Pensacola, Escambia County, FL
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79°F
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Naples Premier Offshore Fishing Charter
Local Fishing Resource
East Pass, Pensacola Bay, and the Emerald Coast — the Panhandle's top inshore and offshore fishery
What's Inside
Paralichthys albigutta
Flatfish common in coastal bays and flats. Excellent eating and popular sport fish.
Local Notes: Bury in the sandy and muddy bottom throughout Perdido Key. Slow-drifted live shrimp or finger mullet near bottom, or a 1/4-oz white jig.
Lutjanus griseus
Versatile species found from mangroves to offshore reefs. Excellent eating.
Local Notes: Hold behind every mangrove point and island near Perdido Key. Light fluorocarbon and live shrimp.
Sciaenops ocellatus
Popular game fish with distinctive black spot near tail. Found in shallow coastal waters.
Local Notes: Tailing reds on the flats at Perdido Key on low tide. Weedless gold spoons or DOA Shrimp.
Cynoscion nebulosus
Popular inshore species with distinctive spots. Found over grass flats and sandy bottoms.
Local Notes: Work the grass flat edges throughout Perdido Key with DOA Shrimp or live pilchards — best at first light.
Pogonias cromis
Large drum species found in estuaries. Can reach impressive sizes.
Local Notes: Root around oyster bars and shell flats at Perdido Key. Shrimp or crab on a bottom rig in 2–5 ft.
Archosargus probatocephalus
Bottom feeder with strong teeth. Found around structures and pilings.
Local Notes: Work any hard structure — crab trap buoys, mangrove prop roots, oyster bars — near Perdido Key.
Megalops atlanticus
Large powerful fish known for spectacular jumps. Migrates along Florida coast.
Local Notes: Roll through the backcountry creeks and bays around Perdido Key in spring. Sight-fish rollers with crabs or swimbaits.