Early May Fishing Report

Wow, time is flying, Summer 2018 is right around the corner.  Weather is warming up and afternoon showers are starting to show up signifying summer is here.  Water temps are on the rise, bait fish are showing up, and fishing is heating up.  If you're planing a trip to Destin, Fl area and plan on fishing, remember to book your fishing trip as early as possible as there is limited availability.  

As for fishing, the bite as been good and is just getting better each day.  In the back bay with the bait fishing showing up in full force the fishing as come alive.  We are seeing alot more action on the flats with bluefish, skipjacks, spanish mackerel, and trout.  While fishing around structure we are catching redfish, mangrove snapper, and an occasional blackdrum still.  Majority of the redfish lately on the docks continue to be just under slot making for plenty of action and occasional slot fish to bring home for dinner. 

Out in the gulf while trolling we are targeting spanish mackerel, bonita, and king mackerels.  Bottom fishing we are targeting trigger fish, vermilion snappers "aka mingos snappers", white snappers, and amberjacks.  The red snappers continue to be plentiful but continue to be closed but we are catching them for great photos and releasing them.