Fish Guide
These are just some of the local species you may encounter.
Tarpon
One of my personal favorites. Tarpon have excellent vision, and are easiest to fool when light levels are low. That’s why overcast days may yield more strikes than bright days. However, fishing for the Tarpon in the daylight provides the visual aerobatic antics for which they are known.
Grouper
Grouper are solitary bottom dwellers that prefer live bait in the summer and frozen bait in the winter. They can be found in and around bottom ledges, live bottom, and artificial reefs and wrecks. They prefer to be able to seek shelter and hide.
Redfish
Redfish like shrimp, mud minnows, or small baitfish. Redfish are usually found in shallow waters. As they swim you see their distinct dot fanning above the water. They are sometimes called channel bass, because fall migration has them hanging out in deep channels leading out to the ocean.
Snook
Snook are inshore saltwater fish which follow the mullet run out to the beaches in the summer. The Fall and Winter months make them retreat back into rivers and passes. Look for them to hangout in areas near mangroves, fishing pier pylons, seawalls, and sunken trees.
Trout
Check the water conditions. Water clarity plays a key role. In most cases, the clearer the water, the better. Shallow grass flats are their favorite during rising tide. When using live bait you can’t go wrong with shrimp.