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Destin, Florida Inshore Bay Fishing & Gulf Fishing Report with Destin Inshore Guides

9/18/2018

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Fall is right around the corner and we are seeing cooler temps in the early morning and late evenings.  Fall is a great time to visit and fish in Destin, Florida.  If you don't have anything tying you down to vacation this time of the year its the best time to visit Destin, Florida.  With all the kids back in school there is a fraction of the people visiting the area meaning no wait times or traffic and the weather is still perfect to enjoy the beach.  Some days you may feel like you are on a private secluded beach with very few people depending on where you stay.  As for the fishing as the weather begins to cool off the bite tends to heat up. 

On our Inshore bay fishing charters the bite has been great most days.  As the water temps begin to cool off as we go into the fall the bite will continue to be great.  The mangrove snappers still continue to be a hot bite and we are targeting them heavily as they make for great meal being the best eating fish caught inshore.  Along with the mangrove snappers the next main species that we are targeting are redfish.  Here lately we have been getting on the slot reds almost every trip.  It is still fishing and every day is new day but the redfish should be a consistent bite all throughout the fall.  The next couple months are the prime time for targeting redfish as they get ready for their spawning time they will be feeding more and more on the out going tide.  The last week of September and first week of October is generally the best time to target the trophy sized ones as they are gorging themselves and majority of the fish will have huge full bellies.  If you are serious about targeting bull reds we book these trips based on the out going tide. Some days it may be in the morning while other days it could be later in the afternoon.  With the abundance of bait hanging around we are also catching a variety of other fish including spanish mackerel, bluefish, and jack crevalle still. 

On our near shore gulf charters we are targeting spanish mackerel, king mackerels, and bonitas while trolling.  The fall is also the time of the year that the blackfin tunas start moving inshore towards the beaches.  We have yet to see any but its just a matter of time before they show up.  While bottom fishing in the gulf the targeted species have been  trigger fish, vermilion snappers "aka mingos snappers", white snappers, mangrove snappers, and amberjack.  We have also caught an occasional cobia with fishing wrecks for amberjacks.

Don't forget the Destin Fishing Rodeo take place the entire month of October.  This is a month long fishing tournament that Destin puts on for charter boats as well as private boats.  Its a great place to hangout at night watching fished weighed in.  Destin Inshore Guides enters the rodeo every year, so if you come fishing with us you have the opportunity to win some prizes.  We are booking up for the month of October so be sure to call ahead and book your trip. 

As always if you are planing a trip to Destin, Florida be sure to give us a call and let us take you out to catch your next memory of a lifetime. Till next time Tight Lines.
Inshore bay fishing charters in Destin, florida
Inshore bay fishing charters in Destin, florida
Inshore bay fishing charters in Destin, florida
Inshore bay fishing charters in Destin, florida
Inshore bay fishing charters in Destin, florida
Inshore bay fishing charters in Destin, florida
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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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