Barnes Staying true to its reputation as the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village," Destin boasts plenty of hot spots from which to cast off ... visit the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

There are few better places to cast a line than in Destin, Florida, which is purported to be the "World’s Luckiest Fishing Village." The warm coastal waters and sugary white sand beaches also ...

A Kentucky family got a close-up look at a great white shark last Thursday while out fishing on a charter boat in Destin, Florida. Destin’s Capt. Taylor Bankston had taken the family of four out ...

This story is part of our weekly Hidden Gems feature series as the USA TODAY Network-Florida ... main road through Destin and nestled under the oaks, the Destin History and Fishing Museum holds ...

Here’s what to know Injured bear spotted in Altamonte Springs. DESTIN, Fla. – Florida’s fishing enthusiasts have reason to celebrate as the state announced a record-breaking Gulf red snapper ...

DESTIN, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped in Destin on Monday to announce that the 2025 Gulf red snapper recreational fishing season will be the longest in the state’s history.

Destin, the family-friendly, celebrity-studded beach paradise on Florida’s fabled Emerald Coast, is attracting new waves of high-net-worth individuals ... such as fishing boats and yachts.

They were fishing about nine miles out of Destin, Florida. “We were just sitting there over the reef catching fish, and she popped up and circled us for 20 minutes,” he said. At one point ...

My parents had a rod in my hand fishing off the dock before ... by an 826-pound fish also hooked off the Destin coast in 2017. That call is up to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A 329.2-pound bull shark has scooped first prize at the 73rd annual Destin Fishing Rodeo in Florida. The enormous bull shark was caught by Shelby Wagner 30 miles off the coast of Florida and is ...