Pensacola Beach Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Larry Shults
Pensacola, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

It's fall time and the inshore bite is heating up. In the bays we are still catching some great Spanish mackerel floating live shrimp with about a 1/2 ounce Carolina rig. Inshore, the trout and redfish are hitting suspending jerk-baits and plastics such as paddle tails or curly tails. Offshore,...

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Larry Shults Pensacola, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

It's fall time and the inshore bite is heating up. In the bays we are still catching some great Spanish mackerel floating live shrimp with about a 1/2 ounce Carolina rig.
Inshore, the trout and redfish are hitting suspending jerk-baits and plastics such as paddle tails or curly tails.
Offshore, it's game on for big schools of skipjacks and Bonita boiling up. Look for any type of floating cover and you'll find schools of Mahi and triple tails swimming around it.
Now is the time to get those trolling plugs out and search for those trophy fish such as Mahi, wahoo, sails, and swords!

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Justin Ziegler
Destin, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The weather conditions have been great along with the fishing. The warm water is pushing the fish to deeper water. The grouper, tilefish, triggerfish, mingo, and swordfish bite have been on fire lately

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Justin Ziegler Destin, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The weather conditions have been great along with the fishing. The warm water is pushing the fish to deeper water. The grouper, tilefish, triggerfish, mingo, and swordfish bite have been on fire lately

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Jake Durant with Gulf Bay Charters
Pensacola, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Hey man, the inshore fishing has been heating up as the water cools down. A lot of redfish, mangrove snapper, and a few flounder mixed in. The offshore bite has stayed consistent through the past few weeks with triggerfish, vermillion snapper, and amberjack

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Jake Durant with Gulf Bay Charters Pensacola, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Hey man, the inshore fishing has been heating up as the water cools down. A lot of redfish, mangrove snapper, and a few flounder mixed in. The offshore bite has stayed consistent through the past few weeks with triggerfish, vermillion snapper, and amberjack

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Bradley Ables
Orange Beach, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

The nearshore bite has been on fire and it's only going to get better. It's not as hot as summertime, and the seas are calm. Nearshore the spanish mackerel, king mackerels, big Reds, are in full swing. Offshore the Famous Red Snapper on Friday through Mondays have been awesome. With...

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Bradley Ables Orange Beach, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

The nearshore bite has been on fire and it's only going to get better. It's not as hot as summertime, and the seas are calm. Nearshore the spanish mackerel, king mackerels, big Reds, are in full swing.
Offshore the Famous Red Snapper on Friday through Mondays have been awesome. With cooler temps and calm seas we have been bringing in some big ones.
Inshore the redfish, and speckled trouts are biting pretty good.
So now is the time to book your trip, cooler temps, calm seas, big fish and no crouds.

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Jonathan Ray
Destin, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

This week the Triggerfish bite has been slow! Trolling has produced Bonita and some small wahoo! We have been able to locate the Mahi several times for a good solid bite! A few triple tail keepers have made it to the ice, as well as a few Almaco Jacks

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Jonathan Ray Destin, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

This week the Triggerfish bite has been slow! Trolling has produced Bonita and some small wahoo! We have been able to locate the Mahi several times for a good solid bite! A few triple tail keepers have made it to the ice, as well as a few Almaco Jacks

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Larry Shults
Pensacola, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Late summer/early fall fishing is starting to heat up. Getting a weather window to make the trip out has been a challenge. However, when able to get offshore, we are catching a variety of species with the second half of trigger fish season open and now Amberjack opening back, I...

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Larry Shults Pensacola, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Late summer/early fall fishing is starting to heat up. Getting a weather window to make the trip out has been a challenge. However, when able to get offshore, we are catching a variety of species with the second half of trigger fish season open and now Amberjack opening back, I expect a lot of great offshore catches over the next few weeks. Deep drop fishing for vermillion snapper, porgies, and various grouper species has been on fire. For those who like our top water action, the waters have been boiling with skipjacks and Mahi. Now is the time to get out there and catch them up before they move out to their winter waters.

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Tim King
Pensacola, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Redfish, specks, jack crevalle, and mingos have been a good success lately

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Tim King Pensacola, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Redfish, specks, jack crevalle, and mingos have been a good success lately

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Seth Wilson with RipTide Charters
Spanish Fort, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

Finding a few cobia on the Rigs

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Seth Wilson with RipTide Charters Spanish Fort, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

Finding a few cobia on the Rigs

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