Santa Rosa Beach Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Santa Rosa Beach

Marvin Glasgow
Ponce de Leon, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing has been great here in NW Florida. Redfish and trout bite has been great!

Marvin Glasgow Ponce de Leon, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing has been great here in NW Florida. Redfish and trout bite has been great!

Speckled Trout Fishing in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

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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

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

False Albacore, Scup, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper Fishing in Destin, Florida

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Matthew Champion
Valparaiso, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Wahoo bite is on fire here in Destin!

Matthew Champion Valparaiso, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Wahoo bite is on fire here in Destin!

Gag Grouper, Snowy Grouper, Vermillion Snapper, Wahoo Fishing in Destin, Florida

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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

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

Redfish Fishing in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, USA

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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...

Mike Dates Destin, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Spanish Mackerel, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper Fishing in Destin, Florida

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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.

Wayne Alexander Niceville, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

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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!

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

Redfish, Speckled Trout Fishing in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

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Alex Hare
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Spanish have showed up good! Lots of mingos and triggers as well close to beach

Alex Hare Fort Walton Beach, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Spanish have showed up good! Lots of mingos and triggers as well close to beach

Spanish Mackerel Fishing in Destin, Florida

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★★★★★
Captain Eric was awesome, great trip, I would highly recommend him !!!
Jacob D. | November 26, 2025

Trip: 4 Hour Trip - 32' Scarab
★★★★★
well worth the time, effort, money to do this trip exclusively with your family. 10/10 trip. I caught 20 fish and there were 7 other people. We kept some snapper, everything else were all thrown back in the ocean.
Joseph V. | November 24, 2025

Trip: Summertime Deepsea - 53’ G&S
★★★★★
We had the best time fishing on Captain Chris’s boat. He made our experience special and put us on top of the fish. The boat and equipment was first class and Captain Chris was such a pleasure to be with.
Gene W. | November 21, 2025

Trip: PCB Fishing Adventure
★★★★★
Great trip today with Jimmy. Perfect weather and company. Even caught a few fish. Will definitely go fishing with him again!
Peter P. | November 17, 2025

Trip: Early PCBeach Trip
★★★★★
Cliff and his mate Austin were incredible! Such great guys. We had a great day, caught lots of fish and enjoyed a great day on the water. Would definitely fish with them again!
Brent L. | November 2, 2025

Trip: Destin Deep Sea Adventure
★★★★★
Excellent day of fishing! Justin is a great guide, very good with kids. Would definitely book with him again.
Clay O. | October 23, 2025

Trip: Inshore Excursion PCB
★★★★★
It was the first-time ever inland fishing had a blast!!! Capt. Max did a great job..
Rob F. | October 20, 2025

Trip: 4-Hour Inshore
★★★★★
I want to be honest in this review. we had booked a trip with Mike, and was informed a day before the trip that it would not be with Mike, but it would be with another captain. the trip was fine. it wasnt great. it wasnt bad. we had nearly a half hour boat ride to get to the spot he wanted to fish and a half hour boat ride to get back. so right there we lost 25% of our time to fish, only leaving 3 hours. we did not fish any other spots. stayed in one place. we caught about a half a dozen fish that we could keep and clean. there were 6 of us total. 3 dads and 3 boys. the price before any type of tip was $875. Naturally we left a tip bringing the total to $1000. it was a fine trip, but unfortunately, i have to say it was not worth $1000 to fish for three hours off of the Jetty's at shell island. We had a decent time, but it was a little under-whelming.
Ryan G. | October 20, 2025

Trip: 4 Hour Trip – Inshore
★★★★★
We absolutely loved Capt Robert and his fishing trip (and I had teen boys!)! We will be fishing with Capt Robert again on another trip!
Greg C. | October 17, 2025

Trip: Bay Side Inshore Trip
★★★★★
Captain Trey was very kind and helpful, especially with our two small grandkids. Caught 5 different kinds of fish and had a great afternoon!
Scott P. | October 17, 2025

Trip: Family Special - 22’ TranSport

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