Destin Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Robbie Broestler
Niceville, Florida
Reported: 9 months ago

February 2025 The offshore bite around Key West is absolutely red hot right now, with blackfin tuna and cobia stealing the show! Blackfin Tuna Frenzy The blackfin tuna action has been nothing short of spectacular. Schools of these torpedoes are stacking up along the edge of the reef and in...

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Robbie Broestler Niceville, Florida Reported: 9 months ago

February 2025 The offshore bite around Key West is absolutely red hot right now, with blackfin tuna and cobia stealing the show! Blackfin Tuna Frenzy The blackfin tuna action has been nothing short of spectacular. Schools of these torpedoes are stacking up along the edge of the reef and in deeper blue water, particularly around the humps and wrecks. Anglers live baiting with pilchards, threadfin herring, and small blue runners on light tackle are experiencing non-stop action. The key has been to chum heavy with live baits, creating a slick that pulls them right up to the boat. Once they’re fired up, it’s game on! Fish in the 15–25 lb range are common, with some larger bruisers mixed in. Light fluorocarbon leaders (20-30 lb) and small circle hooks are doing the trick, providing an epic fight that tests every inch of your gear. Cobia Crash the Party While targeting tuna, surprise visits from cobia have added to the excitement. These fish are cruising the same wrecks and structure, often trailing behind rays, sharks, and even alongside the tuna schools. They’re aggressive right now, smashing live baits like pinfish and pilchards without hesitation. Anglers are reporting cobia in the 20–40 lb class, with some true Key West giants pushing beyond that. Keep a pitch rod ready with a live bait hooked up because these fish often appear out of nowhere, especially when you’re chumming heavily. Tips for Success: • Chum Heavy: Live chumming with pilchards keeps both tuna and cobia around the boat.

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Adam Schroeder
Niceville, Florida
Reported: 9 months ago

Sheephead bite is strong

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Adam Schroeder Niceville, Florida Reported: 9 months ago

Sheephead bite is strong

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Robbie Broestler
Niceville, Florida
Reported: 10 months ago

The spot tailed pinfish I caught was world record beating the world record from South Carolina by quite a few ounces. It was taken off the record books 4.5 months prior to me catching it:(

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Robbie Broestler Niceville, Florida Reported: 10 months ago

The spot tailed pinfish I caught was world record beating the world record from South Carolina by quite a few ounces. It was taken off the record books 4.5 months prior to me catching it:(

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Nick Tate
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Reported: 10 months ago

We are already booking for the 25 season. So if you wanna catch some state water studs get with us now. Something along those lines

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Nick Tate Santa Rosa Beach, Florida Reported: 10 months ago

We are already booking for the 25 season. So if you wanna catch some state water studs get with us now. Something along those lines

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Robbie Broestler
Niceville, Florida
Reported: 10 months ago

Fishing the bay for giant sheep head is now on! Fast action white trout especially for the kids is doing very well this winter too. Some pompano and Spanish mackerel are being caught fishing for white trout. Gulf fishing for flounder and fast fun light tackle reef fish like speckled...

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Robbie Broestler Niceville, Florida Reported: 10 months ago

Fishing the bay for giant sheep head is now on! Fast action white trout especially for the kids is doing very well this winter too. Some pompano and Spanish mackerel are being caught fishing for white trout. Gulf fishing for flounder and fast fun light tackle reef fish like speckled rock hind, scamp grouper, and vermillion snapper on calm seas days is "the easy button". Red grouper is now open and there's good ones to be kept especially on a five or six hour trip getting down the beach on some good natural rock bottom reefs.

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Alex Hare
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Reported: 10 months ago

Snapper bite was phenomenal for last week of December. Now it's mingo snappers, red groupers, scamp groupers, and flounders. Fishing has been great!

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Alex Hare Fort Walton Beach, Florida Reported: 10 months ago

Snapper bite was phenomenal for last week of December. Now it's mingo snappers, red groupers, scamp groupers, and flounders. Fishing has been great!

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Adam Schroeder
Niceville, Florida
Reported: 10 months ago

Flounder bite has been strong and sheephead bite is excellent, With a bonus bonefish

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Adam Schroeder Niceville, Florida Reported: 10 months ago

Flounder bite has been strong and sheephead bite is excellent, With a bonus bonefish

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Blake Hunter with Reel 30A Charters
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Reported: 10 months ago

from Christmas to New Year's to Pompano bite ahead of the cold fronts was on fire morning and afternoon was able to yield Pompano. Redfish were mixing there as well. Most of them were slot redfish. We were catching one to two a day. Black drum or also cruising the...

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Blake Hunter with Reel 30A Charters Santa Rosa Beach, Florida Reported: 10 months ago

from Christmas to New Year's to Pompano bite ahead of the cold fronts was on fire morning and afternoon was able to yield Pompano. Redfish were mixing there as well. Most of them were slot redfish. We were catching one to two a day. Black drum or also cruising the beaches ahead of the cold front, we were using Shrimp to get bite on those

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