Santa Rosa Beach Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Santa Rosa Beach

Alex Short
Freeport, Florida
Reported: 11 months ago

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

Alex Short Freeport, Florida Reported: 11 months ago

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

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Brad Simons
Destin, Florida
Reported: 11 months 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: 11 months 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
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Reported: 11 months ago

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

Alex Hare Fort Walton Beach, Florida Reported: 11 months 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, Florida
Reported: 11 months ago

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

Nathan Stow Panama City, Florida Reported: 11 months 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: 11 months ago

Maybe November/December Snapper fishing

Jason Mikel Destin, Florida Reported: 11 months ago

Maybe November/December Snapper fishing

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Alex Short
Freeport, Florida
Reported: 11 months 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 Freeport, Florida Reported: 11 months ago

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Alex Hare
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Reported: 11 months 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 Fort Walton Beach, Florida Reported: 11 months 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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Zach Wolfe
Destin, Florida
Reported: 11 months ago

Fishing is good

Zach Wolfe Destin, Florida Reported: 11 months ago

Fishing is good

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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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