Anglers competing in the month-long Destin Fishing Rodeo bring their catches to the scale on the harbor docks behind AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar every day in October. The public is welcome to watch for free from 10 AM to 7 PM, and the crowd tends to grow with the size of the fish coming off the boats.
Before you go
- Head to the docks behind AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar any day between 10 AM and 7 PM.
- Watch anglers bring catches to the scale no ticket or registration is needed to watch.
- Check the rodeo's parking map before you go, since harbor parking fills up.
What we checked, and when
Read off the venue's own page on 2026-08-24.
The Destin Fishing Rodeo's own Rodeo Events and Contact Us pages both state plainly that the daily weigh-ins are free and open to the public.
The weigh-in runs the whole month the organizer publishes, Oct 1 through Oct 31.
Harbor-area parking can fill up during peak rodeo weeks check the organizer's parking map.