Destin Fishing
Destin, Florida is known for its excellent offshore fishing, but there are plenty of other fishing opportunities here as well. Shore anglers can catch a variety of fish from the beach, pier or jetty. Fishing picks up in April and stays good through most of the fall for shore anglers. Some of the common fish that are caught from shore are pompano, sheepshead, whiting, jack crevalle, spanish mackerel, blue runner, king mackerel, cobia and bonito. Whiting, pompano and sheepshead are usually the species that are caught most from shore though.
Inshore fishing can be excellent in Choctawhatchee Bay year round for many types of fish including redfish, speckled trout, sheepshead, bluefish and flounder. If trolling is your thing, try fishing for king mackerel, spanish mackerel, cobia, bonito and dolphin. When the cobia arrive in the spring, many anglers sight fish for them and cast to them. This can be very effective.
The offshore fishing is what most people think of when they hear of fishing in Destin, Florida. The bottom fishing can be very good for snapper, grouper, amberjack, trigger fish and cobia. Offshore trolling can be very exciting for marlin, wahoo, sailfish and dolphin.
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