Popular Fish Species — Destin, FL

Known as the “World’s Luckiest Fishing Village,” Destin offers some of the most diverse saltwater fishing in Florida — with inshore and nearshore action available year-round. From shallow-water favorites like redfish, speckled trout, and flounder in Choctawhatchee Bay, to hard-fighting nearshore species like red snapper, grouper, and kingfish in the Gulf, there’s always something biting. Seasonal runs also bring cobia, tarpon, and Spanish mackerel through our waters, with triggerfish, mangrove snapper, black drum, bluefish, and sheepshead rounding out the catch throughout the year.