Regional Fishing Reports for:
Panhandle and Big Bend (Suwannee to Pensacola)

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - SHEEPSHEAD-- EASY TO CATCH WINTER FUN One of the very best bets out of Apalachicola is the scrappy and tasty sheepshead. Distinguished by its black vertical bands, many call it the convict fish. I call it a prolific winter target species that more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It's officially winter as most of my guide and captain buddies are off thier boats and into the woods with smokesticks. I think I'm the only fishhead around that dosn't hunt deer. Ilove to eat 'em, have cleaned dozens and make some of the best jeky y more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Panhandle Fishing Report - Pensacola Bay & Choctawhatchee Bay - The Running of the Bull’s is in full tilt!!! What a great country we are fortunate enough to live in and how blessed am I to live in this wonderful area, where it’s potentially the greatest fishing in Florida. As you read this article, it shoul more...
Capt. Eddie Woodall - Pensacola

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - CHRISTMAS REDFISH Every year when the inshore water temperature cools in December, the Forgotten Coast becomes one of the best venues in the state to target giant bull reds. Packs of ravenous reds are in a pre-spawn mode and they will eagerly take more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Florida Fishing Report for Panama City & Destin - Panama City, NW Florida Fishing has been hot and cold this fall....i could lie and give you a report of fairy tales but as always I will tell the truth. The red tide did a number on the bay fishing. Two bouts of it, one in September another in O more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - A beautiful day and I've got the day off. The charter season has slowed down to where I'm just booked a couple days a week. Usually thats about all the nice calm days we get a week this time of year but so far it's still wonderful. Bright sun, 75 to more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Yesterday on an offshore trip we had perfect autumn weather in the seventies and a southeast wind less than 10 knots. The seas were bumpy going out to the southeast, but a nice ride was enjoyed by all with a following sea on the ride to the hill. more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - November 1st and it's a great day to write a report- overcast and drizzly. The last 2 weeks have been pretty nice with the exception of the swell from Wilma. Kinda bouncy in the AM with a NE wind and then real pretty by lunch. The snappers showed more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Panhandle Fishing Report - Pensacola Bay & Choctawhatchee Bay - ARE YOU READY FOR SOME RED FISH!!!!!!! First I want to start with a pray for all the many folks that have been and are going to be affected by the Hurricane Wilma. I went North yesterday (10/21) on a scouting trip to see if the shallow Northwe more...
Capt. Eddie Woodall - Pensacola

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - ANGLING FUN ON THE FORGOTTEN COAST I heard it said quite appropriately the other day, “the charm of fishing is that, it is the pursuit of what is elusive, but attainable; a perpetual series of occasions for hope.” The hope is what drives us. more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle