Gulf Coast Summer Fishing Heats Up - Red Snapper, Trout, Pompano Bite Strong

Artificial Lure here with your Gulf of Mexico Florida fishing report for June 6, 2025.

The sun cracked the horizon this morning at 6:32 AM and won't dip again until 8:25 PM, giving us nearly 14 hours of daylight to work those lines. Tides are looking moderate today, with the first high tide around 7:20 AM and another coming in at 6:04 PM. Low tides hit at 1:10 AM and again at 12:52 PM, so plan your fishing around those moving waters for best results. The tidal coefficient is hovering in the low 50s—average conditions, but enough to stir things up and keep the fish feeding, especially around the turns.

Weatherwise, it's classic early summer along the Gulf coast: warm, light breezes, and just a hint of humidity. The offshore waters are calm, which has the red snapper bite on fire. According to Captain Experiences, most offshore boats have been limiting out on red snapper on every trip this week—those hefty slabs are coming over the rails left and right out of Cape Coral and Destin. Along with snapper, anglers are also connecting with steady numbers of lane snapper, mangrove snapper, and the occasional grouper.

Inshore, the action is hot for speckled trout, redfish, and flounder, with best results coming around oyster bars, grass flats, and drop-offs. The 2025 Spring Fishing Report from Florida’s Forgotten Coast highlights pompano and whiting coming off the beaches—try FishGum, Sand Flea Fishbites, or fresh shrimp, and cast just past the sandbar breaks. Spanish mackerel have started running, and silver spoons have been the ticket along the surf.

For artificials, MirrOlures and Gulp baits are still the local favorites for trout and reds. Live shrimp or cut bait work when the bite gets finicky, especially near bridge pilings or deeper in the bays. Offshore, big jigs and chunk baits are tempting those red snapper and grouper, particularly around reefs and wrecks.

If you're looking for a couple of hot spots, give Cape San Blas a shot for whiting and pompano in the surf—a great spot right now as reported by Florida’s Forgotten Coast. For offshore success, the reefs off Destin and Panama City are producing big red snapper and the occasional cobia. Inshore, Apalachicola Bay’s oyster bars have been stacked with trout and redfish.

To sum it up: early summer conditions, plenty of light, fish on the feed, and lots of options whether you're casting surf, drifting bays, or dropping down on reefs.

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