Vermillion Snapper Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing report from Alex H. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Alex here.

02/08/2023 Vermillion Snapper

02/08/2023 Flounder, Vermillion Snapper

Weathers been good, fish are biting, and going to do nothing but get better with the warmer temps!!! Mingo snapper, flounder, amberjack, red snapper and triggerfish are mainly what we are catching!!!
Weathers been good, fish are biting, and going to do nothing but get better with the warmer temps!!! Mingo snapper, flounder, amberjack, red snapper and triggerfish are mainly what we are catching!!!

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

02/01/2023 Vermillion Snapper

02/01/2023 Vermillion Snapper

Beeliner bite is on fire!
Beeliner bite is on fire!

Fishing report from Tony G. in Islamorada, Florida

02/01/2023 Vermillion Snapper

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

01/31/2023 Mahi Mahi, Vermillion Snapper, Wahoo

Fishing report from Justin Z. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Justin here.

01/18/2023 Scup, Vermillion Snapper

Fishing report from Danny D. in Port Aransas, Texas Book a trip with Captain Danny here.

01/18/2023 Amberjack, Mahi Mahi, Vermillion Snapper, Wahoo

Fishing report from Robbie B. in Jacksonville, Florida

01/12/2023 Black Seabass, Spanish Mackerel, Vermillion Snapper

Fishing report from Cliff A. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Cliff here.

01/04/2023 Amberjack, Vermillion Snapper

Still a real good vermillion snapper bite. Red Grouper opened back up so if we catch one we won’t have to throw it back. Triggerfish closed but there are still alot around and alot of fun to catch. Fishing is good!

Fishing report from Bill P. in Jacksonville, Florida Book a trip with Captain Bill here.

01/04/2023 Black Seabass, Bream, Vermillion Snapper

The seas have been calm and the bite is on! The seas have been calm and the bite is on!

Fishing report from Jon R. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Jon here.

01/04/2023 Grunt, Vermillion Snapper

01/04/2023 Vermillion Snapper

Fishing is always more difficult with the weather in the winter, so if you’re looking for a constant bite we recommend spring but with that being said the tuna bite is really good so to each their own! We fish year round Trolling- plenty of Bonita around, blackfin Tuna are close in right now between 5-15 miles of the pass! Mahi can be found further offshore on weedlines! King mackerel are a hard bite this time of year but can be found near shore Bottom Fishing- Vermillions are in abundance right now and have some decent size to them too, triggerfish are on structure but finding a keeper may be another task! Plenty of perch and Ruby lips running around so if a fish fry is what you’re after then that will be too easy to get! Grouper bite is good right now as well as Almaco Jacks Capt Jon
Fishing is always more difficult with the weather in the winter, so if you’re looking for a constant bite we recommend spring but with that being said the tuna bite is really good so to each their own! We fish year round Trolling- plenty of Bonita around, blackfin Tuna are close in right now between 5-15 miles of the pass! Mahi can be found further offshore on weedlines! King mackerel are a hard bite this time of year but can be found near shore Bottom Fishing- Vermillions are in abundance right now and have some decent size to them too, triggerfish are on structure but finding a keeper may be another task! Plenty of perch and Ruby lips running around so if a fish fry is what you’re after then that will be too easy to get! Grouper bite is good right now as well as Almaco Jacks Capt Jon

Fishing report from Jacob M. in Pensacola, Florida Book a trip with Captain Jacob here.

01/04/2023 Amberjack, Vermillion Snapper

Fishing report from Justin Z. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Justin here.

12/20/2022 Amberjack, Scup, Vermillion Snapper

Fishing report from Corey H. in Orange Beach, Alabama

12/14/2022 Scup, Vermillion Snapper

12/14/2022 Scup, Vermillion Snapper

12/14/2022 Vermillion Snapper

12/14/2022 Scup, Vermillion Snapper

Vermillion snapper bite is on fire
Vermillion snapper bite is on fire
Vermillion snapper bite is on fire
Vermillion snapper bite is on fire

Fishing report from Cliff A. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Cliff here.

12/14/2022 Amberjack, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper

12/14/2022 Amberjack, Gag Grouper, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper

12/14/2022 Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper

Vermilion snapper bite is still strong. Triggers still in season until 31st December. Catching some Almaco jacks, and of course red snapper are everywhere. We are still running charters until we dry dock for a week or two in January. 6 and 8 hr trips are producing catches of keeper fish. Although the 4 and 5 hr trips are producing lots of fun fish to catch, not as many keepers.
Vermilion snapper bite is still strong. Triggers still in season until 31st December. Catching some Almaco jacks, and of course red snapper are everywhere. We are still running charters until we dry dock for a week or two in January. 6 and 8 hr trips are producing catches of keeper fish. Although the 4 and 5 hr trips are producing lots of fun fish to catch, not as many keepers.
Vermilion snapper bite is still strong. Triggers still in season until 31st December. Catching some Almaco jacks, and of course red snapper are everywhere. We are still running charters until we dry dock for a week or two in January. 6 and 8 hr trips are producing catches of keeper fish. Although the 4 and 5 hr trips are producing lots of fun fish to catch, not as many keepers.

Fishing report from Jacob M. in Pensacola, Florida Book a trip with Captain Jacob here.

12/14/2022 Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper

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

Fishing report from Adrian J. in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Book a trip with Captain Adrian here.

12/08/2022 Scup, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper

Fishing report from James C. in Pensacola, Florida

12/07/2022 False Albacore, Vermillion Snapper

Fishing report from Matt S. in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Book a trip with Captain Matt here.

12/07/2022 Blackfin Tuna, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper

Fishing report from Keith B. in Panama City, Florida

11/30/2022 Vermillion Snapper

Fishing report from Miranda C. in Panama City, Florida

11/03/2022 Red Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, Vermillion Snapper

11/03/2022 Amberjack, Kingfish, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper

Fishing report from Jason G. in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Book a trip with Captain Jason here.

10/19/2022 Amberjack, Grunt, Vermillion Snapper, King Eider

Fishing has been great for black fin tuna, king mackeral, cobia, seabass and vermillion snapper

Fishing report from Jon R. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Jon here.

10/19/2022 Tilefish, Vermillion Snapper

This Cold weather snap has the billfish spun up, 300lb blue was tagged and landed a sail , the trolling has produced Bonita and king mackerel! We are at the end of our season so we are slowing down but still plenty of Reef fish to catch before the gulf weather gets harsh for

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

10/15/2022 False Albacore, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper

10/15/2022 Lane Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Vermillion Snapper

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 Jake D. in Pensacola, Florida Book a trip with Captain Jake here.

10/12/2022 Amberjack, Lane Snapper, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper

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

09/21/2022 Amberjack, Red Grouper, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper

09/21/2022 Blackbelly Rosefish, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper

09/21/2022 Amberjack, Mangrove Snapper, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper

09/21/2022 Red Grouper, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper