Destin Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Destin on October 31, 2026. Gray Snapper, peak window 9 AM to 5 PM, 8 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 99 of 99 spots around Destin today.
Conditions
- Water
- 76°F
- Wind
- 11 kt from the E
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
- Gray SnapperPeak window 9 AM to 5 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Alaqua Bayou
bottom fishing (live pinfish, live shrimp, cut squid)
- Red DrumPeak window 9 AM to 5 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Alaqua Bayou
sight casting (soft plastic jerkbaits, paddle tail swimbaits, gold spoons)
- SheepsheadPeak window 9 AM to 5 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Alaqua Bayou
bottom fishing (fiddler crabs, live shrimp, sand fleas)
- Spotted SeatroutPeak window 9 AM to 5 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Alaqua Bayou
drifting grass flats (live shrimp, soft plastic jigs, popping cork rigs)
- CobiaPeak window 10 AM to 4 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Grayton Turtle Reef
sight casting (bucktail jigs, live eels, live pinfish)
- Spanish MackerelPeak window 2 PM to 5 PM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Alaqua Bayou
trolling (small spoons, planers, clark spoons)
- King MackerelPeak window 2 PM to 5 PM3 fishable hours
Leading spot: Grayton Turtle Reef
slow trolling (live cigar minnows, live menhaden, live blue runners)
- Red SnapperPeak window 12 PM to 3 PM3 fishable hours
Leading spot: Barnacle Reef
bottom fishing (cigar minnows, squid, live pinfish)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for Destin. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Red Snapper · good
- Greater Amberjack · good
- Cobia · excellent
- King Mackerel · peak
- Gag Grouper · excellent
- Spanish Mackerel · peak
- Red Drum · peak
- Spotted Seatrout · excellent
Tides
Read from Navarre, North Side, East Bay. Destin has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide4:25 AM · 2.0 ft
- low tide4:51 PM · -0.2 ft
What you can keep in Destin today
- Red SnapperKeep2 a day · min 16"Open at all 29 spots we cover
- CobiaKeep1 a day · min 36"Open at all 26 spots we cover
- King MackerelKeep3 a day · min 24"Open at all 26 spots we cover
- Spanish MackerelKeep15 a day · min 12"Open at all 70 spots we cover
- Gray SnapperKeep5 a day · min 12"Open at all 99 spots we cover
- Red DrumKeep1 a day · min 18"Open at all 44 spots we cover
- SheepsheadKeep8 a day · min 12"Open at all 70 spots we cover
- Spotted SeatroutKeep3 a day · min 15"Open at all 44 spots we cover
- Greater AmberjackClosedShut at all 29 spots we cover
- Gag GrouperClosedShut at all 55 spots we cover
Rules differ between management regions and change in season. Check FWC for the management region you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Destin
›What is the Destin fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Destin on October 31, 2026. Gray Snapper, peak window 9 AM to 5 PM, 8 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Destin today?
Gray Snapper, Red Drum, Sheepshead, Spotted Seatrout, Cobia, Spanish Mackerel, King Mackerel and Red Snapper have a forecast window or fishable hours around Destin on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Destin today?
The daylight water reading for Destin on October 31, 2026 is 76°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Destin today?
The daylight mean wind around Destin on October 31, 2026 is 11 kt from the E.
›Which species are in a strong month around Destin in October?
On the season curves for Destin, Red Snapper (good), Greater Amberjack (good), Cobia (excellent), King Mackerel (peak), Gag Grouper (excellent), Spanish Mackerel (peak), Red Drum (peak) and Spotted Seatrout (excellent) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.