Fishing Reports by Capt. Brian Keith

Weekend snapper fishing - Last weekend of the year for red snapper in state waters the bite was real good on the new moon using a live cigar minnows on a 30 pound test slip just enough lead to hold bottom average size fish was 3 to 4 pounds more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

Weekend snapper fishing - The snapper fishing on the weekends has been decent slow bite but catching some quality fish using cigar minnows and small herring using a slip lead rig just enough lead to hold the bottom. more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

Spanish mackerel - Spanish mackerel have been biting good on the tail end of the incoming tide just south of the Destin East Pass biting mostly artificial lures my lure of choice is A Spro quarter ounce Bucktail jig that glows more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

Trolling has been good - Trolling has been good the last couple days close to the Destin East Pass lot of bait schools with black fin tuna and bonitas in it attached is a picture of Captain Doug Richards on the Lighten Up with a nice black fin tuna caught on an artificial lu more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

Trolling has been good - Last week we trolled inshore off the coast of Destin and caught a variety of fish one was a 15 to 20 pound wahoo all on light tackle 40 pound test wire # 6 treble hooks. Live cigar minnows and Herring was the bait of choice more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

Amberjack and gag grouper - The amberjack and gag grouper have been biting live baits / inshore wrecks trolling mostly on the Jacks to get the surface bites 2 have an opportunity to catch the fish. Amberjack average 32 34 inches gag grouper is 26 - 30 inches more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

Vermilion Snapper and triggerfish - Vermilion Snapper and trigger fish have been biting good off the coast of Destin in 80 to 90 feet of water on Cut Bonita and Boston mackerel using a two hook rig with just enough weight to hold bottom more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

fall/winter fishing - fishing has been good for king mackerel on inshore rocky bottom S.W. of Destin pass trolling live or dead bait and red fish are biting on outgoing tide on any kind of live bait more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

been a long hot summer - king mackerel have been chewing all year when red snapper opened for recreational harvest could not get through kings to catch a snapper most days and redfish have been good all year at destin bridge remember do not catch your limit limit your catch more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

sheepshead bite - sheepshead fishing has been descent on tail end of out going tide and slack just before change around destin bridge and jetties using live shrimp and fiddler crabs 15 lb flourocarbon leader short 12 to 16 inches just enough lead to hold bottom averag more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin