Crestview Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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Heath Howle
Okaloosa Island, Florida
Reported: 16 hours ago

Bull mingo bite has been on fire! Spade fish are everywhere and we've been finding some nice sized triggerfish!

Heath Howle Okaloosa Island, Florida Reported: 16 hours ago

Bull mingo bite has been on fire! Spade fish are everywhere and we've been finding some nice sized triggerfish!

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Brandon Simon
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Reported: 21 hours ago

The trout, redfish, and black drum have all been chewing down since May started. Had some amazing days on the water lately

Brandon Simon Santa Rosa Beach, Florida Reported: 21 hours ago

The trout, redfish, and black drum have all been chewing down since May started. Had some amazing days on the water lately

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Alex Hare
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Reported: 1 day ago

Bottom fishing been great catching amberjacks, red snappers, triggerfish, vermillion and black snappers

Alex Hare Fort Walton Beach, Florida Reported: 1 day ago

Bottom fishing been great catching amberjacks, red snappers, triggerfish, vermillion and black snappers

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Wayne Alexander
Niceville, Florida
Reported: 6 days ago

Vermilion snapper and red grouper bite has been great!

Wayne Alexander Niceville, Florida Reported: 6 days ago

Vermilion snapper and red grouper bite has been great!

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Marvin Glasgow
Ponce de Leon, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago

The speckled trout bite is unreal right now. Lots of trophy size fish over 20"

Marvin Glasgow Ponce de Leon, Florida Reported: 1 week ago

The speckled trout bite is unreal right now. Lots of trophy size fish over 20"

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Robbie Broestler
Niceville, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago

Robbie Broestler Niceville, Florida Reported: 1 week ago

Spanish mackerel have been and still are the easy fun target. Trout and redfish are still getting better and better. Light tackle bottom fishing has produced nice catches of vermillion snapper along with some big red grouper and a variety of other keeper fish like lane snapper, scamp grouper, and trigger fish.
Cobia are finally worth taking a longer trip to go look for along the beaches in 20-40 feet of water. It only takes one 30-50 lb fish to make the trip a success!

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Taylor Bankston
Destin, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

This is from a 6 hour the other day we caught a bunch of mahis, and then I will send a group of pics from today we had a mixed bag of snappers and catch and release amberjacks.

Taylor Bankston Destin, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago

This is from a 6 hour the other day we caught a bunch of mahis, and then I will send a group of pics from today we had a mixed bag of snappers and catch and release amberjacks.

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Alex Hare
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 weeks ago

The trolling bite has been amazing, plenty of Spanish mackerel to be caught. Bottom fishing has been a good variety like Vermillion, red snappers, black snappers, red groupers scamp groupers and Triggerfish!

Alex Hare Fort Walton Beach, Florida Reported: 3 weeks ago

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★★★★★
Zack was extremely knowledgable and professional. I’d recommend his services to anyone looking to hunt game in the defuniak/Destin area, cheers mate!
Jacob B. | May 8, 2026

Trip: 4 Hour Quick Hog Hunt Package
★★★★★
Absolutely loved every minute with the family out there, and wouldn't have been possible without Jake and Tim. We can't wait to book again, thank you guys. Till next time!
Josiah R. | May 5, 2026

Trip: Fishing In Gulf Of America
★★★★★
Had a great day of fishing. Non stop reeling. Took my son, son-in-law, and 2 nephews. No got sick. The only problem we had was we were exhausted from reeling in the fish. Great problem.
William B. | May 3, 2026

Trip: Destin Trolling & Bottom Fishing
★★★★★
Kyle was a very skilled captain. Found many fish for us
Susan E. | April 30, 2026

Trip: Destin Trolling & Bottom Fishing
★★★★★
It doesn’t get any better than this trip with Colin! He put us on the fish! Check out the photos!
Virginia M. | April 29, 2026

Trip: 2-8 Hours Inshore Trip
★★★★★
Kyle and first mate Dan were awesome. They got us onto some great fishing. Caught limit on vermillion.
Don C. | April 24, 2026

Trip: Destin Fishing Trip
★★★★★
The trip was amazing! Captain put us on the fish immediately and was consistent through out! Four of us on the trip and we all caught more than 2 fish! Had a 100+ lb fish on but line snapped. Was a great experience and would fish with them again!
David P. | April 18, 2026

Trip: Niceville Gulf Fishing
★★★★★
Although deckhand Larry was new to fishing, he was very friendly, kind, and helpful! Just what you want on an unfamiliar excursion! He also hooked all bait for me, appreciated it!
Ashley R. | April 16, 2026

Trip: Destin Offshore Fishing
★★★★★
We were a family of six with kids from 6-15. All had a great time. Boat was a good size for us beginners. Jake and Tim worked hard to help us have a memorable experience. We had no prior fishing experience, but they helped us get comfortable with what to do and then found us the fish to catch. I would highly recommend and would look to adventure with them again.
Adam S. | April 14, 2026

Trip: 3 Hr Kids Fishing Trip
★★★★★
We had an amazing trip with the kids. A lot of action, everyone caught a handful of fish and had a blast. We brought home 30+ fish and had an amazing dinner. Couldn’t recommend more - we’d love to run it back on our next trip!
Jim P. | April 12, 2026

Trip: Destin Spring Special

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