Navarre Beach Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Jonathan Ray
Destin, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been really hard this week, it's the last week of snapper season and the rain showers have been coming in and out messing up the water temp! Trolling is slow right now, the wahoo are biting better than the mahi from deeper in the column ! Bottom fishing...

See Full Report & Photos >

Jonathan Ray Destin, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been really hard this week, it's the last week of snapper season and the rain showers have been coming in and out messing up the water temp! Trolling is slow right now, the wahoo are biting better than the mahi from deeper in the column ! Bottom fishing is ok but using Bonita for bait is a bad idea right now because there have been a lot of Bonita caught and a lot of folks are slamming the water with it so the snapper won't touch it! Cigar minnows cut and squid strips seem to be the go to! Triggerfish are everywhere so we are looking forward to the second half or trigger season opening Monday

Scroll for more Close

Robert Fulton
Shalimar, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Every day has been different, having good days and some slow days with the bite. Using Cigar minnows and Squid for Vermilion snapper and red snapper, and we're trolling Live Bait for the bigger Fish like mahi

See Full Report & Photos >

Robert Fulton Shalimar, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Every day has been different, having good days and some slow days with the bite. Using Cigar minnows and Squid for Vermilion snapper and red snapper, and we're trolling Live Bait for the bigger Fish like mahi

Scroll for more Close

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

For the last several weeks the red snapper bite has been steady but not as good as it was earlier. We have been catching limits of snapper but you have to work thru smaller fish to get them. The offshore mangrove snapper fishing has been great all year and continues...

See Full Report & Photos >

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

For the last several weeks the red snapper bite has been steady but not as good as it was earlier. We have been catching limits of snapper but you have to work thru smaller fish to get them. The offshore mangrove snapper fishing has been great all year and continues to be good. Cobia have been good as well with plenty of legal fish coming in. When the water is clean Wahoo are being caught closer to shore. Also grouper are still steady but you have to go deep to be consistent.

Scroll for more Close

Jacob Miller
Pensacola, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Bottom Fishing we are using a mix of bait and chum from menhaden to squid. Kings usually eating live cigar minnows on a stinger rig.

See Full Report & Photos >

Jacob Miller Pensacola, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Bottom
Fishing we are using a mix of bait and chum from menhaden to squid.
Kings usually eating live cigar minnows on a stinger rig.

Scroll for more Close

Larry Shults
Pensacola, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

I don't have a lot to talk up. The snapper bite has been a tough one this year. Not sure if it's because water temps have been extremely high or the storm activity. However, we are catching some small snapper on the nearshore reefs and picking off a few big...

See Full Report & Photos >

Larry Shults Pensacola, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

I don't have a lot to talk up.
The snapper bite has been a tough one this year. Not sure if it's because water temps have been extremely high or the storm activity. However, we are catching some small snapper on the nearshore reefs and picking off a few big ones here and there. The trigger fish have been plentiful and the vermillion and mangrove bite has been pretty steady. There are still plenty of fun fish to catch on the troll, the skipjack, triple tail and a few peanut Mahi are hanging around floating debris if you find any floating.

Scroll for more Close

Larry Shults
Pensacola, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The snapper bite has been a little off kilter this season. However, if you put in the work there are still some monsters swimming around out there. The vermillion bite is still very solid. However, if you can get them to the boat before the dolphins snatch them off your...

See Full Report & Photos >

Larry Shults Pensacola, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The snapper bite has been a little off kilter this season. However, if you put in the work there are still some monsters swimming around out there. The vermillion bite is still very solid. However, if you can get them to the boat before the dolphins snatch them off your line your doing good. The deep troll offshore from the edge outward has really been on fire lately. A lot of great catches being reported of Mahi, Wahoo, and some monster Cobia.

Scroll for more Close

Larry Shults
Pensacola, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Snapper season is in full swing. There are lots of opportunities for the offshore bite to include mixed bags of Mangroves, vermillion, and of course those reds. Slow trolling live cigars or sardines is starting to produce some awesome king Mackerel catches. We are looking forward to July when those...

See Full Report & Photos >

Larry Shults Pensacola, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Snapper season is in full swing. There are lots of opportunities for the offshore bite to include mixed bags of Mangroves, vermillion, and of course those reds. Slow trolling live cigars or sardines is starting to produce some awesome king Mackerel catches. We are looking forward to July when those Amberjacks and triggers come back into play

Scroll for more Close