The Florida Charter Fishing Guide™

Area Spotlight - Panama City, FL

Characteristics:

Pleasant climate
Fishing and Water Sports
Attractive Housing Opportunities
Arts and Entertainment
Pleasing small town environment for raising a family

Statistics:

Incorporated: 1909
Population (City): 36,484
Population (Metro): 168,852
Elevation: 26 ft
Encompasses an area of 35.4 square miles, 17.39% of which is water

Panama City Beach is home to one of the country’s largest sport fishing fleets.

The area boasts one of the highest concentrations of bottlenose dolphins in the world, one of the many reasons Panama City Beach travel is so popular.

Panama City Beach fishing is world famous, and fisherman can troll for multiple varieties of fish, including Blue Marlin, Red Snapper, Mackerel, Trout, Pompano and Cobia.

Fishing Reports

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11/05/2015 - REDFISH RUN PENSACOLA FL

Captain:	SCOTT GERDINE
Location:	Gulf Coast
The Running of the Bulls in Pensacola Bay is starting. One of my favorite times of the year. Every Nov. and Dec. the Big Bull Redfish...

03/19/2013 - TROUT REDS AND FLOUNDER

Captain:	HAL TARPLEY
Location:	Port St. Joe
The Trout Reds and Flounder have shown up this year. Flounder are plentiful, Reds are spooky but here and the Trout have just started...

12/07/2006 - APALACICOLA/PORTSTJOE

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Apalachicola
Port St Joe area fishing is good this time of year with plenty of trout from the oil docks and lots of action from bluefish in the...

12/07/2006 - A BAY CHARTER REPORT

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Apalachicola
Port St Joe area fishing is good this time of year with plenty of trout from the oil docks and lots of action from bluefish in the...

12/01/2006 - APALACICOLA/PORTSTJOE

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Apalachicola
Port St Joe Area still holding lots of bait and where you find the bait you can find a fish . Warren Bayou although catch and release...

10/12/2006 - APALACHICOLA FISHING

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Apalachicola
The St Joe area bite has picked up with larger trout being taken off the grass flats on the west side of the bay. Spanish are moving...

09/28/2006 -

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Some cooler weather here along the forgotten coast, Last night in the air boat was the first time I put on a jacket in months. The...

09/05/2006 - APALACICOLA/PORTSTJOE

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
It came on the heels of a busy weekend. Fished Ochlocknee bay area the first of the week got into a good bunch of slot Redfish using...

08/03/2006 -

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Hi folks Captain Gary Goodrich here, Its HOT the weather and the fishing. The Trout bite is good using a root beer colored grub...

07/13/2006 -

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Here in the Port St Joe area the fishing is getting hot Inland you will find good schools of Redfish in the 22 to 30 inch size range...

06/09/2006 - A BAY CHARTER REPORT

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Hi everyone Captain Gary Goodrich here from A Bay Charter 1-850-bay-fish in Port St Joe, Florida .Fishing is good here along this...

05/25/2006 - PORT ST. JOE REPORT

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Hi all Captain Gary Goodrich here, Fishing in Port St Joe Bay for Trout has been slow in limits but the size of fish we are catching...

04/26/2006 - THE TRIPLETAIL HAVE ARRIVED !!!!

Captain:	TIM HARVEY
Location:	Apalachicola
Well Spring has finally sprung here in the panhandle.The water temps are getting right and the fish are moving on the flats.The trout...

04/02/2006 - A BAY CHARTER REPORT

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
With the water temputure on the rise we are finding fish everywhere we go. The bay here in Port St Joe is full of Spanish , Bluefish,...

02/12/2006 - PORT ST JOE / APALACHICOLA

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Hi all Captain G here, and yes I know there is only so much you can report on the Gulf County Canal , but if you are wanting fish...

01/29/2006 - PORT ST JOE / APALACHICOLA

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
The bite is still on in the Gulf county canal . The trout are as thick as ever , although the Black drum have slowed down. The...

12/21/2005 - A BAY CHARTER REPORT

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
?? Happy New Year ?? Its cold on the water here in Port St Joe , But if you brave it you are sure to catch a fish . My trips have...

