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The Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier at sunset

Florida Panhandle Fishing: Charters & Guides

303 charter captains and fishing guides from Perdido Key to Carrabelle — every one with a working website and phone number, grouped by where they leave the dock. Plus all 1,862 FWC artificial reef sites in the seven Panhandle counties.

Photo: Jackmendolla · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bait & tackle in Carrabelle →Bait & tackle in Destin →Bait & tackle in Eastpoint →Bait & tackle in Fort Walton Beach →Bait & tackle in Gulf Breeze →Bait & tackle in Mexico Beach →Bait & tackle in Navarre →Bait & tackle in Panama City →Bait & tackle in Panama City Beach →Bait & tackle in Pensacola →Bait & tackle in Port St Joe →Bait & tackle in Santa Rosa Beach →Bait & tackle in Valparaiso →Map of every Panhandle boat ramp →↓ Charter & guide waypoints (GPX)↓ Gulf reef GPS waypoints (GPX)↓ Bay & brackish ramp waypoints (GPX)↓ Lake, river & creek ramp waypoints (GPX)43 Panhandle marinas →
Florida Panhandle ports and every artificial reef
1,862 artificial reefs shown as blue dots, Perdido Key to Carrabelle. Tap one for its name and GPS. Boat ramps are on the Panhandle ramps map.
Reefs: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission artificial reef layer. Towns: OpenStreetMap. Map tiles © OpenFreeMap / OpenStreetMap contributors.
Panhandle marinas, bait shops and fishing piers
43 marinas, 20 bait and tackle shops and 70 public fishing piers, bay and Gulf. Tap a pin for the name.
Marinas and bait shops: Google Maps listings. Piers: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission marina and pier inventory (state check dated 2016) and OpenStreetMap. Map tiles © OpenFreeMap / OpenStreetMap contributors.

Florida rules are not Alabama rules. Seasons, bag limits and license rules in Florida waters are set by the FWC. Check them before you go: FWC saltwater regulations ↗

Pensacola, Perdido Key & Gulf Breeze

The Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier at sunsetPhoto: Jackmendolla · CC BY-SA 4.0

53 listed · Pensacola · Perdido Key · Gulf Breeze · Milton

Tap a pin for the name, then Open for directions. Pin locations: Google Maps listings. Map tiles © OpenFreeMap / OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Destin, Fort Walton Beach & Okaloosa Island

Destin Harbor, FloridaPhoto: Destin Vacation Boat Rentals · CC BY 2.0

110 listed · Destin · Fort Walton Beach · Niceville · Santa Rosa Beach

Tap a pin for the name, then Open for directions. Pin locations: Google Maps listings. Map tiles © OpenFreeMap / OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Panama City Beach & Mexico Beach

The jetty at St. Andrews State Park, Panama City BeachPhoto: Balon Greyjoy · CC0

57 listed · Panama City Beach · Panama City · Mexico Beach

Tap a pin for the name, then Open for directions. Pin locations: Google Maps listings. Map tiles © OpenFreeMap / OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Port St. Joe, Apalachicola & Carrabelle

Apalachicola Bay from the John Gorrie Memorial BridgePhoto: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0

60 listed · Port St. Joe · Apalachicola · Eastpoint · Carrabelle

Tap a pin for the name, then Open for directions. Pin locations: Google Maps listings. Map tiles © OpenFreeMap / OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Inland Panhandle rivers & lakes

Choctawhatchee Bay from the US 331 bridgePhoto: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 4.0

11 listed · Marianna · Chattahoochee · Blountstown · Wewahitchka · Crestview · DeFuniak Springs

Tap a pin for the name, then Open for directions. Pin locations: Google Maps listings. Map tiles © OpenFreeMap / OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Panhandle artificial reefs by county

1,862 FWC artificial reef sites
Deployments through May 1, 2025, per the FWC layer description.
Bay County
615
Escambia County
496
Okaloosa County
488
Franklin County
87
Santa Rosa County
81
Walton County
74
Gulf County
21
Source: FWC Division of Marine Fisheries Management, retrieved 2026-11-09.↓ Download every reef with GPS (CSV)

Coordinates for every site are in the download above, straight from the FWC file. FWC’s own map: locate a reef ↗.