Santa Rosa Beach Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Jason Rogers
Destin, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Well they opened up red snappers for us on the weekends so even having a pretty good catch of red snappers and a few Triggerfish here and there for the trolling bite we've been catching a few Bonitas King mackerels and Spanish mackerels

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Jason Rogers Destin, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Well they opened up red snappers for us on the weekends so even having a pretty good catch of red snappers and a few Triggerfish here and there for the trolling bite we've been catching a few Bonitas King mackerels and Spanish mackerels

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Wayne Alexander
Niceville, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The bite has still been good in October. We have the weekends open for red snapper but it has been hard to catch some of the bigger ones closer to shore. We have been catching other species though. Wahoo and blackfin tuna are supposed to venture in closer to shore...

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Wayne Alexander Niceville, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The bite has still been good in October. We have the weekends open for red snapper but it has been hard to catch some of the bigger ones closer to shore. We have been catching other species though. Wahoo and blackfin tuna are supposed to venture in closer to shore this time of year. A few wahoo have been caught by some of my friends just 5-15 miles from the shore.
The Destin rodeo is going on through October and many fish have been caught including a giant 300 lb Warsaw grouper!
Large schools of bull redfish are starting to gather in the back bay areas. We came up on a school of bull reds crashing the top water and hooked into a 20 pound redfish the other day.

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Robbie Broestler
Niceville, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Red snapper open on weekends for October. When it's calm enough, we have been doing very well with some big snapper and even a grouper now and then. Smaller Mahi mahi still around. Occasionally a nice big for inshore 5-10 lb er. A few king mackerel showing up, but not...

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Robbie Broestler Niceville, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Red snapper open on weekends for October. When it's calm enough, we have been doing very well with some big snapper and even a grouper now and then. Smaller Mahi mahi still around. Occasionally a nice big for inshore 5-10 lb er. A few king mackerel showing up, but not thick yet.
Bay fishing-
Mangrove snapper bonanza! Fair amount of Spanish mackerel on fly lined baits. Big oversized red fish on the right winds. Has been good lately with North winds and Cooler temps.

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Matthew Champion
Valparaiso, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The fishing has been awesome lately and we're in the Destin fishing rodeo I am running specials for October & November at 275 an hour.

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Matthew Champion Valparaiso, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The fishing has been awesome lately and we're in the Destin fishing rodeo I am running specials for October & November at 275 an hour.

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Russell Fiser
Panama City, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Pelagics are on the move, caught this sailfish within 2 miles of the shore Monday.

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Russell Fiser Panama City, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Pelagics are on the move, caught this sailfish within 2 miles of the shore Monday.

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Trey Senterfitt
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Bite continues to improve some.

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Trey Senterfitt DeFuniak Springs, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Bite continues to improve some.

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Jimmy Early
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The fishing has been a little slow for us but today it turned on hard. We had trout, gaff top, lady fish, bull reds and more keeping us on our toes. Used live bait and artificial. Today's bite was just awesome, here are a few pics.

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Jimmy Early DeFuniak Springs, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The fishing has been a little slow for us but today it turned on hard. We had trout, gaff top, lady fish, bull reds and more keeping us on our toes. Used live bait and artificial. Today's bite was just awesome, here are a few pics.

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Jonathan Ray
Destin, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The amberjack bite has been on fire as well as Almaco Jacks, Triggerfish are running small so hooking up with a keeper trigger has been a chore! Plenty of Vermillion snapper and Porgy's around though. Trolling has been hit or miss, depending on the current some days we catch 6...

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Jonathan Ray Destin, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The amberjack bite has been on fire as well as Almaco Jacks, Triggerfish are running small so hooking up with a keeper trigger has been a chore! Plenty of Vermillion snapper and Porgy's around though. Trolling has been hit or miss, depending on the current some days we catch 6 and some days they aren't hitting! The blackfin are on the move as the water temp starts to drop they are moving closer inside of state waters! King mackerel have been the main ones we have been hooking up with on the shotgun trolling! Red snapper are everywhere but out of season for us!

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