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

Light Tackle Inshore Fishing for Reds and Sheepshead - With great catches of sheepshead and redfish it sure looks like this spring is shaping up to be super. Last week it was a bit windy, but I did manage to get out a couple of days; this week I was only able to get out on Sunday and Monday, as the small more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Ten Secrets To Catching More Pompano - Ten Secrets To Catching More Pompano By Captain Alex Crawford In spring along the Gulf coast from Florida's Panhandle, across Alabama's beautiful beaches to Mississippi, legions of dedicated anglers get ready for one of the biggest events in th more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Thank you God! Thank you Mother Nature! - Thank you God for leading me! Thank you Mother Nature for the nice weather! The inshore stuff is off and running, just about name your fish and we can catch it now. The big female Sheepshead fishing has been on!! I caught three over ten pounds on my more...
Capt. Eddie Woodall - Pensacola

Panama City Warm Weather is Heating up the Top-Water Action - The water temp is finally were it needs to be for the trout and redfish to really start hammering the top-water plugs. Over the last two weeks we have been catching some really nice trout and redfish. The baitfish are showing up a little more every d more...
Capt. Rob Womble - Panama City

TRIPLE DIGIT TROUT/HOT BITE ON A COLD DAY - Arron Reader and his father in law, Alton, came down Monday for a trout trip of a life time. It was cold, cloudy and blowing but the trout were hot and eager to eat. We caught close to 150 fish on DOA and popping corks with some nice keepers to more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

Fishing Fools - Man, what a day, 84 Sheepshead in 4 hours… APRIL FOOLS! Just kidding, with the wind coming out of the SSE at a brisk 10 – 12 knots, it was a little breezy on the water today. I met up with Tim, Kim and their two sons, Andrew and Jacob from Michigan more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Grouper, Snapper and Spanish between the fronts - Sorry I haven't had a report up sooner but I did go through the effort and wrote one a week ago--- The computer ate my homework I reckon ! The weather has been very blustery the past few weeks. I'm on the hill today 'cause the weathermans' forecas more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Pompano run begins - A few pompano have been caught on the Gulf beaches of Saint George Island, but the big run of fish has not happened yet. When the water warms a few degrees, we will see the bigger schools of Florida pompano arrive around the barrier islands of the F more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Reds and trout are still kickin', spanish and cobia on the way! - We continue to catch big reds and sheeps in the pass. This will continue for another few weeks. The big reds are always there and can be caught throughout the summer. We found a school of reds last Saturday morning up in the bay, catching about more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

Sheepshead mania along the Panhandle - When the wind blows, the fishing will rock. With gusts well over 35 mph and some reaching 40mph, I had to keep the boat on the trailer for the past few days until Mother Nature decided it was time to let us go fishing again. Today was the first day o more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola