We arrived in Destin late Friday night and stayed at my Dad's on Choctawhatchee bay.
One of my instagram photos was picked up by the Northwest Florida Daily News and was in print the day we arrived.
Where a freshwater lake meets the Gulf of Mexico.
I spotted several schools of redfish in the early morning before the sun rose too high. This red ate a sand flea fly that I tie and sell on the site Click here for the fly. He put up a great fight before I slid him up on the beach to take a few pictures. Of course, I let him go.
The number of stingrays along the beach was unreal. Way more than any trip out to the Louisiana or Mississippi barrier islands. With the water so clear, they were easy to spot and I had no worries wading in the water near them.
I spotted many blacktip sharks and spinner sharks throughout the trip. A hammerhead even came in close and went after a ladyfish I had hooked. It didn't stick around for long, and neither did I.
I spotted a sea turtle every morning.
Tight loop. No fish were harmed, but it was still a pretty great morning.