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Fishing report from Joel B. in Marathon, Florida Book a trip with Captain Joel here.

Fishing report from Nick T. in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Nick here.

    30a offshore. We have wrapped up the October fall snapper dates. We continue to find quality fish despite the high winds and big seas. Everything from big red snapper, scamp grouper, big trash can lid triggerfish, bull vermillion, even rainbow runners. The cold front that has came through has sparked off the kings also. Still waiting for the big run of the fall blackfin tuna. 30a inshore. We are seeing the bull redfish still pretty consistently. Some days are better than others but they're still around. We are catching slots around docks and some of the drop offs. Flats in the morning for them and later in the evening. Still catching a few trout also. Hopefully in the next few weeks the sheepshead bite will pick up for us here in the Choctawhatchee.

Fishing report from Russell F. in Panama City, Florida Book a trip with Captain Russell here.

Fishing report from Keith B. in Panama City, Florida

Fishing report from Larry G. in Marathon, Florida Book a trip with Captain Larry here.

    Today 1/2 day 4 hour trip

Fishing report from Conner C. in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Fishing report from Wayne A. in Niceville, Florida Book a trip with Captain Wayne here.

    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.
    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.
    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.

Fishing report from Larry S. in Pensacola, Florida Book a trip with Captain Larry here.

    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.

Fishing report from Mike P. in Islamorada, Florida Book a trip with Captain Mike here.

Fishing report from Mike S. in Surfside Beach, Texas Book a trip with Captain Mike here.

    Another inshore bay trip !! Lots of nice fish !!

Fishing report from Robert M. in Biloxi, Mississippi

    Caught some nice cobia out around the island as they are migrating back through!!! inshore bite whitetrout and sheepshead are on fire everything is looking normal for October salinity up waters cooling down and all the fish are feeding up!!

Fishing report from Robbie B. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Robbie here.

    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.
    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.
    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.

Fishing report from Tony Y. in Islamorada, Florida Book a trip with Captain Tony here.

Fishing report from Tim B. in Gulf Shores, Alabama Book a trip with Captain Tim here.

Fishing report from Michael M. in Galveston, Texas Book a trip with Captain Michael here.

    Reds and trout are good on live shrimp and popping corks over shell and reds along shorelines..
    Reds and trout are good on live shrimp and popping corks over shell and reds along shorelines..

Fishing report from Tom M. in Orange Beach, Alabama Book a trip with Captain Tom here.

    Redfish have finally showed up in good numbers! Mangrove snapper and Spanish mackerel are as long as the water stays warm.

Fishing report from Ben T. in Tavernier, Florida Book a trip with Captain Ben here.

    Fall fishing is as good as it gets in the Florida Keys light winds and blue bird sky's make for a perfect fishing adventure.

Fishing report from Brad B. in Port Aransas, Texas

    Tuna just now showing up, but it's still hard to predict, same as sails and dorado, we focus on the amberjack, and other target species that are still in season, such as swordfish, and Mangrove, vermillion snapper, always hope for the fish of a lifetime! Looking to book for some overnight trips for yellowfin and marlin 100+ miles offshore.
    Tuna just now showing up, but it's still hard to predict, same as sails and dorado, we focus on the amberjack, and other target species that are still in season, such as swordfish, and Mangrove, vermillion snapper, always hope for the fish of a lifetime! Looking to book for some overnight trips for yellowfin and marlin 100+ miles offshore.
    Tuna just now showing up, but it's still hard to predict, same as sails and dorado, we focus on the amberjack, and other target species that are still in season, such as swordfish, and Mangrove, vermillion snapper, always hope for the fish of a lifetime! Looking to book for some overnight trips for yellowfin and marlin 100+ miles offshore.

Fishing report from Kelia P. in Panama City Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Kelia here.

Fishing report from Joel B. in Marathon, Florida

    Sept and Oct are great months in the Florida Keys for mahi, tuna, billfish, wahoo, yellowtail, mangrove, mutton, grouper, permit, snook, redfish, AJ, yellow jack, deep dropping, trolling, chum a lot when anchored.

Fishing report from Joe B. in Holmes Beach, Florida

    Redfish and grouper bite is still going strong

Fishing report from Maurice Y. in Key Largo, Florida Book a trip with Captain Maurice here.

    With the weather cooperating, calm seas have afforded most of us to run offshore to target swordfish, blackfin tunas, and Mahi-mahi. We are still getting many Mahi Mahi biting in between 600-1,000 feet of water. It used to be that Mahi Mahi season peaked in Spring / Summer months but as of recently, the larger Mahi have been biting great into September. Now that the full moon is waning there have been an ideal scene for inshore fishing, reef, wreck, and Cubera Snapper fishing at night. The Yellowtail / Mangrove snapper bite has been consistent on the reefs between 45- 90 feet of water as long as the current is flowing. The smaller football Blackfin tuna are also showing up in 150 - 300' of water following the early fall bait run that has appeared with ballyhoo, finger mullets, and pilchards, thick on the outer reefs with plenty of hungry pelagics on the prowl! They all can be caught drift fishing live bait or trolling small feathers rigs. If you’re looking to get out on the water for a great time fishing or just need information / tips, please feel free to book or contact me or any of our great charter captains located here in the Florida Keys. We are all willing to help & truly love to share our knowledge of this amazing Keys fishery. Until the next fishing report, tight lines & bent rods!

Fishing report from Mark R. in Crystal River, Florida Book a trip with Captain Mark here.

    Water has cooled off a bit and the bite has fired up. A lot of slot and over-slot Redfish up to 40". Trout bite is also getting into full swing. Grouper bite has been good for the last week. Limit of quality fish hitting the deck.
    Water has cooled off a bit and the bite has fired up. A lot of slot and over-slot Redfish up to 40". Trout bite is also getting into full swing. Grouper bite has been good for the last week. Limit of quality fish hitting the deck.

Fishing report from Ron M. in South Padre Island, Texas Book a trip with Captain Ron here.

    The trout bite has been good with the occasional redfish- should get even better over the coming months.

Fishing report from Robert F. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Robert here.

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