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

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Gray triggerfish are just plain good eating. Right up there with black seabass, snook and pompano in this writer's humble opinion. And triggers are relatively easy to catch if you target them properly. Sometimes in our zeal to catch the more gl more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Inshore, we have been attacked by catfish. Topsail cats are spawning now and will eat anything. If you enjoy a hard pull on your line, the topsail cat will oblige. Ultralight tackle is the way to go for cats. One hundred fish a day is normal. Th more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It's almost June and we've got a bona-fide cold front blowin' through. It was 53 degrees this AM when I launched the boat and supposed to be even cooler tonight! Where is all this global warming at? The temperature doesn' really matter that much but more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - After having the wind blow almost all of last week this week has been a welcome change. The weather has gotten HOT and so has the fishing. The snappers are moving into the beach and seem to be in good numbers on every rock and wreck I check. Quite a more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - All winter we have waited impatiently for Spring fishing to arrive on the Florida Panhandle coast, aka the unforgettable coast and now IT IS HERE!!! All of the fun-to-catch species have arrived and we greet them with open fish boxes. King Mackeral more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - It's been a couple of weeks since I sat down and typed but I've been fishin' hard everyday and not much free time. Today I ran a 6 hour split trip. We bottom fished for a couple of hours with a good catch of snappers and one grouper. My folks had l more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - What is large and red and goes snap, snap in the Northern Gulf of Mexico? You guessed it, red snapper season has officially returned to the unforgettable coast of Florida. As mature adults, we all have choices in life. One can go down to the local more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - On the inshore scene, the water temperature has warmed to the magical 68 degree mark and the bite has really turned on this past week. Florida Panhandle Spring fishing is going strong. Go to the East Pass off Dog Island to find the prized Pompano. more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - The flood gates have opened. The cobias, spanish, bluefish, jacks, and bait are all coming down the bar. Natures oddities are mixed in too. I saw 3 ocean sunfish(headfish) and lots of turtles this past week while cobia hunting. I also saw more pompan more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin