Fishing in Panama City Beach

The Gulf and Bay waters surrounding the beaches of Panama City Beach offer the finest year round sport fishing in the world. Some of the most popular types of fish that can be found here are Blue Marlin, Red Snapper, Mackerel, Trout, Pompano and Cobia.

More than 10 fishing tournaments are held here annually; the largest of which are the Bay Point Invitational Billfish Tournament in July and the Grand Lagoon National in October.

If you don’t have your own equipment, don’t worry! Along with our rental supply of wave runners, kayaks, pontoon and sail boats, Panama City Beach has a huge charter fishing fleet with talented captains and crews to choose from.

Fishing on the Gulf of Mexico for grouper and snapper is good most any time of the year. Fishing trips usually begin early in the morning and will last anything from early afternoon to early evening.

Other offshore fish such as kingfish, cobia, tuna, amberjack, spanish mackerel, shark, barracuda, tarpon, mahi, wahoo and giant red fish are all caught as they seasonally migrate through the deep sea waters of the Gulf of Mexico offshore of Fort Myers, Florida. There are many different types of fishing bait that are used in different conditions, depending on the depth of the water, the clarity of the water, whether the bottom is rocky or clear, if you will go through reeds and other water plants and how deep you want to lure and bait to go.

Chartering a boat is one way to go deep sea fishing. Charter boats range in size from 36-65 ft, and trips can be booked from 4 hrs up to 12 hrs or, even overnight. Charter brokers are paid by the boat's owner or company to help attach the right boat or crew to the right vacationer to ensure that everyone has the best time possible. Chartering a boat can grant you unparalleled access to the fishing, diving, and sailing experiences afforded by the gorgeous waters off the coasts of many beautiful oceanic areas.

Deep Sea fishing is year round with the fish moving in closer to shore and back out again. Because this form of fishing is a relatively new activity and requires considerable resources in terms of investment and technology, few people have developed a regular plan to participate in this type of fishing regularly. Most deep sea fishing is done by either dropping a very large bait down to the bottom over reefs or wrecks, or by trolling very large lures behind a boat.

When you vacation at a Dunes of Panama condo in Panama City Beach, nearby local fishing supplies stores and other outlets can assist you with equipment and charters.