Fort Walton Beach Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Jonathan Ray
Destin, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Seas have been rough lately but we have managed to stay on the vermilion snapper and triggerfish! Caught a good King the other day too

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Jonathan Ray Destin, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Seas have been rough lately but we have managed to stay on the vermilion snapper and triggerfish! Caught a good King the other day too

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Matthew Champion
Valparaiso, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Wahoo bite is on fire here in Destin!

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Matthew Champion Valparaiso, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Wahoo bite is on fire here in Destin!

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Conner Cline
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

The Spanish bite has been on fire lately. Red fish and speckled trout have been great in the afternoons. Kings are starting to run throughout the pass and around the wrecks

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Conner Cline Santa Rosa Beach, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

The Spanish bite has been on fire lately. Red fish and speckled trout have been great in the afternoons. Kings are starting to run throughout the pass and around the wrecks

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Travis Tucker with Strickly Fishing Charters
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

This 6 hour fishing charter was on the tail end of a cold front. With that we had some wind and some bigger than normal seas but this crew toughed it out! There main focus was to keep what they caught so we targeted vermilion snapper and trigger fish that...

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Travis Tucker with Strickly Fishing Charters Pensacola Beach, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

This 6 hour fishing charter was on the tail end of a cold front. With that we had some wind and some bigger than normal seas but this crew toughed it out! There main focus was to keep what they caught so we targeted vermilion snapper and trigger fish that were in season. We also caught some red snapper that went back. All in all I good day with some great people!

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Mike Dates
Destin, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Spanish Mackerel have shown up in pretty good numbers inshore and Vermillion snapper are plentiful on 6 hour trips. Cobia are due any day now. There have been some 40lb Kingfish around as well but not so plentiful as to go and target them. There have been some reports that...

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Mike Dates Destin, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Spanish Mackerel have shown up in pretty good numbers inshore and Vermillion snapper are plentiful on 6 hour trips. Cobia are due any day now. There have been some 40lb Kingfish around as well but not so plentiful as to go and target them. There have been some reports that trout and redfish are biting in the bay.

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Wayne Alexander
Niceville, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

The weather has been up and down, but I've been able to move the trips to better days. There is not much open to keep in the gulf ,so I have been doing well inshore. We mostly caught mangrove snapper, and a few other species.

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Wayne Alexander Niceville, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

The weather has been up and down, but I've been able to move the trips to better days. There is not much open to keep in the gulf ,so I have been doing well inshore. We mostly caught mangrove snapper, and a few other species.

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Larry Shults
Pensacola, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Well spring is working it's way here. The weather is warming up and the fishing is heating up with it. Inshore the sheepshead bite is still pretty hot on the jetties and bridge pilings. Drop a shrimp or a fiddler on a jig and hold on. Nearshore Bonita schools are...

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Larry Shults Pensacola, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Well spring is working it's way here. The weather is warming up and the fishing is heating up with it. Inshore the sheepshead bite is still pretty hot on the jetties and bridge pilings. Drop a shrimp or a fiddler on a jig and hold on. Nearshore Bonita schools are boiling the waters already. Look for birds working and throw a gotcha plug into the water and hold on for a great fight. If targeting triggerfish and snapper, they are already schooled up on any bottom structure you can find. Drop a chicken rig with some cut squid, cigar minnow, or any other cut bait and you should get bit pretty quick. With the red tide affecting our southern waters, Pensacola may be a place to go. So far we have had not been impacted and our fishery is solid and looking good for the season.

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Brandon Simon
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

The water is heating up which means the fish are following. Surf fishing for pompano is starting to turn on and redfish and trout in the bay are moving to shallower water to feed. Trout just opened March 1st so time to get after them!

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Brandon Simon Santa Rosa Beach, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

The water is heating up which means the fish are following. Surf fishing for pompano is starting to turn on and redfish and trout in the bay are moving to shallower water to feed. Trout just opened March 1st so time to get after them!

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