Pensacola Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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

The fishing has been good offshore and will just get better as the weather warms up. Vermillion snapper and Trigger fish have been the dinner table targets but you catch plenty of different fish. Weather has been a big factor but it's getting better all the time.

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

The fishing has been good offshore and will just get better as the weather warms up. Vermillion snapper and Trigger fish have been the dinner table targets but you catch plenty of different fish. Weather has been a big factor but it's getting better all the time.

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Tommy Richardson
Orange Beach, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been great this spring in orange beach. Limits of vermillion snapper along with lots of catch and release red snapper. Some monster Amber Jacks to photo and release have also been caught around the reefs of orange beach! Let's not forgot and the true beast of the ocean,...

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Tommy Richardson Orange Beach, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been great this spring in orange beach. Limits of vermillion snapper along with lots of catch and release red snapper. Some monster Amber Jacks to photo and release have also been caught around the reefs of orange beach! Let's not forgot and the true beast of the ocean, sharks have been stripping line around here also!
Give us a call and we can make sure to give you a great fishing trip during your orange beach vacation
Thank you
Captain Tommy

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Randall Sullens
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

The inshore bite has been really good the past week

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Randall Sullens Gulf Shores, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

The inshore bite has been really good the past week

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Larry Shults
Pensacola, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The Spanish are back! The Sheepshead and bull redfish bite has been epic this past month. I'm noticing those sheepshead bites are starting to slow down a bit. However, the Spanish Mackeral bite is hotter than ever. We are slow trolling tree rigs just outside the pass and catching 3-4...

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Larry Shults Pensacola, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The Spanish are back! The Sheepshead and bull redfish bite has been epic this past month. I'm noticing those sheepshead bites are starting to slow down a bit. However, the Spanish Mackeral bite is hotter than ever. We are slow trolling tree rigs just outside the pass and catching 3-4 mackerel at a time. A little bit farther out on the reefs we are catching some early season red snappers and triggerfish on almost every drop. Several good Cobia are starting to be caught, so we are hoping for a strong early season bite to be picking up here in April and May.

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Tim Birell
Summerdale, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

Another great trip this morning. Sheepshead won’t last much longer. Spanish and King Mackerel starting to move in.

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Tim Birell Summerdale, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

Another great trip this morning. Sheepshead won’t last much longer. Spanish and King Mackerel starting to move in.

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Tim Birell
Summerdale, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

Dad and two teenagers rocked it today

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Tim Birell Summerdale, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

Dad and two teenagers rocked it today

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Joe Nash
Orange Beach, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

The trolling for Spanish Mackerel has just started biting well, we have also been catching some sheepshead on the shallow wrecks. The Bottom fishing has been good for vermilion snapper,white snapper, some triggerfish and lane snapper. The sea conditions and weather has been less than favorable but will soon turn...

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Joe Nash Orange Beach, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

The trolling for Spanish Mackerel has just started biting well, we have also been catching some sheepshead on the shallow wrecks. The Bottom fishing has been good for vermilion snapper,white snapper, some triggerfish and lane snapper. The sea conditions and weather has been less than favorable but will soon turn for the better and be more like spring. Let’s go fishing!

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Tim Birell
Summerdale, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

caught more than they wanted to keep in 30 minutes. Catching and releasing rest of trip.

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Tim Birell Summerdale, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

caught more than they wanted to keep in 30 minutes. Catching and releasing rest of trip.

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