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Yes, you can certainly fish from our dock! The water off our beach is shallow and clear (3-4 feet) and depending on the time of year, you’ll see crabs, small schools of fish, catfish, sting ray, dolphins, and other species. 

An example sheepshead also seen swimming around the dock.

Last week we saw several large bull redfish (see video below) swimming under and around our dock as well as a good sized sheepshead (see picture above). 

Redfish, also called red drum, channel bass, or reds are one of Florida’s more popular sport fish.  But guests have also caught speckled trout and catfish right from the end of our dock.

Bull red caught on a Rapala Xrap 08 in the Santa Rosa Sound.

Big redfish in Santa Rosa Sound

 is a website that will give you all the atmospheric information about high and low tides, air and water temperature, barometric pressure, UV index, fish activity by time of day based on the solunar theory, which takes into account the phases of the moon as it relates to its affect on fishing activity. 

Since redfish are prevalent in the waters here, we thought we’d provide some tips for catching them, courtesy of 

When mullet are jumping around the dock, that's a good sign bigger fish are present.

 Do you need a license? Most likely, yes.  Children under the age of 16 are exempt.  See 

Florida Fish and Wildlife Licensing Requirements

You can purchase and physically pick up a license at the local WalMart at 9360 Navarre Parkway (Hwy 98) going toward Navarre.  Go to the Outdoor Sporting Goods department.  Each person fishing requires a license.  Licenses are not transferable.  

 3 day $17.50, 7 day $30.50, one year for $47.50.

Voted 2018 Best Luxury Bayfront Home! 5-star rating out of 51 reviews. Exquisite Home on Sound with infinity-edge pool, spa, beach, dock.

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Fishing on the Santa Rosa Sound

“Can you fish from your dock and what can you catch?” This is one of the top questions we get from guests who book The Seahorse Retreat and Palm Breeze Beach House - our homes in Navarre on the Santa Rosa Sound.

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We are a family of five, and we have been sharing our homes with guests since 2003. We currently own and manage two properties - one in the Florida Panhandle (Navarre) and one in Cashiers, NC.

Fishing on the Santa Rosa Sound

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