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Destin, Florida Fishing Report for Inshore Fishing in April

4/25/2019

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Spring Break 2019 in Destin, Florida is wrapping up.  We have had great weather here in Destin, Florida all spring.   The water temps are getting right and more and more bait fish are showing up.  The inshore bay fishing fishery in Destin, Florida is a little behind schedule put is picking up.

In the back bay of the Destin Florida the Sheepshead are nearing the end of their migration.  We should still expect the sheepshead to be a main target only for another week.  With more and more bait fish hatching and showing up the Spanish mackerel can still be targeted on the flats or around the bridges.  The spanish mackerel can be caught multiple ways by either trolling, live baiting, or with casting jigs.  Around these schools of bait we are also seeing bluefish, skips jacks, and hardtails.  As for further in the bay in the bayoues lately we have been catching blackdrum, redfish, bluefish, and speckled trout.  The mangrove snappers have also started showing up and should become more plentiful through the month of May.  As the bait fish move over the grass flats, the fishing on the grass will turn up. 

As for gulf fishing the primary type of fishing going on is bottom fishing.  The vast majority of species are closed  still including amberjacks, redsnappers, and groupers but there are still a variety of snappers to target.  Amberjacks will open up May 1st. While bottom fishing the main targets have been triggerfish, mingo snappers, mangrove snappers, white snappers, and a variety of porgies which are all great eating.  There is plenty of action to be had with the variety of fish being caught.   We are starting to see lots of baitfish in the gulf and the surface bite has begin to fire off.  Some surface fish we have been seeing caught trolling are spanish mackerel, king mackerel, bonitas, and even a couple blackfin tunas. 

If you are planing a trip to Destin, Florida this Summer be sure to call Destin Inshore Guides ahead of time.  This is our busiest part of the year and we do book up fast.  We advise booking as early as possible if you plan on fishing while visiting Destin, Florida.  Give us a call and let us take you out to catch your next memory of a lifetime. Till next time Tight Lines.
Destin Florida Inshore bay fishing charters
Destin Florida Inshore bay fishing charters
Destin Florida Inshore bay fishing charters
Destin Florida Inshore bay fishing charters
Destin Florida Inshore bay fishing charters
Destin Florida Inshore bay fishing charters
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    Captain Josh Calhoon

    Captain Josh

    November is here and the 2019 Destin Fishing Rodeo is in the history books.  We had another great year for the rodeo winning 1st and 2nd place redfish, 1st place sheepshead, 2nd place flounder, 1st and 2nd place black snapper, 2nd place barracuda, 1st place grouper and 2nd place king mackerel.  The award ceremony was a great time and I was awarded the Captain of the year award for our division for the 3rd year in a row.  Thank you to all our customers that fished with us this year in the rodeo.

    Fall is here and the with the cooler weather the water temps have been dropping.  This has made fishing starting to get on the fall fishing pattern finally after being behind schedule with the record breaking temps in september and october.  Here lately on our inshore bay fishing charters we have been catching a variety of species.  The redfish bite continues to be good as these fish are a year around fishery for the Destin, Florida area.  We are starting to sight fish them along the beaches as they move out to the gulf to migrate.  The mangrove snappers are still around but we expect them to move out in the weeks coming with the water temps dropping.  We have started catching flounders in the bay as well as inshore wrecks in the gulf.    We are also starting to see speckled trout and black drum in the mix in the back bay.   The sheephead are here in good numbers but we probably wont see them biting much until the water cools down and pushes the pinfish to deeper water. 

    On our inshore gulf fishing charters the bite has been good as well.  While bottom fishing we are catching a mix bag of  snappers including white snapper, mingo snapper, and mangrove snappers along with triggerfish and redsnappers.  Over the next couple months one of our main targeted species in the gulf will be flounder as they stack up on nearshore wrecks this time of the year.   The trolling  bite has been off and on from day to day catching king mackerel, spanish mackerel, and bonitas.  This is the time of the year we will start seeing some blackfin tunas show up with the cooler water. 

    Triggerfish and Red snappers continue to be out of season for the remainder of the year but still make for great time to perform "CPR" (Catch, Photograph, and Release)

    Our captains fish year around and are always ready to go fishing.  Give us a call to get out on the water this fall and winter.   

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