Fishing in Pensacola: Hot Spots Charters’ Guide
Fishing in Pensacola: Hot Spots Charters' Guide Are you a fishing enthusiast looking for a new adventure? Look no further than Pensacola, Florida! Located on the Gulf of Mexico, Pensacola offers a wide variety of fishing opportunities for both novice and experienced...
January fishing forecast
Inshore White trout fishing around the Pensacola Bay Bridge has been decent lately and should remain that way through at least January and February. A variety of baits will work, both natural and artificial, I prefer Berkley Gulp Shrimp or fresh squid, shrimp, or...
Pensacola Fishing Report January 2021
Inshore It’s cold outside, but that doesn’t mean there’s not some good fishing to be done. Throughout January and February, you really have to watch the weather while planning a fishing trip, expecially if you’re trying to get out into the Gulf of Mexico. Speckled...
Pensacola Fishing Report May 2020
With an extremely short list of things to do through March and April many locals took to fishing and boating, the waterways often looked like the 4th of July weekend and it was great to see people out enjoying themselves. Hopefully life as we know it in the Florida...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters February 2018
Pensacola Fishing Charters February Report
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters January 2018
Pensacola Fishing Charters January Report Inshore – Inshore Fishing Charters With the extreme cold over the last few days the speckled have moved into the bayous and canals around Pensacola Bay and Santa Rosa Sound. Anglers who have braved the weather did very well...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters December 2017
Pensacola Fishing Charters December Report Inshore - Pensacola Fishing Charters Pensacola Bay continues to be a good place to look for bull redfish, but there have been very few caught on top this week. Luckily, fishing around the Pensacola Bay Bridge and Pensacola...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters November 2017
Pensacola Fishing Charters November Report Inshore - Pensacola Fishing Charters The bull redfish bite in Pensacola Bay has been unreal over the past two weeks and they shouldn’t be going anywhere anytime soon. All you have to do is find one of the big schools and you...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters October 2017
Pensacola Fishing Charters October Report Inshore - Inshore Charters Anglers are finding nice size Spanish mackerel both in Pensacola Bay and out in the Gulf around the buoys or down the beaches. A number of different techniques will work, but trolling with speck rigs...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters September 2017
Pensacola Fishing Charters September Report Inshore - Inshore Guide The speckled trout and redfish bite was as good this past August as it has been in years and that should continue considering we’ll see the temperature drop before long which ordinarily improves...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters August 2017
Pensacola Fishing Charters August Report Inshore - Pensacola Inshore Guide The water in Pensacola Bay and surrounding bodies is still stained, but the speckled trout fishing has been excellent lately. It sounds like quite a few nice fish are being caught around...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters July 2017
Pensacola Fishing Charters July Report Inshore - Pensacola Fishing Charters Anglers are still having to deal with dirty water in Pensacola Bay and other nearby bodies of water, but hopefully the rain will stay away and it’ll clear up before long. Speckled trout and...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters June 2017
Pensacola Fishing Charters June Report Inshore - Fishing Charters It can get tough this time of year with the hot weather, but the redfish and speckled trout reports from the last few days have been great. You can probably find some steady action on the grass flats...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters May 2017
Pensacola Fishing Charters May Report Inshore Flounder fishing has actually been pretty good lately, but don’t expect to fill the cooler or anything. It’s been tough the last few years for rod and reel anglers, so hopefully this means we’re going to start catching a...
Pensacola Fishing Charters Report April 26, 2017
Inshore - Pensacola Inshore Charters Trout, redfish, and flounder reports have varied from one angler to another, but there have been some good stories lately. People have been catching fish on both live bait andlures, so go with whatever you’re more confident in...
Pensacola Fishing Charters Report April 10, 2017
Pensacola Fishing Charters April 10, 2017 Hot Spots Charters had a spectacular weekend with pile of trips and some great catches. Spring break has come and gone for a lot of people, but the weather is absolutely perfect for fishing right now so if you’ve been thing...
