of Grunts, Sea Bass, Porgies, Mangrove Snapper and Grouper. We have also been surprised by some nice catches of Hogfish. These tasty fish are generally a target of spearfisherman due to the tough time catching them with a hook and line. Our catches of Hogfish have been up in the 8-10 fish range on some trips. We will start to dry dock our boats the first week of September and this will go for 3-6 weeks. Please keep an eye on our blog and call our ticket office for trip schedules and reservations. We will be running half day trips on Sun, Mon and Tues. All day trips will be Wed, Thur, Fri and Sat. Always call ahead for a reservation. Stat cool and see you soon!!

Capt. Chad

August Update

We have began are pattern of normal summertime fishing. The half day trips are coming in with good numbers of grunts or as we call them, " Grey Snapper". They are a pan sized fish that are excellent eating. We have also been catching several grouper with a few being "Keepers". With high water temps and light winds, we have been having better luck drifting on this trip. Our all day is catching the same types of fish with a few more "Keepers" coming aboard. We have been spliting up the fishing on this trip, depending on the weather conditions. Some days have been very slow and we have been doing better on a drift. All in all the fishing is still productive this time of year, it can just be very hot. Come down and see us and bring plenty of cold drinking water. See you soon!!

Final 14 Hour Trip for 2010 Red Snapper Season

Our 14 Hour Trip for July 11th is booking up fast. We do still have a few more spots, so come down and get on this trip. We have scheduled the final 14 Hour Trip of the season for Friday July 23rd. We are currently taking reservations for this trip and this is the last trip of the 2010 Red Snapper Season. Our 8 Hour All Day trips have been doing well catching a fair amount of Grunts, SeaBass, Porgies and Mangrove Snapper. We are also still doing well with "Keeper" Grouper with catches up to 25. The half day is drifting now and having outstanding catches of Grunts and SeaBass with a "Keeper" Grouper here and there. The BP disaster is keeping its distance from us for now. The water is still clean and the beaches are still clear. The closed fishing area is still over 100 miles from our average fishing grounds and we have seen no ill effects from it. The weather has been great, although hot, and the fishing has been above normal for the summertime. So LET'S GO FISHING!!!

Capt. Chad

Sorry for the lapse!!!

Sorry it has taken me a while to post some new updates. Business has been pretty good and the fish are still biting pretty well. We have recently had catches up to 30 "Keeper" Grouper of the last several weeks on our All Day trip. The half day has been doing some drifting and catching plenty of grunts with a few grouper mixed in. Our last 14 Hour trip on June 6 was excellent. We had 60 Red Snapper, 30 Grouper and 36 Mangrove Snapper. We had a private 34 Hour Trip on June 25-26 and we brought in over 2,000 lbs of fish. We had our limit of Red Snapper (120), 80 Grouper(up to 20lbs) and over 300 Mangrove Snapper (up to 8lbs). We have our next open 34 Hour Trip scheduled for July 17-18 and a 14 Hour Trip on July 11. We are currently taking reservations for both of these trips. Luckily, as of now, the OIL SPILL is staying well away from us. The closest closure,as of today, is approximately 90 miles away. We are still watching closely and will relay any news to all of you as we receive it. Thanks for checking out the blog and keeping me on my toes!!!

Capt. Chad

June Updates

Our 14 Hour Trip on June 6th went very well. It was the first trip of the 2010 Red Snapper Season and the trip was a success. We landed 60 Red Snapper, 29 Grouper and 26 large Mangrove Snapper. Again we had approximately 24 Amberjack that were all about an inch short. They did, however, make for some excitement. The next 14 Hour is scheduled for July 11th and we are currently taking reservations for that trip. The 34 Hour Trip scheduled for June 12-13 has been cancelled due to lack of paid fares. This is unfortunate because the fishing has been outstanding. We have another that is tentatively scheduled for July 17-18. Hopefully we will have enough interest to run that trip. The OIL SPILL is a daily concern and we are watching it closely. As I have stated several time earlier, the spill is not affecting us at this time. We are still operating on a business as usual schedule, so LET'S GO FISHING!! Hope to see you soon.

Capt. Chad

Latest Updates

Unfortunately, the OIL DISASTER is still ongoing. We are monitoring this event daily to bring our customers up to date information. Luckily, as of now, we are still unaffected by the oil!! Our beaches are still oil free, our water is still clear and the fish are biting well this spring. Please keep an eye on our blog and also a new article that will appear on our home page later this week. Our 14 Hour Trip is coming up on June 6th. This will be our first trip of 2010 that we are able to target Red Snapper as the season opens June 1st. We still have spots open, so call today to reserve your spot. Our 34 Hour Trip is June 12-13 with a few spots left. Hope to see everyone soon! LET'S GO FISHING!!!

Capt. Chad

June 6th 14 Hour Trip

We have a 14 Hour Trip scheduled for June 6th. This will be the first offshore trip of the 2010 Red Snapper Season. We are planning to go about 50 miles to increase the chances of landing some of these snapper. The times and prices are the same, 4am to 6pm and $105 plus $10 Rod Rental. We are currently taking reservations, so call today to reserve your spot. Tickets must be paid for by 8pm on June 3rd to guarantee your spot.

May's 14 Hour Trip

We had another successful 14 Hour Trip this month. We caught 40 Grouper and several Amberjack. Unfortunately, the Amberjack were just shy of the 30 inch size limit, so we could not keep any of them. They did, however, create some excitement with their fighting ability. Our next 14 Hour Trip is scheduled for June 6th. The 2010 Red Snapper season will be open and we are looking to head a little further offshore in search of this delicacy. We will start taking reservations for this trip on Monday June 24th. We also have our 34 Hour Trip scheduled for June 12-13 so make your reservation today. We are watching the OIL SPILL daily and as of now we are not affected by this disaster. Our trips are running as scheduled as of now. Keep an eye on our blog for the most recent details. We have some nice offshore trips coming up so I hope to see you all there. Let's Go Fishing!!

