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Northwest Florida Fishing Report

by Joe Baya

Joe Baya brings you the first podcast to bring you the local inshore, offshore, and onshore fishing report from Pensacola to Panama City, Florida whether it's good, bad, or ugly.

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120-Pound Yellowfin Tuna, Bull Reds, and a Hot Fall Snapper Bite

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers an extraordinary nearshore yellowfin tuna bite, improving red snapper fishing, and changing fall con

Nov 5
1 h 10 min

Red Hot Redfish and November Pompano Tactics

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers the transition into November with strong redfish action, improving pompano opportunities, and changi

Oct 28
2 h 07 min

Bull Reds After Dark and the Coming Blackfin Tuna Run

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers fall fishing across the Emerald Coast following Hurricane Isaias, with redfish feeding on the flats,

Oct 22
1 h 51 min

Post-Hurricane Fishing: Dirty Water, Blue Water, and Big Opportunities

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers fishing conditions across the Emerald Coast following Hurricane Isaias, including dirty offshore wat

Oct 14
1 h 28 min

Giant Tuna, Wahoo & Grouper: Best of the Northwest Florida Fishing Report

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya looks back at some of the best recent conversations from across the Gulf Coast, including Capt. King Marcha

Oct 8
1 h 19 min

Wahoo, Mahi & Sailfish Push Close to Shore

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya talks with Brandon Barton of Emerald Waters Kayak Charters, Capt. Harris Scruggs of Triple B Fishing Charte

Oct 1
1 h 55 min

Grouper Fishing, Blue Water & Building the Perfect Offshore Game Plan

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya joins Alabama Saltwater Fishing Report host Butch Thierry, Capt. Branden Collier of Capt. Collier's Charter

Sep 24
1 h 40 min

209-Pound Yellowfin, Red-Hot Redfish & September Grouper

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers a strong transition into fall fishing from Pensacola to Destin, with redfish, trout, flounder, and m

Sep 17
1 h 16 min

Gag Grouper, Sailfish & the Real Cost of a Tow with Sea Tow

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers a wide-open September offshore season around Panama City, with amberjack, triggerfish, red snapper,

Sep 10
1 h 46 min

Big Spanish Move In, Redfish Fire Up & Choosing the Right Dock Light

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers the beginning of the fall transition, big Spanish mackerel around Panama City and Choctawhatchee Bay

Sep 3
2 h 30 min

Summer Pompano, Billfish Slams & Building a Better Boat Cover with SlipSki

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers a remarkably consistent late-summer pompano bite along the beaches, outstanding billfish action offs

Aug 28
2 h 08 min

Snook Are Here to Stay? Alabama's Newest Gamefish

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya takes a deeper look at the growing snook population along the northern Gulf Coast with Zoey Hendrickson, a

Aug 19
1 h 04 min

Dog Days Fishing: Finding Redfish, Trout and Spanish in the Heat

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers beating the August heat, nighttime dock-light fishing around Pensacola, working through heavy floati

Aug 14
47 min

Triggerfish Tactics, Summer Pompano, and Deep-Water Gator Trout

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers triggerfish and natural-bottom fishing out of Destin, a strong August pompano bite along 30A, and de

Aug 6
1 h 32 min

Blue Marlin, Bull Reds, Pompano, and Post-Storm Fishing

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers improving offshore water after a tropical system, post-storm bottom fishing around Panama City, late

Jul 31
2 h 24 min

Tarpon Struggles, Dock-Light Tactics, and Deep-Water Snapper

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers a difficult midsummer pattern around Pensacola, where heavy rain, dirty water, lower salinity, extre

Jul 16
1 h 06 min

Chasing Pompano in the Heat & Swordfish on Fire Offshore

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers mid-summer fishing from Destin to Panama City, where clean beach water, strong pompano action, long

Jul 10
44 min

Pensacola Tarpon, Destin Snapper, and Gulf Sargassum Strategy

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers a rainy summer pattern from Pensacola to Destin, with dirty water, tarpon, sargassum, offshore kayak

Jul 2
1 h 33 min

Dog Days Arrive Early: Inshore, Offshore, and Surf Fishing Adjustments

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers an early dog-days summer pattern from Pensacola to Panama City, with heat, humidity, sargassum, dirt

Jun 25
1 h 14 min

Beach, Bay & Bluewater: Northwest Florida Early Summer Fishing

In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya takes a different approach with a compilation-style episode built from recent reports across the Emerald Co

Jun 17
58 min

Chart trend

Position in the Wilderness chart (US), last 90 days.

#118
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103
days in the top 200 since Mar 2025

Chart positions

Where Northwest Florida Fishing Report ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Nov 8, 2026).

#169 ▼ 14 Wilderness US

What listeners say

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I’m so glad I came across this podcast! I live in Santa Rosa Beach and it’s so great to have a local area resource like this. I’ve listened to about 5 episodes as I backtracked and hit the most recent few when I came across it. I’m really impressed with the quality of content and guests. Mainly I appreciate the level of technical detail. This podcast has an ideal level of technical content and tips for the serious recreational fisherman. The hosts’ style is relaxed and entertaining without any of the nonsense you get in some fishing media. Keep up the great work guys! I’ve found the timely fishing reports and advice to be very helpful!

TheReelTurner74 · Mar 2023

After listening to my first episode I was hooked. I live in Ga and get my boat down to the panhandle as often as possible. Having great info like I get from this podcast will help me have more productive time on the water. Super informative podcast, can’t wait to hear more!

Adog520 · Jan 2023

Whether you fish Northwest Florida every week or just come on vacation once a year, the information given on this podcast is invaluable! Know what’s biting and hone your skills with tips from the area’s top captains. This podcast is a must for any skill level for anyone fishing this area!

Devlin the Alchemist · Mar 2021

Hey Capt. Joe, Outstanding coverage on the off shore reef fishing with Captain Harris. Had to go back & listen to it twice. My buddy & I are just getting set up to try some reef fishing & this podcast provides plenty of details to get up to speed on types of fish species to techniques. Although we have been offshore many times, lifelong residents of the gulf coast & fished inshore for many years, we are ready to step up our fishing options. Plus, my buddy just purchased a new boat that will get us there & back. Love the way you drill down into the subject to extract the specifics from each guest. Keep it going man. Thanks for a great show that covers NW Florida & Alabama.

Busemndhead · Aug 2020

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