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Mangrove Snapper in the Summer

 

07-22-2016 Haul

These tasty specimens are fish from the snapper family.  Mangrove Snapper, also known as Grey Snapper, can be caught inshore during the summer months, often mixed in with redfish, or congregating along structure in schools ranging in size from 10 to 100 fish. Continue reading Mangrove Snapper in the Summer

Inshore Grouper

Gag grouper are some of the tastiest of the grouper species.  The grouper can be found inshore on structure during the summer months.  The fish must be a minimum of 24 inches to harvest.   The local season runs from June 1st through December 31st. Continue reading Inshore Grouper

Hot Water

Travis’s Beast Night-time Trophy Snook (Looks just under 40 inches)

The water temperature at Pier 60 is now up to 87 degrees.  That’s bathtub hot!  The fish thriving in these waters are doing it by staying in the cooler, oxygenated areas down in the thermocline, or where water flow is strong and consistent.  During the nighttime Continue reading Hot Water