Can you catch Redfish at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass?

Yes — Redfish scores 8/10 at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass. Large spawning fish stack up at the pass in fall; cut mullet or live pinfish on a heavy bottom rig.

Can you catch Spanish Mackerel at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass?

Yes — Spanish Mackerel scores 7/10 at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass. Work the current edge in warm months; fast-retrieved spoons and small jigs.

Can you catch Pompano at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass?

Yes — Pompano scores 6/10 at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass. Caught in spring and fall from the Gulf-side sand on shrimp or sand fleas.

Can you catch Southern Flounder at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass?

Yes — Southern Flounder scores 6/10 at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass. Cruise the sandy edges of the pass in warm months; bucktails and live minnows.

Can you catch Bluefish at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass?

Yes — Bluefish scores 5/10 at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass. Come with bait schools in spring and cooler months; use a wire leader.

Can you catch Whiting (Southern Kingfish) at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass?

Yes — Whiting (Southern Kingfish) scores 5/10 at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass. Reliable in the Gulf-side troughs from spring through fall on shrimp.

Can you catch Spotted Seatrout at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass?

Yes — Spotted Seatrout scores 4/10 at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass. Found along the bay-side edge; live shrimp under a cork or soft plastics.

Can you catch Crevalle Jack at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass?

Yes — Crevalle Jack scores 4/10 at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass. Chase bait through the pass in warm months; heavy spoons or topwater plugs.

Can you catch Blacktip Shark at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass?

Yes — Blacktip Shark scores 4/10 at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass. Patrol the pass in summer; large cut bait, a wire leader and a free FWC shore shark permit.

Can you catch Sheepshead at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass?

Yes — Sheepshead scores 3/10 at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass. A cooler-month catch near rocks and structure by the pass; shrimp or crab on the bottom.

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Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass Fishing

7.1· Inlet· Warrington, FL

At the far west tip of Santa Rosa Island, Pensacola Pass is the only natural inlet in the area and the Gulf Islands National Seashore beach beside the Fort Pickens lot lets anglers fish it from the sand. Tidal current pours between the Gulf and Pensacola Bay here, drawing bull redfish in fall, Spanish mackerel and bluefish when bait is thick, and flounder, pompano and whiting from the sand on either side of the point. Cast bottom rigs and live bait along the edge of the channel or walk the beach for the bite. The national seashore charges an entrance fee, and the nearby fishing pier has its own rules and a no-wading, no-boats zone around it. Currents at the pass are strong, so stay out of the water and watch for boat wakes.

Today's tides · Thu, Oct 22

High7:36 AM0.9 ft
Low4:02 PM0.7 ft
High9:25 PM0.9 ft

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Thursday, Oct 22 · windows & tide · Today

SeaFlat calm0.3 ft here · swell 0.4 ft, no wind chop

Water colorClearYou could see the bottom in about six feet of water

OnshoreWind6 mph NWOnshore here

56°NW 4 mph · dry

52°N 4 mph · dry

78°NE 4 mph · dry

69°NW 6 mph · dry

▲ High tide7:36 AM0.9 ft

▼ Low tide4:02 PM0.7 ft

▲ High tide9:25 PM0.9 ft

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Very small tides0.3 ft range · 74% below normalBuilding toward bigger tides

Why 71 · 6 PM–9 PM

WindGoodA light wind (6 mph)+9
SeaOkaySea 0.2 ft · Flat calmNo swell, no wind chop+1
Tide stateGoodIncoming tide (flooding)+7
Tide sizePoorSmall tides−3
LightGoodDawn or dusk lightA bright moon+5
PressureOkayPressure falling+2
RainGoodDry (0% chance of rain)

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Fishing report · October 2026

What's biting at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass

RedfishHotspotOpen: keep up to 1 a day between 18 in and 27 in
October schools feed along mangrove shorelines, flats, and dock edges, especially when water is moving.
In season this month
Spanish MackerelReliableOpen: keep up to 15 a day of 12 in or more
Migrating mackerel are tracking bait along the coast; cast near beach schools, passes, and piers.
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PompanoReliableOpen: keep up to 6 a day of 11 in or more
Early fall pompano are moving south along Florida beaches; try the surf at first light around high tide.
In season this month
Crevalle JackWorth a try
Jacks are chasing fall bait schools close to shore; watch for surface feeding along beaches and inlet mouths.
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Spotted SeatroutWorth a tryOpen: keep up to 3 a day between 15 in and 19 in
Cooling fall water keeps trout feeding on shallow flats; try shore-accessible grass edges at dawn.
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Built from this month's seasons, today's FWC rules and the catches anglers logged here in the last 30 days. Updated Fri, Oct 23.

Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass tide chart

Tides for fishing at Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass: every high and low tide for the next 7 days, from the Fort McRee Breakwater tide station, 1 mile away. Times are local.

Fort Pickens Point, Pensacola Pass tide chart
TodayThu, Oct 22	High7:36 AM0.9 ft Low4:02 PM0.7 ft High9:25 PM0.9 ft
TomorrowFri, Oct 23	Low5:15 AM0.7 ft High9:43 AM0.8 ft Low2:38 PM0.8 ft High8:56 PM1.0 ft
SaturdayOct 24	Low6:31 AM0.5 ft High8:56 PM1.1 ft
SundayOct 25	Low7:37 AM0.3 ft High9:13 PM1.3 ft
MondayOct 26	Low8:45 AM0.2 ft High9:50 PM1.4 ft
TuesdayOct 27	Low9:54 AM0.1 ft High10:43 PM1.5 ft
WednesdayOct 28	Low11:04 AM0.0 ft High11:44 PM1.5 ft