Santa Rosa Beach Fishing Reports (December 2024)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Santa Rosa Beach

Keith Burch
Panama City, Florida
Reported: 2 days ago

Big trout have shown up! A few Redfish and Sheepshead are starting to show up in decent numbers too.

Keith Burch Panama City, Florida Reported: 2 days ago

Big trout have shown up! A few Redfish and Sheepshead are starting to show up in decent numbers too.

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Alex Short
Destin, Florida
Reported: 3 days ago

Red snapper are still open and the bite is on fire right now.

Alex Short Destin, Florida Reported: 3 days ago

Red snapper are still open and the bite is on fire right now.

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Brad Simons
Destin, Florida
Reported: 4 days ago

Winter time sheep's head in mobile bay is on fire. And we are catching reds in the inter coastal

Brad Simons Destin, Florida Reported: 4 days ago

Winter time sheep's head in mobile bay is on fire. And we are catching reds in the inter coastal

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Alex Hare
Destin, Florida
Reported: 4 days ago

Snappers and grouper bite has been insane. Mix bags of mingos and triggerfish as well! Flounder bite is picking up too

Alex Hare Destin, Florida Reported: 4 days ago

Snappers and grouper bite has been insane. Mix bags of mingos and triggerfish as well! Flounder bite is picking up too

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Nathan Stow
Panama City Beach, Florida
Reported: 4 days ago

Fishing has been pretty good, Pelagics have been a little slower, but the bottom fishing bite has been awesome.

Nathan Stow Panama City Beach, Florida Reported: 4 days ago

Fishing has been pretty good, Pelagics have been a little slower, but the bottom fishing bite has been awesome.

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Jason Mikel
Destin, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Maybe November/December Snapper fishing

Jason Mikel Destin, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago

Maybe November/December Snapper fishing

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Alex Short
Destin, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Bottom fishing has been active with plenty of vermillion, mangrove, red, and lane snapper being caught. Aj's are fired up too which makes bottom fishing all the more fun! Sharks seem to always be an option for adventurous angles too!

Alex Short Destin, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago

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Alex Hare
Destin, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Fishing is very good right now! Chilly, but worth it. Red snappers are open until December 31st, triggers are the same! Plenty of mingos and flounders just starting to show up with the cold

Alex Hare Destin, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago

Fishing is very good right now! Chilly, but worth it. Red snappers are open until December 31st, triggers are the same! Plenty of mingos and flounders just starting to show up with the cold

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★★★★★
Captain Steve was excellent. He moved our fishing location to get better results. He was on time, friendly and knowledgable. He was great with my 2 grandkids, 8 and 10. We didn't catch much edible fish but caught quite a few others - 5 species in total. I would recommend Captain Steve and would choose him again if the occasion arises.
Clyde H. | December 1, 2024

Trip: Kids Trip
★★★★★
Capt Hunter was great! He was prepped and ready to go for a 2 hr trip and we were immediately catching fish. We had 3 tween girls with us and he made it easy, enjoyable and educational. They had a blast and enjoyed their catch for dinner that night!
Dave C. | November 30, 2024

Trip: Inshore Insanity
★★★★★
Great time for some first timers! Tyler and Allen were awesome with their instruction and knowledge about the sport. We will be back!!
Stephanie R. | November 28, 2024

Trip: Fishing with Capt Tyler 4-12hrs!
★★★★★
We had such an amazing time! We had a townhome on the beach, and Fernando came to us! They really worked super hard to make sure we caught a shark, & all felt included!
Wendy S. | November 17, 2024

Trip: Shark Fishing
★★★★★
Had a great time on the water today, would highly recommend for fun and fishing.
John R. | October 29, 2024

Trip: Offshore Discovery: Fishing Intro
★★★★★
Tim was great! He made sure we caught lots of fish. The toilet on the boat wasn’t working but I’m still giving 5 stars for Tim!
Lindsey M. | October 18, 2024

Trip: 4-8 hr Offshore Fishing (Federal)
★★★★★
Max is the man! Had a great day chasing reds in the flats and creeks. 10/10 will be booking with Max next year!!!
Andy B. | October 18, 2024

Trip: 8-Hour Inshore
★★★★★
Very Knowledgable, Very personable, absolutely recommend Captain David. We have had several bay fishing trips and deep sea trips, David was hands down one of the very best. We will absolutely use him again!
Chris G. | October 13, 2024

Trip: Bay Fishing Trips
★★★★★
Great people! Was very helping on the trip even with 3 kids. Always on point to keep bait on the line to keep the kids going! Very choppy but was all in all a great trip and do it again!
Robbi H. | October 11, 2024

Trip: Summer Bottom Fishing
★★★★★
We highly recommend Captain Stephen! Best kids fishing trip ever & the spanish mackerel were soooo much fun to catch!!!
Carrie W. | October 8, 2024

Trip: Kids Trip

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