Pensacola Fishing Charters Report 4/7/2016
Pensacola Fishing Charters April 7, 2017 The wind finally slacked off a little bit today and all of our captains were able to get on the water and find some fish. Pensacola fishing charters has battled some brutal weather this week with heavy rains and strong winds,...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters April 2017
Pensacola Fishing Charters April Report Inshore - Charter Fishing Fishing around Pensacola Pass you can still pick up a few sheepshead, but don’t go out there expecting to fill the cooler by any means. With the slower bite, live bait is nearly a must so be sure you...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters – March 2017
Inshore - Pensacola Fishing Charters Sheepshead are definitely the number one target for most inshore anglers right now. It’s starting to get good so if you don’t have plans this weekend you might want to give it a try. As usual just get some live shrimp or fiddler...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters – February 2017
Inshore - Charter Fishing Pensacola Sheepshead are quickly becoming a popular target for those people looking for action in Pensacola Bay and other nearby bodies of water. You’ll want stick with live shrimp or fiddler crabs and a light fluorocarbon leader with small...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters January 2017
Inshore - Pensacola Fishing Charters White trout are a great option for anyone looking to go have some fun in Pensacola Bay right now. I would look for them around the Pensacola Bay Bridge or Garcon Point Bridge. We’re getting into the time of year where speckled...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters December 2016
Inshore Redfish continue to be a popular target for anglers looking for action in Pensacola Bay. As I’ve said the last few weeks just look for commotion on the surface, diving birds, and groups of boats. Speckled trout reports have varied from one angler to another,...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters November 2016
Inshore - Pensacola Fishing Charters The big schools of bull redfish have arrived in Pensacola Bay and they’re hungry. You should have no trouble finding them, just look for boats, birds, and commotion on the surface. Now’s a good time to go flounder gigging, but...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters October 2016
Inshore - Shallow Water Fishing Charters Spanish mackerel fishing has been just about as good as its going to get. They can be caught in Pensacola Bay and along the beach out in the Gulf, but the best spot has been around the USS Massachusetts. Quite a few king...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters September 2016
Inshore - Pensacola Fishing Charters Mangrove snapper fishing still is a good option for anyone looking for action in Pensacola Bay. Just get some live shrimp and fish around one of the local bridges or rock piles. Spanish have been a bit tougher to find since the...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters August 2016
Inshore – Pensacola Fishing Charters It goes without saying at this point, but the Spanish mackerel fishing has been great and they should stick around for a bit longer. All you have to do is ride around in your boat and look for them busting on the surface, once...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters July 2016
Inshore - Pensacola Fishing Charters Spanish mackerel have quickly become a pretty easy target for anglers looking for action in Pensacola Bay. It’s possible for them to pop up anywhere, but your best bet is to head down towards Pensacola Pass and look for them...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters June 2016
Inshore - Pensacola Inshore Fishing Charters Speckled trout are being caught on the grass flats early in the morning, but once the sun gets up you’ll want to look for them around structure in deeper water. The pinfish can make it hard to fish with shrimp this time of...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters May 2016
Inshore - Pensacola Fishing Charters It sounds like the speckled and redfish action has been pretty good over the past week in Pensacola Bay, Santa Rosa Sound, and Big Lagoon. Quite a few anglers have done well working the flats with soft plastic lures and suspending...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters April 2016
Inshore - Fishing Charters Pensacola Anglers have been finding a decent amount of speckled trout on the grass flats using live shrimp, soft plastic lures, and suspending plugs like the Mirrolure Mirrodine. You can also find some schools of redfish roaming the flats in...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters March 2016
Inshore - Pensacola Fishing Charters Sheepshead fishing has definitely improved a bit this week and over the next week or two it should really get good. They are starting to show up around the south end of Pensacola Bay, so get some live shrimp or fiddler crabs and...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters February 2016
Inshore - Pensacola Inshore Charters A decent amount of sheepshead were caught last week, but the reports have really varied from one angler to another. It will only get better from here on out so give it a try the next chance you get. As usual just fish around any...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters January 2016
Inshore - Inshore Fishing Charters With the cold weather finally hanging around now’s the time to hit the local bayous, rivers, and canals in search of speckled trout. Artificial lures work really well during the winter months, but remember that you have to use a...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters December 2015
