Destin Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Joey Sauvageau
Destin, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Inshore fishing report- schools of Spanish mackerel can still be found on the incoming tide near the Destin pass and along the beaches, along with a few pompano and whiting in the surf. Red Fish are being caught near the Destin bridge on the outgoing tide along with the Destin...

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Joey Sauvageau Destin, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Inshore fishing report- schools of Spanish mackerel can still be found on the incoming tide near the Destin pass and along the beaches, along with a few pompano and whiting in the surf.
Red Fish are being caught near the Destin bridge on the outgoing tide along with the Destin Jetty’s.
The speckled sea trout bite has been slim to none, but the Best Bite has been early morning on grass beds using live bait.
Near shore, fishing report-
Rocks and reefs are holding lots of amber jacks, red snappers triggerfish in a variety of other reef species. King Mackerel are starting to show up along with Bonitas.

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Jason Mikel
Destin, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Triggerfish and Vermilion Snapper fishing is incredible right now

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Jason Mikel Destin, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Triggerfish and Vermilion Snapper fishing is incredible right now

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Cliff Atwell
Destin, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Recent 6 hour trips. The Gags were released unharmed. We still have a really good vermillion snapper bite. Still some triggers around lots of red snapper catch and released. Spanish mackerel are biting early in the mornings.

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Cliff Atwell Destin, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Recent 6 hour trips. The Gags were released unharmed. We still have a really good vermillion snapper bite. Still some triggers around lots of red snapper catch and released. Spanish mackerel are biting early in the mornings.

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Cliff Atwell
Destin, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Recent 6 hour trips. The Gags were released unharmed. We still have a really good vermillion snapper bite. Still some triggers around lots of red snapper catch and released. Spanish mackerel are biting early in the mornings.

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Cliff Atwell Destin, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Recent 6 hour trips. The Gags were released unharmed. We still have a really good vermillion snapper bite. Still some triggers around lots of red snapper catch and released. Spanish mackerel are biting early in the mornings.

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Cory Holland
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Spanish mackerel are biting pretty good and close.

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Cory Holland Fort Walton Beach, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Spanish mackerel are biting pretty good and close.

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Eric Hayles
Destin, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Still catching limits of vermilion snapper and trigger fish on our shorter trips......catch them on longer trips as well along with scamp grouper.

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Eric Hayles Destin, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Still catching limits of vermilion snapper and trigger fish on our shorter trips......catch them on longer trips as well along with scamp grouper.

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Robert Fulton
Shalimar, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Captain Robert Lee with his Mahi-Mahi today!

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Robert Fulton Shalimar, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Captain Robert Lee with his Mahi-Mahi today!

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Robert Fulton
Shalimar, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Little shark action.

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Robert Fulton Shalimar, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Little shark action.

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