Mary Esther Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Jeff Jones
Miramar Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Scamps and red grouper are hot!

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Jeff Jones Miramar Beach, Florida Reported: 3 months ago

Scamps and red grouper are hot!

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Blake Hunter with Reel 30A Charters
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Fishing on the beach has been really good

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Blake Hunter with Reel 30A Charters Santa Rosa Beach, Florida Reported: 3 months ago

Fishing on the beach has been really good

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Jonathan Ray
Destin, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Vermillion and grouper bite is on fire right now! Seas are perfect

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Jonathan Ray Destin, Florida Reported: 3 months ago

Vermillion and grouper bite is on fire right now! Seas are perfect

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Alex Hare
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Reported: 4 months ago

Some great fishing. Lots of snappers, groupers and triggerfish right now!!

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Alex Hare Fort Walton Beach, Florida Reported: 4 months ago

Some great fishing. Lots of snappers, groupers and triggerfish right now!!

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Wayne Alexander
Niceville, Florida
Reported: 4 months ago

First one this month!

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Wayne Alexander Niceville, Florida Reported: 4 months ago

First one this month!

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James Callahan
Pensacola, Florida
Reported: 4 months ago

Inshore: Flounder are being found around inlets, sandy cuts, docks, bridge pilings, and along channel edges. Mud minnows or finger mullet on a jighead or Carolina rig are producing best. Work the bait slowly along the bottom with short hops and pauses. Sheepshead and black drum are holding tight to...

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James Callahan Pensacola, Florida Reported: 4 months ago

Inshore: Flounder are being found around inlets, sandy cuts, docks, bridge pilings, and along channel edges. Mud minnows or finger mullet on a jighead or Carolina rig are producing best. Work the bait slowly along the bottom with short hops and pauses. Sheepshead and black drum are holding tight to structure, especially piers, bridges, rock jetties, and barnacle-covered docks. Offshore: Snapper and grouper (season-dependent) are stacked on structure such as natural bottom, ledges, and wrecks. Live pinfish, vermilion, squid strips, and cut bait are all effective—be mindful of current and use enough weight to stay on bottom. Pelagics like mahi, wahoo, and tuna (season-dependent) are showing along rips, temperature breaks, weed lines, and color changes. Rigged ballyhoo and skirted trolling lures are working well; if fish are up, topwater action can be hot. Troll the edges and circle back to thoroughly work any floating debris.

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Matthew Miller
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Reported: 4 months ago

Bottom fishing has been hot for Nov & Dec . We have a good consistent black fin run every fall to spring or so here in the panhandle. For the last 5 or 6 years, anyway. This year, some 100-150# yellowfins came in with the blackfins, 2 were landed on...

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Matthew Miller Pensacola Beach, Florida Reported: 4 months ago

Bottom fishing has been hot for Nov & Dec .
We have a good consistent black fin run every fall to spring or so here in the panhandle. For the last 5 or 6 years, anyway.
This year, some 100-150# yellowfins came in with the blackfins, 2 were landed on Pensacola pier. About 10 or so were hooked on the pier, fought for 3 to 5 hours on spinning gear, and lost at the pier.

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Jason Yates
Shalimar, Florida
Reported: 4 months ago

Everything's been great! =

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Jason Yates Shalimar, Florida Reported: 4 months ago

Everything's been great! =

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