Inshore - Pensacola Fishing Charters It’s been another great week of fishing for bull redfish in Pensacola Bay. Even with the pile of boats on the water last weekend just about everyone was able to get in on the action. The white trout fishing around the Pensacola Bay...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters November 2015
Inshore - Pensacola Fishing Charters Several anglers have found big schools of bull redfish feeding on the surface in Pensacola Bay over the last few days. As usual this time of year they can be found just about anywhere, but I would definitely take a minute to look...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters October 2015
Inshore - With the weather back into the eighties it’s hard to say exactly what to expect inshore fishing right now. October is always a big transition time in Pensacola Bay and ordinarily one of the best months of the year to fish. Good numbers of redfish are being...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters September 2015
Pensacola Fishing Charters - Inshore Anglers are finding a decent amount of speckled trout, redfish, and flounder in Pensacola Bay and other nearby bodies of water right now, but the action should only get better as the temperature continues to drop. Spanish mackerel...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters August 2015
Pensacola Fishing - Inshore This is a good time of year to look for mangrove snapper around bridges and other structure in Pensacola Bay. They only have to be ten inches to keep and are excellent eating. You’ll want to fish for them with a small hook, light leader,...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters July 2015
Inshore Fishing Pensacola - Inshore Redfish and speckled trout fishing can get pretty tough this time of year unless you hit the flats super early in the morning or find a school of fish hanging around deep structure like a bridge, dock, or rock pile. Anglers have...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters June 2015
Inshore Guides Pensacola - Inshore Speckled trout, redfish, and flounder all become a popular target this time of year with a fishing rodeo being held almost every weekend. Overall inshore fishing has been decent, but right now just because you find fish somewhere one...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters May 2015
Pensacola Inshore Fishing - Inshore The weather hasn’t cut us much slack this week with all of the rain and it doesn’t look like the weekend is going to be much better. Sheepshead are slowly disappearing, but you should still be able to go out there and catch a few....
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters April 2015
Pensacola Inshore Fishing - Inshore It’s not over just yet, but the sheepshead bite this week around Pensacola Pass has been much slower than it was the last couple of weeks. Quite a few speckled trout have shown up recently on the flats and around some deep water...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters March 2015
Pensacola Fishing Charters - Inshore I’m still not hearing of anyone finding big numbers of sheepshead anywhere in Pensacola Bay, but a few anglers have been able to go out and catch eight or ten on a regular basis. Speckled trout and redfish reports have been...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters February 2015
Pensacola Fishing Charters - Inshore It’s cold and windy outside right now, but just think a month from now we’ll be nearing mid–March and spring fishing will really be getting going. The sheepshead fishing seems to be improving each week in Pensacola Bay. I still...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters January 2015
Pensacola Fishing Charters - Inshore There’s some great fishing to be had right now around the Pensacola Bay Bridge. Most of the action has come from redfish and white trout, but you never know when you’ll luck into another species. If you don’t mind spending some...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters December 2014
Pensacola Fishing Charters - Inshore If you don’t mind venturing out to some of the shallow water wrecks in the Gulf you should be able to do real well with the flounder right now. Live bait will definitely be the most productive, but you may also be able to catch a...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters November 2014
Pensacola Fishing Charters - Inshore Anglers have had no trouble finding schools of bull redfish in Pensacola Bay this week. They have been popping up in a few different areas, but a quick ride around the bay and you should be able to find some action. It’s also...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters October 2014
Pensacola Fishing Charters - Inshore Fishing for redfish and flounder has been pretty good in Pensacola Pass and around other structure spots like deep docks and bridges in Pensacola Bay. A few king mackerel are being caught around the Pensacola Bay Bridge, but the...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters September 2014
Pensacola Fishing Charters - Inshore Catching fish hasn't been easy in Pensacola Bay and other nearby bodies of water with the August heat, but it should slowly start cooling down anytime now. A few people have reported doing pretty well with the speckled trout on the...
Hot Spots Report for Pensacola Fishing Charters August 2014
Pensacola Fishing Charters - Inshore It’s a little early, but a few king mackerel are already being caught in Pensacola Bay. The Pensacola Bay Bridge, Port of Pensacola, and the turning basin at NAS Pensacola are the three most popular areas to target them. Like I’ve...