Fishing in the Choctawhatchee Bay and its bayous is good year-round. You can expect to catch Speckled Sea Trout, Sheepshead, White Trout, Channel Bass, Red fish, Sail Cat, Bluefish, and Flounder. Also, Blue Crabs can be found along the shore of the bay.
The inshore trolling season runs from March through November and begins with the run of the Cobia (Ling) in the Spring. In the Destin area the most successful and popular method of catching Cobia is by sight casting. Inshore trolling also leads to great catches of King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, Bonito, Cobia and Schoolie Dolphin to name a few.
Offshore trolling takes place past the 50-fathom curve (300 feet), about 27 miles southwest of Destin. This trolling area has proven very productive for White Marlin, Blue Marlin, Sailfish, Dolphin and Wahoo. Although billfish have been caught from April to December, August through October are the most productive months.
Fishing offshore is like being in another world. The water changes from a turquoise color to a bright deep blue. Destin is known as the billfish capital of the Gulf because of the highly productive trolling areas southwest of Destin.
Most of Destin's fishing fleet specializes in deep sea bottom fishing. The bottom fishing in Destin is good year round. Boats are available for charter half day, all day, and over night. Bottom fishing yields catches of Grouper, Amber jack, Scamp, Trigger fish, Snapper and Cobia.
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