Capt. Chad

Trip Updates

Hi everyone!! The fishing has been pretty good this last week. Half day trips are catching stringers of Grunts, SeaBass and Porgies with some "Keeper" Grouper thrown in. All trips have had the same with more Grouper, some catches have been up around 20 "keepers". Some fish weighing in the 12-15 pound range. We are watching the OIL SPILL daily and keeping our fingers crossed that it stays away. So far we have been lucky and our trips are running as scheduled. The 14 Hour trip is filling up, so make your reservation today and be sure to pay by 5/13 to guarantee your spot. The 34 Hour trip is filling up fast as well, make your reservation today. On last years trips, we had nearly 3,000 lbs. of fish on each trip. Stay tuned for more updates. Hope to see everyone soon!!! LET'S GO FISHING!!!

Capt. Chad

Several New Updates

Hi everyone!! I have several updates and comments for you all. First, in regards to the OIL SPILL in the northern gulf, we are not currently effected by the spill. We are keeping a close eye on the movement of the spill as it increases in size, and hope that it stays well away from us. All trips are running as scheduled with no sight of any changes in the near future. Keep an eye on our blog for further updates as needed. Fishing has been pretty decent. We have been catching several "keeper" grouper on both Half Day and All Day trips along with our usual Grunts, Sea Bass and Porgies. We have also been landing several nice king Fish on both trips. I would like you all to help me welcome back a long time employee, who took a small leave of absence from the company. Our newest Captain, Luke Palmer, has been back for a couple of weeks now and has been bringing in some nice catches on both the Half Day and All Day trips. Welcome back Luke!!! A reminder to all, we are currently taking reservations for our 14 Hour Trip on May 16th and our 34 Hour Trip on June 12th & 13th. Call today to reserve your spot on these trips. Watch the blog for further updates. Hope to see you all soon!!!

Capt. Chad

14 Hour Trip for May!!!

Hello everyone! Our next 14 Hour Trip is scheduled for May 16th. We are currently taking reservations for this trip. The price and time is the same, 4am-6pm with a cost of $105 plus $10 rod rental. Tickets must be paid for by May 13th to guarantee your spot. Call to reserve your spot today!! We are getting several reservations for our 34 Hour Trip on June 12th and 13th, hurry and sign up today.

Capt. Chad

SUCCESSFUL 14 HOUR TRIP

The 14 hour trip on April 11th was a success. We returned with approximately 800 lbs. of fish including 37 "keeper" grouper. Keep an eye on our blog for the next 14 hour trip coming in May. We have a 34 hour trip scheduled for June 12th & 13th departing at 6 am Saturday and returning 4 pm Sunday. The price is $280 plus $15 rod rental. Reserved positions available so call now to reserve your spot.

GROUPER SEASON IS FINALLY HERE!!!

Hi again everyone. After a long, cold and windy winter, it looks as though spring is finally here! The weather has been great and the fishing is getting better! Grouper season will open tomorrow and the people are coming out to catch 'em. We are looking pretty busy over the next week or so with all of the above factors coming together along with spring break and Easter vacation. If you are looking to come fishing, be sure to call and reserve your spot because the boats have been filling up. Also, if you are looking for a half day trip in the afternoon, be sure to allow plenty of travel time. The traffic has been heavy with beach goers so it can take up to 30 minutes or so to get across the causeway to the beach. Parking in the afternoon has been crazy so if you are going on the afternoon trip, it is best to get there around noon so you can grab the parking spots vacated by the morning patrons. Are 14 Hour trip is going on April 11th spots are limited and going fast. So if you are looking for that trip, call to reserve your spots today! Keep your eye on the blog for further trip info, including 34 Hour trips coming this June!!

See Ya Soon!! Capt. Chad

New Trip Info

Hi everyone, it has been a long, cold and very windy winter!! Luckily, there seems to be an end in sight. Fishing has been decent when the weather lets us out with catches including plenty of grunts and a few grouper to be released. Grouper season opens in a few short weeks and I wanted to inform everyone of our next 14 Hour trip. It will be on April 11, 2010 departing at 4am and returning at 6pm. The price is the same as before and we will be taking reservations for the general public starting March 8, 2010. Please call for reservations and questions. We will soon be adding our email to our website for any questions you may have. Thanks for you patience waiting for this. We have recently started a Double Eagle Newsletter to inform our loyal patrons of upcoming events and trips on the Double Eagle, leave your email either on the blog, which will not be published, or call our ticket office. The newsletter will give you information on new trips before it is advertised on the web. The next newsletter will be giving the dates and times for our next 14 Hour and the 34 Hour Overnight Trips for the summer! Stay tuned for more details and as always thanks for choosing the Double Eagle for your fishing needs!!

Capt. Chad

14 Hour Success

The 14 Hour trip on January 31st was a success. Even with not so perfect weather conditions our customers had a nice haul of 41 grouper. We will be scheduling more 14 Hour trips this spring, so stay tuned for more details.

2010 Grouper Tournament

Grouper season will be closing on April 1st. We have a 14 hour trip scheduled for Sunday January 31st leaving at 4am. Call now for reservations. The Grouper season will be closed the same as last year, from February 1st - March 31st. We will be running our annual grouper tournament for these two months. Catch the largest grouper on the all daytrip and receive a free all day pass to redeem within the year. No entry fee is needed, any all day customer is eligible. We are planning some 14 hour trips this spring when grouper season reopens. I would like to run 1 or two a month so stay tuned for more info. Keep an eye on the website for a new printable coupon to help you save money in these tough times. Hope to see ya real soon.

Capt. Chad