PENSACOLA FISHING CHARTERS
Inshore & Offshore Charters
FISHING CHARTERS PENSACOLA
At Hot Spots Charters, we offer inshore and offshore fishing charters trips, year around, from Pensacola Beach, Florida. Pensacola is located in the Panhandle of Florida and year after year is voted one of the most beautiful beaches in the world with our sugar white sand and emerald colored waters.
We take great pride in being Pensacola’s largest and one of the most successful fishing charter businesses from Jacksonville to New Orleans. We greatly appreciate each and every customer who has fished with us over the past eighteen years, we’ve literally watched people’s kids grow up.
Having eight full time captains and operating over a thousand fishing trips a year gives our fishing charters a huge advantage over our competition. There’s no substitute for time spent on the water in the Pensacola fishing charters business. Our network of information allows us to always know what’s biting when and where.
INSHORE / NEARSHORE CHARTERS
Inshore / nearshore fishing charters in Pensacola are an excellent option for families or small groups of friends. They’re affordable and a great choice for anyone from an experienced angler to a first timer. On these Pensacola fishing charters trips, you will fish in either Pensacola Bay or the Gulf of Mexico, just depending on the weather conditions.
These trips are operated on twenty-two to twenty-four-foot bay boats with only a captain. Fishing equipment, licenses, bait, ice, and fish cleaning are all included. Possible catches include speckled trout, redfish, flounder, sheepshead, mackerel, snapper, sharks, and much more.
OFFSHORE CHARTERS
Offshore 6-pack charters are operated on thirty-one to thirty-four-foot center console boats and you’ll fish approximately 15 to 30 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico on the very popular 6- and 8-hour trips with Hotspots Charters. Fishing equipment, licenses, bait, ice, and fish cleaning are all included.
Possible catches on the 6- and 8-hour deep sea fishing charters trips include snapper, grouper, amberjack, triggerfish, mackerel, sharks, and much more. We can also coordinate larger groups on larger boats, so don’t hesitate to give best Pensacola fishing charters a call if you have a group larger than six people.
For more than 15 years, the Hook, Line, & Sinker Seminar Series, has been a staple for anglers and fisherman in the Pensacola fishing community. Each month the captains from Hot Spots Charters give a when, where, and how hour long seminar on a different fish species or type of fishing.
The seminars are held at Flounders Chowder House on Pensacola Beach at 7 p.m., typically the first Monday of each month. At 6:30 p.m. Flounders provides a free fish dinner buffet to all seminar attendees. Click here to see our current Hook, Line, & Sinker Seminar schedule.
Chekout Our Reviews
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Capt. Andy Arnold is truly one of the best I have ever fished with. This was my 5th trip with Andy and I am coming from over 12 hours... read more 
CBJBIllinois
November 9, 2018kwallace5051 Went out snapper fishing with Captain JD and oh boy did we have a great time. Captain put us on the fish within the first hour on the boat. Once... read more
June 8, 2021 I was in Pensacola Beach for the week leading up to July 4th. I had booked a different charter for the Thursday before the holiday weekend and as happens the... read more 
Vacation5-11
July 17, 2017 - My wife and I were visiting Pensacola and went fishing with Hot Spot. Our captains Tyler&Travis were great, friendly and experienced and knew the area well. Every time we dropped... read more
mclean43
May 6, 2019 We charter with Hot Spots every year and it's always GREAT! This year we chartered 4 trips in a week with Captains Andy, Bob and Tyler. We had a terrific... read more 
mbenveniste
May 28, 2018PensacolaBeachCLocal Wonderful day on the boat with our family AND Captain Andy!! He is so knowledgeable about the area and great with the kids too! Great fishing and great company!
August 22, 2022 - 345chs Went out on a 5 hr' charter with Cpt Brad Gundersen . Excellent trip . Caught some snappers. Grouper and a 7 foot 220 lbs bull shark Absolutely amazing....
August 8, 2021sgtfish We went out with with Captain Andy yesterday, and honestly have to say that this was the absolute best charter I’ve ever been on. Prior to departure, Captain Andy said... read more
November 2, 2020 I want you to know that when you book a trip with Hot Spot you are fishing with the best professional charter captains in the area. Capt’n Andy Arnold knows... read more
June 15, 2018 - Captain Bob was very professional and put us on great fish. As a local, this charter was an excellent choice and we will go again.