11/19/2005 - PORT ST JOE AREA

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Its getting towards the end of November and although the weather is turning cold the fish bite is heating up! We are catching...

11/13/2005 - A BAY CHARTER REPORT

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Hi everyone Captain Goodrich here, Its into the second week of November and I?m still seeing the signs of ?Red Tide? in St Joe bay....

10/19/2005 - PORT ST JOE

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Here it is middle of October already, its the time of year many have been waiting for. The bigger redfish make their run along the...

10/03/2005 - IT'S HOT !!!!!

Captain:	TIM HARVEY
Location:	Apalachicola
It doesn't seem to matter where you go fishing in the panhandle of Fl,the fish are cooperating.The last week or so the redtide that...

10/01/2005 - THIS PAST SEPTEMBER

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
With all the storms, red tide, and lack of work do to cancelled trips because of Mother Nature I have fished September away , and...

09/25/2005 - PORT ST JOE AREA

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Autumn is here , The beach is empty , kids are in school and the fish are hungry. This week has been blues and ladyfish , but red...

09/03/2005 - ITS SEPTEMBER

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Here it is the first week in September, wow the summer is fading fast. The redfish and trout are still hitting hard on the flats....

08/07/2005 - PORT ST JOE BAY

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
July is a good month for St Joe bay. We here at A Bay Charter 1-850-Bay-Fish have put a lot of fish in the boat along with many gallons...

05/05/2005 - SPOTTED SEA TROUT

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
The spotted sea trout has a more common name here on the panhandle of Florida ? speckled trout? and in many fishing circles its known...

04/26/2005 - PENSACOLA FISHING

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Today?s Trip was out of Pensacola what a wonderful place. The weather was just right; the water was clear along the beach and with...

04/19/2005 - PORT ST JOE

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Took off today from downtown ramp. Headed up into the bay searching for big trout in water 3 to 5 feet. I ended up with about 30...

04/17/2005 - BAY FISH

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Fishing today was as good as it gets. I started at 8:00 am eastern time. The wind was light out of the north east. Water temp started...

04/16/2005 - ST JOE BAY

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Fishing St.Joe bay is like my back yard, I know it well, its pretty, but it sure can be a lot of work. I fished 8 hours yesterday....

04/13/2005 - CROOKED ISLAND SOUND

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
Fished Crooked Island this week. Tossing top dogs gold and silver colors lots of good trout and red fish. Stopped to rest at wild...

02/27/2005 - FEBUARY 27

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Port St. Joe
The rain let up and a family friend wanted to fish, I needed to test my new radio anyway. We started fishing around the piles then...

09/11/2004 - FALL FISHING

Captain:	TIM HARVEY
Location:	Apalachicola
It's finally here my favorite time of the year.Our fall fishing is a guides dream. No more having to try this bar and that bar to...

04/04/2004 - THE SPANISH ARE HERE

Captain:	TIM HARVEY
Location:	Apalachicola
The last couple of weeks of march have been a blast.Plenty of trout biting and a few redfish but the exiting news is spanish mackeral...

03/08/2004 - APALACHICOLA TROUT 3/6-7/2004

Captain:	TIM HARVEY
Location:	Apalachicola
The first week of march has been fantastic. The warm weather we had moved the trout out of their winter haunts back to their spring...

02/26/2004 - FISHING FOR MARCH

Captain:	WALT CARLSON
Location:	Steinhatchee
Grouper and amberjack is GREAT right now! Limits being caught just about every trip!! Sheephead should be showing up soon! lots...

02/12/2004 - EARLY SPRING MEANS HOT ANGLING ACTION

Captain:	ALEX CRAWFORD
Location:	Apalachicola
EARLY SPRING MEANS HOT ANGLING ACTION On the Forgotten Coast, March means an end to hunting seasons...

