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Grouper
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Recent Grouper Reports
Bite Was Hot at the Towers
We made the run out to the towers, about ninety minutes each way on our 32-foot Sea Hunt Gamefish with twin 300s. Smooth, comfortable ride, though we had to dodge…
- Mangrove Snapper
- Grouper
- Marco Island
Ripping and Burning at the Marco Island Lighthouse
Bryan and Michael went out. We went to the lighthouse, about a 50-minute run at Marco Island. We were in 120 feet of water. Water temperature was 84 degrees. Breeze…
- Tarpon
- Grouper
- Marco Island
Evening Snook Bite Near Naples
After negotiating the perils of the City of Naples boat ramp, we got into the backwaters and hit the Honey Hole for an evening bite with Ian and Bryan Durkin.…
- Snook
- Grouper
- Naples
Naples Snook Fishing Was Good Early — Then Shut Down Fast
This was one of those trips where being out early really mattered. We had lines in the water shortly after daylight and found snook feeding almost immediately around one of…
- Snook
- Mangrove Snapper
- Naples
Gag grouper biting on the nearshore reefs
Took a half-day trip out of Fort Myers to the nearshore reefs. Gag grouper were aggressive on cut bait — limited out by noon.
- Grouper
- Fort Myers
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