Lately 4hr. trips are seeing an average of 50 plus Key West snapper , 1-3 keeper gag groupers and a few mangrove snappers of good size. This array of fish (after I fillet and skin them to perfection) will give you around 8 great meals if your feeding a group of four people. Since the strong red tide outbreaks of the summer months, grouper are now more plentiful in the deeper waters (100 plus feet). I'm now running long trips out to these areas to catch black grouper and yellowtail snappers. Red snapper and red grouper are now closed for the next few months. Yes, we have closed seasons. This is in place for your benefit and so that we don't overfish certain species. I am all for closed seasons of certain fish. Its smart. In other news, along our beaches there have been plenty of Spanish mackerel and small tunas breaking the surface everywhere. I have been using yozuri swimming minnows to catch them either by trolling 12lb. test light spinning rods or by driving right up to the churning water and fish and casting. This is also another option for you for a 4 hr. trip, especially on those cold front days when the seas are rough and you don't feel like getting bounced around.
Be sure to click any of the images here in the report for full-sized pictures!
Be well and Happy Thanksgiving!
Captain Tommy Tinacci
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