Use conventional fishing gear and 80-pound leaders to be sure to withstand chafing along the edges of the rocky ledges when a grouper grabs a bait.

Florida fishing regulations and fishing season opening and closing dates: Gag grouper: Recreational harvest in Atlantic waters will be open May 1 through June 15, 2024.

His fishing style features no-nonsense concentration, smooth boat handling and efficient anchoring, not to mention a proven ability to wrestle big grouper off the bottom and into the cooler.

Grouper fishing inside 160 feet continues to be a challenge due to the proximity of the new moon. This moon phase has the currents offshore moving at a pace that would rival a small river. Look for ...

Local Tampa Bay FL fisherman has tips and tricks to catch gag grouper, a large offshore fish, with a short drive to the Skyway Fishing Pier.

Grouper, dolphin and trout fishing is driving Space Coast action on the water Gag grouper season ends June 15 ...

This story could have been called offshore-inshore, but technically we were only 5 miles from land in the near-shore waters when the action began. After trolling up a fine mess of grouper the week ...

I was fishing sandworm scraps, left over from Wednesday's fishing on Ty Man, for blackfish in Point Pleasant Canal and was down to my last short, dead worm when my rig got stuck in the rocky bottom.

Southwest Florida Fishing Report: Catch red grouper while you can, season ends on Aug. 30 ...

Gag grouper opened in federal waters June 1 and red snapper opened June 11. Anglers are allowed to harvest two red snappers per person per day and they must be 16 inches minimum total length.