In just a matter of days it will be lines in the water and the 77 th annual Destin Fishing Rodeo will be underway. The Rodeo, Destin’s oldest tradition, begins Oct. 1 and goes throughout the entire ...

AJs Seafood & Oyster Bar AJ’s Bonus Awards – Amberjack Jackson Goodwin – Fort Smith, AR- 108.8 lbs Bart Wagner – Lake Havasu, AZ – 96.2 lbs Stephen McCoin – Soddy Daisy, TN – 91.4 lbs Party Boat – ...

Nothing draws a crowd like a gigantic fish hanging from the scales at the Destin Fishing Rodeo. And when it’s a huge shark or a whopper of a tuna, the crowd gathers. The text came in from Capt. Trey ...

Destin's Fishing Hall of Fame welcomes three new legendary captains. Learn their stories.

To learn how this quaint seaside city came to be, make a trip to the Destin History & Fishing Museum. Visitors will learn about the city's beginnings and its native inhabitants, its roots in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DESTIN, Fla. (WKRG) — Some fishermen may say ...

Feeling pretty satisfied with myself, I baited my hook aboard the American Spirit, a large fishing charter based in Destin, Florida. I had stopped asking my husband to put the malodorous, icky bits of ...

The rare catch of a giant Warsaw grouper Sunday remains the most notable highlight, so far, during a monthlong fishing competition in Destin, Fla. The grouper, landed by Garrett Thornton with Capt.

DESTIN, Fla. (WKRG) — Destin is known as the luckiest fishing village, but the majority of boats using the harbor are pontoon boats, not fishing boats. A harbor study is underway for the Emerald Coast ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - For many across the Panhandle, fishing is more than a hobby; it’s a way of life. Fishing is what has given the City of Destin the title of the “world’s luckiest ...

Bruce Cheves loves to tell fish stories. And after 32 years of serving as the Destin Fishing Rodeo Weighmaster (with an emphasis on “the,” as his nametag points out, lest anyone forget he’s the one ...

Many locals and visitors alike took part in the 73rd Annual Destin Fishing Rodeo last month. Our readers might be interested to know what fishing was like in the 1940s, before the Rodeo. The Destin ...