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Spearfishing From:
The Cat-N-Around a 30' HydroCat
Rates: $125. per. hour. 6 hour minimum
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Fish Hunted Include:
Amberjack (AJ)
This large- To more than 100 pounds- member of the jack family is commonly found schooling
over wrecks, high profile reefs and around rigs. This fish is known for its fighting abilities; thus,
if you do not hit a kill shot, be ready to hang on. Average weight is 7-15 pounds, but can range to
100 pounds or more. Good food value. Min. Size limit 28" fork length. 1 P.P. bag limit.
Grouper
There are over 40 species of grouper, and a number of them live in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
There are spotted ones, red ones, gray ones, black ones, LARGE ones, and small ones. They have common
characteristics. Most common to the northern gulf spearfisherman are gag (commonly called black grouper)
Some of the best food value. Min. Size limit 22" except Scamp 16"/Bag limit total 5 p.p.
for the grouper specie.
Triggerfish
This rounded fish is easy to identify by its gray thick rough skin and by its three dorsal
spines. One of the spines unlocks the others so they can be depressed and folded into a notch on the
fish's back, "The Trigger". Triggerfish average about a pound or so but can get up to 10.
They can be found around wrecks or on natural bottom. Triggers have a excellent flavor of firm white
meat.
Flounder
This flatfish swim and lie on there side. A flounder's top side is a mottled brown and can
change color to match that of the surrounding. It's other side (the one that lays on the sand) is white.
Flounder are year-around resident of the northern gulf, moving into shallow water- sometimes right
up to the beach - in warmer weather, and into the deep in the cooler months. They average 1-2 pounds
but can get as big as 15 pounds. Min. size 12" No bag limit, but take only what you can eat, leave
some for others to enjoy for years to come.
Snapper (red, lane, gray, beeliner, ect.)
This fish is, in some peoples opinion, the most prized
table fare of the gulf bottom fish. In the past few years, however, creel limits have been lowered
because of the over fishing in the 80's, they are now making a good comeback. Snapper common to the
northern gulf include: Red: the most popular, which has a season that opens the third week in April
and goes through the end of October. Size for red 16"/ Bag limit 4. Gray: Size limit 12"/
and a aggregate bag limit along with other snapper is 20. Beeliner: size limit 10"/ included in
aggregate limit.
Cobia (ling)
The cobia is somewhat of a loner, they average 20 pounds or more and are found migrating
the shoreline between mid-March and late may. After that single Cobia can be found on wrecks and natural
reef bottom. They have a brownish top of the body and white belly. They are easily recognized by its
flat head and protruding lower jaw. They are fine table fare. Size limit 33" fork length. Bag
limit 2 p.p.
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