Pensacola Fishing Report
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Slow day around Pensacola on October 31, 2026. Common Snook, peak window 5 AM to 2 PM, 9 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 73 of 73 spots around Pensacola today.
Conditions
- Water
- 74°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.
- Common SnookPeak window 5 AM to 2 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Tarkiln Bayou Preserve Fishing Pier
- Gray SnapperPeak window 5 AM to 7 AM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Bass Hole Cove
bottom fishing (live shrimp, cut bait, live pinfish)
- Red DrumPeak window 5 AM to 7 AM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Bass Hole Cove
inshore casting (soft plastic jerkbaits, jigheads with paddletails, gold spoons)
- SheepsheadPeak window 5 AM to 7 AM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Bass Hole Cove
bottom fishing (fiddler crabs, live shrimp, sand fleas)
- Spotted SeatroutPeak window 5 AM to 7 AM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Bass Hole Cove
drifting grass flats with artificials (soft plastic jerkbaits, paddletail swimbaits on jigheads, topwater walking baits)
- Spanish MackerelPeak window 5 AM to 7 AM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Bass Hole Cove
trolling (small spoons, straw rigs, small diving plugs)
- King MackerelPeak window 5 AM to 7 AM3 fishable hours
Leading spot: Caucus Shoal
slow trolling (live cigar minnows, live menhaden, live blue runners)
- Red SnapperPeak window 5 AM to 7 AM3 fishable hours
Leading spot: Caucus Shoal
bottom fishing (cut bait, squid, live pinfish)
- CobiaPeak window 5 AM to 6 AM1 fishable hour
Leading spot: John Finelli Eagle Scout Reef
sight casting (bucktail jigs, live eels, live pinfish)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for Pensacola. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Red Drum · peak
- Spotted Seatrout · excellent
- King Mackerel · peak
- Spanish Mackerel · peak
- Gag Grouper · good
- Greater Amberjack · good
Tides
Read from Waveland. Pensacola has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide3:52 AM · 2.5 ft
- low tide4:26 PM · -0.4 ft
What you can keep in Pensacola today
- Red SnapperKeep2 a day · min 16"Open at all 16 spots we cover
- Red DrumKeep1 a day · min 18"Open at all 46 spots we cover
- Spotted SeatroutKeep3 a day · min 15"Open at all 45 spots we cover
- CobiaKeep1 a day · min 36"Open at all 11 spots we cover
- King MackerelKeep3 a day · min 24"Open at all 12 spots we cover
- Spanish MackerelKeep15 a day · min 12"Open at all 53 spots we cover
- SheepsheadKeep8 a day · min 12"Open at all 57 spots we cover
- Gray SnapperKeep5 a day · min 12"Open at all 68 spots we cover
- Gag GrouperClosedShut at all 27 spots we cover
- Greater AmberjackClosedShut at all 15 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 Pensacola
›What is the Pensacola fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Pensacola on October 31, 2026. Common Snook, peak window 5 AM to 2 PM, 9 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Pensacola today?
Common Snook, Gray Snapper, Red Drum, Sheepshead, Spotted Seatrout, Spanish Mackerel, King Mackerel, Red Snapper and Cobia have a forecast window or fishable hours around Pensacola on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Pensacola today?
The daylight water reading for Pensacola on October 31, 2026 is 74°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Pensacola today?
The daylight mean wind around Pensacola on October 31, 2026 is 11 kt from the E.
›Which species are in a strong month around Pensacola in October?
On the season curves for Pensacola, Red Drum (peak), Spotted Seatrout (excellent), King Mackerel (peak), Spanish Mackerel (peak), Gag Grouper (good) and Greater Amberjack (good) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.