Charter Captains

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FISH HAPPENS CHARTERS

Captain:	CHRIS WILLIAMS
Location:	Gulf Coast, Emerald Coast
Catch:	Blue Marlin, Flounder, Redfish, Sea Trout, Tuna, Wahoo

CHARTER BOAT HUNTRESS

Captain:	MIKE GRAEF
Location:	Destin
Catch:	Amberjack, Black Grouper, Blackfin Tuna, Cobia, King Mackeral, Mangrove Snapper, Red Snapper, Triggerfish

SILVER LINING

Captain:	ED SHIELDS
Location:	Destin, Gulf Coast, Emerald Coast
Catch:	Amberjack, Cobia, Dolphin, Grouper, Mackerel, Red Snapper, Scamp, Triggerfish

SHORE THANG CHARTERS

Captain:	HAL TARPLEY
Location:	Port St. Joe, Panama City, Apalachicola
Catch:	Bluefish, Flounder, Pompano, Redfish, Sea Trout, Shark, Spanish Mackerel, Trout

PENSACOLASHARKFISHING.COM

Captain:	JIM SUMMERS
Location:	Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico
Catch:	Amberjack, Bonita, Dorado, King Mackeral, Mackerel, Red Snapper, Shark, Tuna

ONE ON ONE OUTFITTERS

Captain:	JIM HAISTEN
Location:	Destin, Port St. Joe, Panama City, Apalachicola
Catch:	Flounder, King Mackeral, Mangrove Snapper, Pompano, Redfish, Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout

REDFISH UNIVERSITY

Captain:	ERIC HOLSTMAN
Location:	Destin, Panama City
Catch:	Flounder, Pompano, Redfish, Shark, Speckled Trout, Tripletail

A BAY CHARTER

Captain:	GARY "RED" GOODRICH
Location:	Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Port St. Joe, St. George Island, Apalachicola
Catch:	Crappie, Flounder, Redfish, Shark, Sheephead, Spanish Mackerel, Tarpon, Trout

CAPTAIN REX PHIPPS FISHING GUIDE SERVICE

Captain:	REX PHIPPS
Location:	St. George Island, Apalachicola
Catch:	Black Drum, Flounder, Jack Crevalle, Pompano, Redfish, Speckled Trout, Tarpon, Tripletail

FISH TIME FISHING CHARTERS

Captain:	SCOTT GERDINE
Location:	Destin, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Emerald Coast
Catch:	Black Drum, Flounder, King Mackeral, Red Snapper, Redfish, Sheephead, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout

SGICHARTERS.COM

Captain:	LEE CHAPIN
Location:	Gulf of Mexico, St. George Island, Apalachicola
Catch:	Cobia, Flounder, Mangrove Snapper, Pompano, Redfish, Tarpon, Tripletail, Trout

REAL TIME CHARTERS

Captain:	WALT CARLSON
Location:	Steinhatchee
Catch:	Amberjack, Black Grouper, Flounder, Grunts, Redfish, Sea Trout

BREAKAWAY CHARTERS

Captain:	DIANA CLEVENGER
Location:	Destin
Catch:	Grouper, King Mackeral, Red Snapper, Triggerfish

CHARTERBOAT PHOENIX

Captain:	SCOTT ROBSON
Location:	Destin, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico
Catch:	Amberjack, Billfish, Cobia, Grouper, King Mackeral, Red Snapper, Tuna, Wahoo

SOUTHBOUND FISHING CHARTERS

Captain:	RICK PURVES
Location:	Destin, Gulf Coast, Islamorada, Gulf of Mexico
Catch:	Amberjack, Blackfin Tuna, Blue Marlin, Cobia, Grouper, King Mackeral, Sailfish, Wahoo

WILLIAMS FISHING ADVENTURES

Captain:	BRUCE WILLIAMS
Location:	Gulf of Mexico, St. George Island, Apalachicola
Catch:	Black Drum, Cobia, Flounder, Mackerel, Red Snapper, Redfish, Spanish Mackerel, Gag Grouper

BOSS CHARTERS

Captain:	DENNIS CROSBY
Location:	Gulf of Mexico, St. George Island, Apalachicola
Catch:	Amberjack, Black Grouper, Dolphin, King Mackeral, Redfish, Snapper, Trout, Tuna

TOPKNOTS CHARTERS

Captain:	ALEX CRAWFORD
Location:	Apalachicola
Catch:	Cobia, Dolphin, Flounder, Grouper, King Mackeral, Pompano, Snapper, Triggerfish

