Fishing Pensacola in the Spring
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| March | 70° / 57° |
| April | 76° / 64° |
| May | 82° / 71° |
The spring is a great time to fish the Pensacola area. Inshore, things really start heating up as waters continue to warm. In the spring, anglers catch lots of redfish ,sea trout, whiting, flounder, black drum and sheepshead. Towards mid to late spring, the warmer waters bring migrating fish into the area such as bluefish, jacks, cobia, tarpon, pompano and sharks.
Fishing Pensacola in the Summer
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| June | 88° / 77° |
| July | 89° / 79° |
| August | 89° / 78° |
Once summer arrives, fishing is in full swing in the Panhandle. Anglers are still catching good numbers of redfish, sea trout and flounder to go along with jacks, black drum, bluefish, pompano, sharks and more. Red snapper fishing is great in the summer, however there will be a season that limits how many days you can fish for them and this varies from year to year. Offshore, there are so many species to target.
Fishing Pensacola in the Fall
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| September | 87° / 75° |
| October | 80° / 65° |
| November | 70° / 55° |
In September and October, there are still good numbers of migratory fish, however when the water cools down into November, these fish are limited. Inshore, there is so much good water to fish for redfish, sea trout, flounder, black drum and the sheepshead fishing will get better towards the end of the fall. Offshore, the charter boats will be targeting wahoo, marlin, sailfish, amberjacks, sharks, yellowfin tuna and more.
Fishing Pensacola in the Winter
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| December | 65° / 51° |
| January | 61° / 47° |
| February | 64° / 50° |
In the winter, cold fronts can make fishing a lot tougher, however, there is still some good fishing during this time of year. The bays in the Pensacola area are huge, which allows good numbers of fish to call this area home during the winter. Expect to catch the usual resident fish through the winter such as redfish, sea trout, flounder and sheepshead. As the water temperatures get cold, the sheepshead fishing can get quite hot. Offshore may be hit or miss, but many of the charters will be out there fishing for white and vermilion snappers.
