Fishing Trips Along the Emerald Coast

A trip to the Emerald Coast is a dream vacation for many fishing enthusiasts, and with good reason. This section of the US coastline that stretches for twenty-four miles along Florida’s Gulf Coast, lined with clear emerald water and white beaches. It offers a whole range of excellent fishing experiences, from deep sea fishing to days spent on the inshore waters. The largest fishing fleet in the US is based on this coast, which is known to be one of the luckiest spots for anglers to try their hand.

There are many different places to stay and explore along the Emerald Coast, including Okaloosa Island, Fort Walton and Destin. This is the perfect place to take a fishing vacation, whether you are bringing the family along or spending some time with friends who are equally passionate about fishing.

There are some superb facilities available, with plenty of organized excursions and experienced fishers who will give lessons to beginners, or show them where the best spots in the neighborhood are. There are also lots of seafood restaurants where the evening meal has come right out of the nearby waters on the same day, and where visitors can also pick up some tips for their own cooking back at home.

Out in the deep sea, on one of the many boats that will take tourists, you can fish for Black-Fin Tuna, Trigger Fish, Mingo Snappers and the King Mackerel. Trout and Redfish are plentiful in the back bays too. There are some excellent tour operators who know the area well and will organize the whole trip for you, including the equipment, bait and license, and will also provide the extra hands to do all the dirty work of cleaning and cutting the boatload.

One of the best excursions will take you out from Destin to what must be the most unique feature of the area: the hundred fathom curve that speeds underwater providing the fastest deep water experience in the entire Gulf. This is the cause of the huge diversity and freshness of the local seafood, which is the best in the state, perhaps with the exception of the Florida Keys. It also makes this the ideal destination for catching Billfish. A record breaking specimen weighing over a thousand pounds was caught here.

Once you have caught all you can, you can take the whole boatload to the Lucky Snapper, where they will cook it to your tastes and serve it up- perhaps the best guarantee of getting really fresh seafood being that you were the one who pulled it from the sea. You can get the same service at the Seafood and Oyster Restaurant, AJ’s Bar. It makes the perfect end to a day of fishing and lets you enjoy your catch completely. It can also be a great way to treat the family if you’ve brought them along, and show them what you’ve done with your day in a way they’ll truly appreciate.