Patrick Y
August 14, 2018 I took my son and 3 grandboys on the Hot Spot Fishing Charters on the 7 am to noon Inshore/Near Shore trip in Pensacola Bay on a Wednesday morning. ... read more 
tebcpa
May 24, 2019 This was the first time my wife and I charted a fishing trip , and Captain Bob at Hot Spots was TRULY a blessing. He knew where to go and... read more 
A TripAdvisor Member
July 28, 2017 - hump22 Highly recommend Capt.Andy for any offshore & inshore fishing you would want to do. One of the best there is. This was our 3rd time booking with Andy and we... read more
June 23, 2019 This trip was a family trip with my wife and two 15 year olds. Our captain was Dillon.... He was so personable and fun. We left on time and reached... read more 
David J
April 7, 2018 We went out with Captain Andy Arnold for a combined inshore/offshore 5 hour trip, and it was amazing. Andy went the distance to plan the trip with both our comfort... read more 
ltj12017
April 13, 2018 - Savvyangler Great trip with Captain "Coach" Jerrod: Put us right on the Fish, kept us active with lots of action, reeling and fun. My wife and I are experienced... read more
June 23, 2021stevedA2343II Got out into the gulf with Captain Bob for a few hours on the last day of snapper season. Water was fairly smooth and Bob knew where all the spots... read more
August 3, 2021ryanw863 We had a great time with Captain Mike! We took 3 six year old boys and he was so helpful, making sure they felt included. When things got... read more
July 17, 2020 - Our second trip with Captain Andy. Was a good day with a cooler full of Spanish Mackerel and a limit of Red Snapper. A good family adventure!
Marshall H
July 16, 2018 We wanted our seven year old son to have his first bay fishing experience, and we couldn’t have been happier with our trip! Captain Bob was highly attentive to our... read more 
Carrie W
May 25, 2019sammymE4709CP
After spending 600 plus dollars you would think you could catch something worth keeping. Boat driver was to concerned with his phone and texting to worry if we caught anything.... read more
August 9, 2022 - BRYANB150
Captain Mike was great and we had fun and tried hard.
truth is you have to fish Pensacola at the right time and those times are limited if... read more
August 13, 2019 We booked a trip with Captain Andy based on a personal recommendation. It was, by far, the BEST fishing trip we have ever had! He let us participate from the... read more 
SJARLancaster
May 27, 2018LCPLfish What Sgtfish said ! This trip exceeded expectations like you wouldn’t believe ! Capt Andy treated us to an awesome scenic boat ride out to what became a THE... read more
November 6, 2020 - RSlayton1972 Capt Andy did it again for us for a 3rd year in a row. We had such a great time and caught some “Big Red Snappers”. Capt Andy is always... read more
June 16, 2020 I took 5 nephews out fishing yesterday with captain Andy. I highly recommend him. We were able to catch our limit of red snapper in an hour and then went... read more
June 21, 2018John M We took both our sons out with Captain Bob today. It was a fantastic day. Lots of Spanish Mackeral and dolphin sightings over the USS Massachusetts wreck. We... read more
July 30, 2019 - My name is Seth from Oklahoma. My wife and I booked this trip a day before completing. I was lucky enough to have Bob Potomski as my guide. We met... read more
Seth H
April 24, 2018 Highly recommend! Captain Bob took us to some great spots and he stayed busy unhooking and rebaiting our lines. We even got to meet Half Tail the dolphin! If we... read more heathercW1687ET
March 14, 2018 Last summer we went fishing with HotSpots and had such a great time we booked another trip during this years vacation week in Pensacola Beach. We requested Captain Mike again,... read more 
Peter R
May 20, 2019
Our Crew
Captain Chris Phillips
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Captain Luke Crooke
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Captain Jarrod Denmon
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Captain Tyler Massey
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Captain Daniel Arsenault
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Captain Bud Pope
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Captain Andy Arnold
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Captain Ruston Rood
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Captain Will Astin
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Captain Mike Gasparino
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Clay White
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Captain Riley Riggs
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CATCH AND COOK
The term “fresh fish” is used way too much these days in restaurants, but at Hot Spots Charters you can get the real thing. With catch and cook you literally walk right from the cleaning table up the stairs to Shaggy’s Bar and Grill and they will cook your catch.
A number of different restaurants in Pensacola and on Pensacola Beach offer catch and cook and it usually costs $12-$15 and includes sides such as cole slaw, french fries, and hush puppies. All you have to do is hand the waiter your ziplock bag of fish you caught with Pensacola fishing charters.
One cool thing about the catch and cook is that most restaurants will cook your catch in a variety of ways so your family will get to enjoy fried, grilled, and blackened fish. Many of our clients find this a much better option than taking it home and sticking it in the freezer only to be thrown away months later.
