Fishing Reports by Capt. Blake Nelson

Fish are Biting!!! - Well, fall fishing is here and the bite is exactly what I expected. We are still using live bait but have been catching more than half on artificial lures. We caught these bulls using exude grubs in about 10-15 ft of water. These reds and tr more...
Capt. Blake Nelson - Destin

Fall Fishing is Here!!! - The fish have been cooperating for us all year, but they have really turned it up a notch recently. We are getting bigger fish to the boat and more of them. Last week we fished the West side of the bay a few times around the Destin area and got on more...
Capt. Blake Nelson - Destin

Reds and Specks Still Biting For Us - The redfish and speckled trout have been cooperating with us for the past couple days. The trick is to get past all the bluefish that have flooded the bay for the past few weeks. The bite should remain strong on the flats throughout the fall...and more...
Capt. Blake Nelson - Destin

Reds all day - Had a great time with the redfish today. We were able to locate a few large schools and they bit for us for a few hours. Even caught some on topwater lures when they were riled up good. We used pogies and freelined them with circle hooks in the ta more...
Capt. Blake Nelson - Destin

Limits and a Slam - The post-storm fishing was on fire today. We had trouble finding the greenies that we usually use for bait so we netted some finger mullet and hit the flats. The fish were cooperating from the get go and we landed some lunker trout and a little 13 more...
Capt. Blake Nelson - Destin

Destin Inshore Fishing - The first few days of August have started off well. We have been able to catch our limit of reds each trip and then have fun releasing the rest. We have also caught some nice trout, one was a stud 28 incher. more...
Capt. Blake Nelson - Destin

Destin Night Fishing - We've found a lot of good fish during the day but we are having a blast getting into 10-20 lb. reds at night. And the temperature has been a nice break from the midday heat of July. Here are a few reds that we have caught this month so far. more...
Capt. Blake Nelson - Destin

Destin Sailfish - Took a quick trolling trip out the pass this morning looking for kings and started off with a few nice ones in the 15-20 lb range. We also hooked up to some fun Bonita and an 8 lb mahi mahi. On the way back in we threw out a stretch 20 in about 70 more...
Capt. Blake Nelson - Destin

June Report: Destin Inshore Fishing - The fishing this June has been great. We've been able to get out early on the flats and catch some really nice 3-5 lb trout. After we get some specks in the boat we have been targeting redfish around docks and in some backcountry marsh in less than more...
Capt. Blake Nelson - Destin

Destin Specks and Reds - The fishing has been getting just as hot as the temperatures here in Destin. We have been able to get some nice reds and specks on each trip this month. The specks do not seem to be as plentiful as they were this time last year but we are netting m more...
Capt. Blake Nelson - Destin