Old River (AL) Fishing Reports (July 2026)

Pensacola, Florida

Reported 3 years ago

The Spanish are back! The Sheepshead and bull redfish bite has been epic this past month. I'm noticing those sheepshead bites are starting to slow down a bit. However, the Spanish Mackeral bite is hotter than ever. We are slow trolling tree rigs just outside the pass and catching 3-4 mackerel at a time. A little bit farther out on the reefs we are catching some early season red snappers and triggerfish on almost every drop. Several good Cobia are starting to be caught, so we are hoping for a strong early season bite to be picking up here in...

Austin S. Pensacola, Florida Reported 3 years ago

The Spanish are back! The Sheepshead and bull redfish bite has been epic this past month. I'm noticing those sheepshead bites are starting to slow down a bit. However, the Spanish Mackeral bite is hotter than ever. We are slow trolling tree rigs just outside the pass and catching 3-4 mackerel at a time. A little bit farther out on the reefs we are catching some early season red snappers and triggerfish on almost every drop. Several good Cobia are starting to be caught, so we are hoping for a strong early season bite to be picking up here in April and May.

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Austin S.

Pensacola, Florida

Reported 3 years ago

Well spring is working it's way here. The weather is warming up and the fishing is heating up with it. Inshore the sheepshead bite is still pretty hot on the jetties and bridge pilings. Drop a shrimp or a fiddler on a jig and hold on. Nearshore Bonita schools are boiling the waters already. Look for birds working and throw a gotcha plug into the water and hold on for a great fight. If targeting triggerfish and snapper, they are already schooled up on any bottom structure you can find. Drop a chicken rig with some cut squid, cigar minnow,...

Austin S. Pensacola, Florida Reported 3 years ago

Well spring is working it's way here. The weather is warming up and the fishing is heating up with it. Inshore the sheepshead bite is still pretty hot on the jetties and bridge pilings. Drop a shrimp or a fiddler on a jig and hold on. Nearshore Bonita schools are boiling the waters already. Look for birds working and throw a gotcha plug into the water and hold on for a great fight. If targeting triggerfish and snapper, they are already schooled up on any bottom structure you can find. Drop a chicken rig with some cut squid, cigar minnow, or any other cut bait and you should get bit pretty quick. With the red tide affecting our southern waters, Pensacola may be a place to go. So far we have had not been impacted and our fishery is solid and looking good for the season.

Red Snapper Fishing in Pensacola, Florida

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Jake D.

Pensacola, Florida

Reported 3 years ago

The redfish are still here!

Jake D. Pensacola, Florida Reported 3 years ago

The redfish are still here!

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Jacob M.

Pensacola, Florida

Reported 3 years ago

Vermillion snapper and alamacos have been producing in close.
Grouper bite has been decent over the past 10 days

Jacob M. Pensacola, Florida Reported 3 years ago

Vermillion snapper and alamacos have been producing in close.
Grouper bite has been decent over the past 10 days

Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper Fishing in Pensacola, Florida

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Jake D.

Pensacola, Florida

Reported 3 years ago

Late season redfish have been in our passes still!

Jake D. Pensacola, Florida Reported 3 years ago

Late season redfish have been in our passes still!

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Johnathan W.

Pensacola, Florida

Reported 3 years ago

The bite here lately has been on fire from speckled trout, redfish, sheepshead, mangrove snappers and more. We've got a big cold front coming that should move even more sheepshead in.

Johnathan W. Pensacola, Florida Reported 3 years ago

The bite here lately has been on fire from speckled trout, redfish, sheepshead, mangrove snappers and more. We've got a big cold front coming that should move even more sheepshead in.

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Johnathan W.

Pensacola, Florida

Reported 3 years ago

This year the redfish bite has been exceptional! The first Week I actually missed here in Pensacola because I was in Port Aransas, Tx. Fishing the B.A.S.S Master Redfish Championship where I was paired with Scott Martin. Since returning home the bite has non stop!

Johnathan W. Pensacola, Florida Reported 3 years ago

This year the redfish bite has been exceptional! The first Week I actually missed here in Pensacola because I was in Port Aransas, Tx. Fishing the B.A.S.S Master Redfish Championship where I was paired with Scott Martin. Since returning home the bite has non stop!

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Jake D.

Pensacola, Florida

Reported 3 years ago

Not a redfish but a super cool sail we caught the other day

Jake D. Pensacola, Florida Reported 3 years ago

Not a redfish but a super cool sail we caught the other day

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Austin S.

Pensacola, Florida

Reported 3 years ago

October is a beautiful time to be out on the water here in the panhandle. The inshore bite is definitely awesome this time a year. You can pick off a lot of variety by pounding the banks with live shrimp, plastics, and twitch baits. Deep dropping or trolling offshore is still going strong. Just pick the right day to get out there as these northern winds start blowing pretty steady.

Austin S. Pensacola, Florida Reported 3 years ago

October is a beautiful time to be out on the water here in the panhandle. The inshore bite is definitely awesome this time a year. You can pick off a lot of variety by pounding the banks with live shrimp, plastics, and twitch baits. Deep dropping or trolling offshore is still going strong. Just pick the right day to get out there as these northern winds start blowing pretty steady.