Can you catch Whiting (Southern Kingfish) at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1?

Yes — Whiting (Southern Kingfish) scores 8/10 at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1. The dependable surf catch here, reported plentiful by local anglers; dime-sized bits of fresh shrimp on a small hook.

Can you catch Pompano at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1?

Yes — Pompano scores 7/10 at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1. The spring and fall runs bring them past the bars; small jigs or sand fleas bought from a shop, or shrimp on a two-hook rig.

Can you catch Spanish Mackerel at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1?

Yes — Spanish Mackerel scores 7/10 at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1. Run along the beach in spring and fall; cast a gold spoon or jig past the break on a short wire leader.

Can you catch Redfish at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1?

Yes — Redfish scores 6/10 at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1. Patrol the bar edges and troughs, especially in fall; gold spoons and soft plastics early in the tide.

Can you catch Spotted Seatrout at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1?

Yes — Spotted Seatrout scores 5/10 at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1. Hold near the bars in warm months; soft plastics or live shrimp under a cork.

Can you catch Bluefish at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1?

Yes — Bluefish scores 5/10 at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1. Come through with the cooler-weather bait schools; spoons and cut bait.

Can you catch Gulf Kingfish at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1?

Yes — Gulf Kingfish scores 5/10 at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1. Mixed in with the whiting in summer; same small shrimp rig.

Can you catch Ladyfish at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1?

Yes — Ladyfish scores 4/10 at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1. Show up with bait in the warm months; small jigs and spoons.

Can you catch Southern Flounder at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1?

Yes — Southern Flounder scores 4/10 at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1. Reported from the beach and bay side of the park; a live minnow or jig bounced along the bottom.

Can you catch Bonnethead at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1?

Yes — Bonnethead scores 4/10 at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1. Summer visitors in the trough; crab or cut bait, with the free FWC shark permit.

Franklin County

St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1 Fishing

7.0· Beach· Franklin County, FL

Pavilion 1 is the first of the picnic and beach-use areas inside Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park, on the long undeveloped Gulf shoreline of the Franklin County barrier island. Anglers walk out from the pavilion parking and wade or cast into the first trough and bar. Whiting are the steady surf catch, and the spring and fall runs of Spanish mackerel and pompano along this stretch have a following among local anglers; redfish and seatrout work the edges of the bars, and bonnethead and blacktip sharks cruise through in summer. Fresh shrimp on a light rig is the staple bait. Falling tide and an early start bring the best bite, with calm mornings giving clearer water. The park is open 8 a.m. to sundown and charges a per-vehicle entrance fee. Rip currents, sun and summer lightning are the hazards.

Today's tides · Fri, Oct 23

High12:30 AM1.9 ft
Low6:07 AM0.7 ft
High1:05 PM1.9 ft
Low6:18 PM0.9 ft

St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1 tide chart: the next 7 days

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Oct 23–29, 2026

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Friday, Oct 23 · windows & tide · Today

SeaFlat calm1.0 ft here · swell 0.9 ft, no wind chop

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

CrossWind14 mph EGusts 24 mph · Cross-shore here

72°N 9 mph · dry

73°E 14 mph · dry

71°NE 15 mph · dry

75°NE 18 mph · dry

▲ High tide12:30 AM1.9 ft

▼ Low tide6:07 AM0.7 ft

▲ High tide1:05 PM1.9 ft

▼ Low tide6:18 PM0.9 ft

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Average tides1.3 ft range · 1% above normalBuilding toward bigger tides

Why 68 · 6 AM–9 AM

WindGoodA workable breeze (14 mph)+6
SeaOkaySea 0.3 ft · Flat calmSwell 0.2 ft, no wind chop+1
Tide stateGoodIncoming tide (flooding)+6
Tide sizeOkayMiddling tides0
LightGoodDawn or dusk light+6
PressureOkayPressure rising−1
RainGoodDry (0% chance of rain)

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Fishing report · October 2026

What's biting at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1

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
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.
In season this month
RedfishReliableOpen: 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
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.
In season this month
Gulf KingfishWorth a try
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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.

St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1 tide chart

Tides for fishing at St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1: every high and low tide for the next 7 days, from the St. George Island, East End tide station, 2 miles away. Times are local.

St. George Island State Park Pavilion 1 tide chart
TodayFri, Oct 23	High12:30 AM1.9 ft Low6:07 AM0.7 ft High1:05 PM1.9 ft Low6:18 PM0.9 ft
TomorrowSat, Oct 24	High12:37 AM1.9 ft Low6:42 AM0.5 ft High2:07 PM2.0 ft Low6:49 PM1.1 ft
SundayOct 25	High12:49 AM2.1 ft Low7:21 AM0.2 ft High3:11 PM2.1 ft Low7:20 PM1.3 ft
MondayOct 26	High1:07 AM2.2 ft Low8:05 AM0.0 ft High4:16 PM2.1 ft Low7:55 PM1.5 ft
TuesdayOct 27	High1:32 AM2.3 ft Low8:54 AM-0.1 ft High5:22 PM2.1 ft Low8:35 PM1.6 ft
WednesdayOct 28	High2:04 AM2.4 ft Low9:45 AM-0.2 ft High6:47 PM2.0 ft Low9:14 PM1.7 ft
ThursdayOct 29	High2:44 AM2.5 ft Low10:39 AM-0.2 ft High8:19 PM2.0 ft Low9:52 PM1.7 ft