Flounders Chowder House
Floundering around for a place where you can get fresh fish cooked any way, accompanied by live reggae almost nightly? Then you need to be at Flounder's Chowder & Ale House, on the boardwalk overlooking the Santa Rosa Sound, where you'll find great food for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, or late-night snacks. The best of the offerings include the Maine lobster and the chargrilled tuna, grouper, and mahimahi. If you're lucky, a big smoker grill outside will be producing more fish and exceptional ribs. Burgers, salads, and sandwiches are offered all day. The dining room is cool and not at all what you'd expect from a fish house; its bookshelves, confessional booth walls straight from a church, and stained-glass windows imported from a convent, of all places, contribute to a cozy, Nantucket-in-the-winter kind of feel. But when the weather's warm, you'll definitely want to be outdoors.
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Island beaches, sparkling waters, bayous, historic forts and recreational opportunities are plentiful in Gulf Islands National Seashore, the nation's largest. Open year-round, the Seashore is in Mississippi and Florida. Gentle breezes, tides and hurricanes constantly reshape this dynamic landscape.
Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens has been one of the premier recreational choices and tourist attractions of the Pensacola area. Since January 8, 1971, Fort Pickens has been a part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore and is protected and maintained by the National Park Service. They have helped to ensure the preservation and protection of the natural wildlife for everyone who visits to appreciate.
Quietwater Beach Boardwalk
The Quietwater Beach Boardwalk is great for browsing after a relaxing day on the beach. Visit out Alvin's Island's unique beach gift items for your loved ones who couldn't join your beach holiday. Swing through Island Style - Island Trader and Wings for the latest in hip beach gear, or embrace the laid back lifestyle with a straw hat and breezy sundress from Go Fish. A tropical Tommy Bahamas shirt will bring out the Southern charm in him.
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Fishing
The Gulf of Mexico, area bays and rivers converge for an angler's paradise. The area is popular for offshore fishing for popular game fish such as grouper, tuna, cobia and red snapper. Pensacola Bay, Escambia Bay and East Bay are home to flounder, speckled trout, redfish and mullet. The Escambia River boasts 85 recorded species of fish - the richest variety of any Florida river - including channel catfish and largemouth bass.
Every spring starting around the 1st of March Sheepshead start to make their move out of the rivers and out of the upper bays to head out to the gulf to spawn. During this time, the Sheepshead bite is off the charts.
Check with the Dockmaster for updates on where to catch the big ones!
