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Fishing At A Glance

FISH	WHERE	HOW	BEST SEASON	BAIT
Black Drum	bay, rivers	bottom	Spring, Fall	crabs, cut bait

Cobia	gulf, bay	bottom/top, trolling	Spring, Summer	live/cut bait

Flounder	gulf, bay, creeks	bottom	Summer, Fall	shrimp, minnows, lures

Grouper	offshore	trolling, drifting	Spring, Fall	jigs, spoons, live bait, chum

King Mackerel	offshore	trolling, drifting	all year	small jigs, spoons, live bait

Mackerel	gulf, bays	trolling, drifting	all year	small jigs, spoons, live bait

Permit	gulf	casting	Summer	crabs, shrimp

Pompano	bay, inshore	bottom	Spring, Summer	shrimp, sand fleas, small jig

Redfish	inshore, bay, creeks, grass flats	trolling, casting	all year	shrimp, lures, minnows, crab

Sheepshead	gulf, bay, creeks	bottom	Winter, Spring	shrimp, fiddler crabs, sand fleas

Mangrove Snapper	bay, creeks	bottom	all year	lures, shrimp, minnows

Snook	inshore, structure, creeks	trolling, casting, bottom	all year	shrimp, minnows, lures, cut bait

Tarpon	rivers, bay, gulf	bottom, casting	Summer, Spring	cut bait, lures, live bait, chum

Triple Tail	gulf, bay, structure	surface, bottom, top	Spring, Fall	live bait, jigs
Trout	creeks, grass flats	drifting, wading	all year	jigs, live bait, lures

Blue Crab	canals, grass flats, piers	traps, net	Spring, Summer, Fall	fish, chicken

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