Fresh Florida Panhandle Fishing Reports

May is off to a great start with alot of action and big fights. Amberjacks will give you all you want in power and action. They are called reef donkeys for a reason. Lets go catch some fish and make memories.

We had a great day, started out slow but as the day went on things picked up. We starter cruising the beach for cobia and tarpon, no cobia yet but seen a couple schools of tarpon. Got a couple good chances but just couldn't get one to commit. We trolled a little but they just weren't bitting so we did some bottom fishing. They cought several real nice red snapper(not in season yet june 1st) and several trigger fish and amberjack l. We did some tight lining live bait and had a big amberjack pop of at the boat and another get popped off by dolphins, we trolled back and cought a keeper king mackerel.

We decided to get some live shrimp and fish the bayou due to rough weather conditions. We freelined live shrimp around some docks out of the wind and cought some nice trout and a black drum.

Last weekend and through Wednesday conditions were unfaborable for fishing. Rough seas and winds drove through NW Florida and kept us tied to the dock. However, the few charters that were able to reschedule for later in the week had great success. Kings treated my clients on 5/2 to a six hour charter full of screaming drags, resulting in new cooler prurchases dockside to transport fresh fish back home to thier family. On Friday, 5/3, all of my charters that wanted to have the opportuinty to catch a shark, had multiple sharks caught while on the water. And earlier this week Red snapper season dates were released by the state: June 1- July 31 and Friday-Sunday for Sept-Nov

All day fishing gives you an opportunity to catch these big fish! Well worth it! Great Time!! If you’re in Orange Beach, Gulf Shores or Baldwin County looking to hooked up? Give Gulf Rebel Charters a call!

It’s been a Wahoo kind of week aboard Championship Offshore charters! The wahoo and Amberjack fishing is on fire right now! Check out our spring special rates that we’re running through the end of May! Book ahead of time while we still have spots available. Come have a blast with fishing with Championship. You’ll always leave with smiles and memories that will last a lifetime!