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.

This story is part of our weekly Hidden Gems feature series as the USA TODAY Network-Florida takes readers around the state to highlight some of our most interesting attractions. DESTIN — Just ...

Susan B. Barnes Staying true to its reputation as the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village," Destin boasts plenty of hot spots from which to cast off. Try your luck catching fish from piers and ...

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 ...

A fishing charter off Destin, Florida encountered a 14-foot great white shark. The shark circled the boat for 20 minutes, even mouthing the back of the vessel. Capt. Taylor Bankston and his ...

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 ...