PANAMACITYINSHORE.COM

Captain:	JUSTIN LEAKE
Location:	Port St. Joe, Panama City, Apalachicola
Catch:	Cobia, Red Snapper, Redfish, Tarpon, Trout

STRESS RELIEF

Captain:	CHESTER SNYDER
Location:	Destin
Catch:	Cobia, Dolphin, Grouper, King Mackeral, Mangrove Snapper, Marlin, Red Snapper, Triggerfish

REEL N COUNTERS - PENSACOLA CHARTER FISHING

Captain:	JEFF BEARD
Location:	Destin, Gulf of Mexico, Apalachicola
Catch:	Blue Marlin, Cobia, Dolphin, Grouper, King Mackeral, Marlin, Sailfish, Wahoo

HIGH TIDE GUIDE SERVICE

Captain:	KYLE PITTS
Location:	Panama City
Catch:	Cobia, Flounder, Jack Crevalle, Pompano, Redfish, Sheephead, Speckled Trout, Tarpon

CHARTERBOATSINC.COM

Captain:	ROBERT "BEAU" BEAUBIEN
Location:	Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Panama City, Emerald Coast
Catch:	Amberjack, Cobia, Dolphin, Grouper, King Mackeral, Red Snapper, Sailfish, Shark

HELLER HIGH WATER CHARTERS LLC

Captain:	CHARLES HELLER
Location:	Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico
Catch:	Amberjack, Cobia, Dolphin, Red Snapper, Redfish, Speckled Trout, Wahoo, Yellowfin Tuna

JABO OFFSHORE

Captain:	MIKE FALZONE
Location:	Panama City
Catch:	Amberjack, Black Grouper, Flounder, King Mackeral, Red Snapper, Scamp

TALL TALES FISHING

Captain:	TIM HARVEY
Location:	Port St. Joe, Panama City, Apalachicola
Catch:	Cobia, King Mackeral, Pompano, Redfish, Shark, Speckled Trout, Tarpon, Tripletail

FISHBONZ CHARTERS

Captain:	MICHAEL HAYNES
Location:	Gulf of Mexico, NE Florida
Catch:	Flounder, Red Snapper, Redfish, Shark, Sheephead, Spanish Mackerel, Spotted Sea Trout, Tarpon

FLYLINER CHARTERS, INC

Captain:	PAT DINEEN
Location:	Destin, Panama City
Catch:	Cobia, Jack Crevalle, King Mackeral, Redfish, Spanish Mackerel, Tarpon

REEL FUN CHARTERS

Captain:	TERRY MCGOWEN
Location:	Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Panama City, Emerald Coast
Catch:	Bluefish, Mackerel, Pompano, Red Snapper, Redfish, Shark, Sheephead, Speckled Trout

SURE CATCH CHARTERS

Captain:	PHILLIP MONEY
Location:
Catch:	Amberjack, Grouper, King Mackeral, Redfish, Sheephead, Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout

SALTYNATIVE CHARTERS

Captain:	BRITTANY AND TIM MCLEOD
Location:	Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Port St. Joe, St. George Island, Apalachicola
Catch:	Flounder, Redfish, Rock Bass, Sheephead, Spanish Mackerel, Tarpon, Tripletail, Trout

INSPIRATION CHARTERS

Captain:	STEVE JONES
Location:	Destin, Gulf Coast
Catch:	Black Drum, Bluefish, Flounder, Ladyfish, Redfish, Sheephead, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout

MAVERICK

Captain:	WAYNE DILLON
Location:	Destin, Gulf Coast
Catch:	Amberjack, Billfish, Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Grouper, King Mackeral, Red Snapper, Triggerfish

DEEP SEA

Captain:	RANDY CRAFT
Location:	Gulf of Mexico, St. George Island, Apalachicola
Catch:	Amberjack, Black Seabass, Cobia, Dolphin, Grouper, Grunts, Hogfish, Red Snapper

ADIOS CHARTERS

Captain:	STEVE JACOBS
Location:	Panama City
Catch:	Cobia, Flounder, Grouper, King Mackeral, Pompano, Redfish, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout

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