Where can I find grouper in marathon?

This type of grouper can be found inshore around Marathon for about the first 4-5 years of it’s life. Once they become adults they usually venture out to the deeper rockier bottom ocean floor around the continental shelf.

When can you fish for grouper in Florida?

Our season dates for targeting inshore grouper generally run from June 1st to December 31st. That’s 6 straight months of amazing inshore Grouper action. While many inshore fishermen see very skinny water flats as the prime place for sight fishing inshore species, targeting grouper generally happens in depths of 8-35ft.

How do you catch grouper?

Grouper Techniques Grouper can be caught on lures, live bait, and dead bait. My favorite way to catch them if they are shallow is casting jerkbaits in shallow reef areas but a large livebait sent down to the bottom and then lifted a crank or two is probably the most effective way to catch them day in and day out.

How do you catch grouper in Florida?

Grouper can be caught on lures, live bait, and dead bait. My favorite way to catch them if they are shallow is casting jerkbaits in shallow reef areas but a large livebait sent down to the bottom and then lifted a crank or two is probably the most effective way to catch them day in and day out.

Where do you catch groupers?

Some species of grouper range from New England to southern Brazil and Texas. They are common near almost any kind of bottom structure. In southern Florida, they inhabit all of the tropical coral reefs. North of Florida, they can be found in and around bottom ledges, live bottom, and artificial reefs and wrecks.

Can you catch grouper off the beach?

There are times we target them in as shallow as 12 feet of water just off the beaches. In most cases that is only a mile or so from shore. The area from 1 to 6 miles offshore is perfect this time of year. Trolling a large-lipped, hard-bodied lure over just about any hard bottom can locate the fish.

Where to catch grouper in the Florida Keys?

Our wreck fishing and inshore fishing charters have been having a blast catching big numbers of Grouper around the Marathon area of the Florida Keys. These fish range in sizes but most of them are the really tasty sizes from 5-30 lbs. They have been eating a wide range of baits like Pinfish, Pilchards, Shrimp, and even Rapala artificial lures.

Are there fishing charters in the Florida Keys?

The Run and Gun is a Marathon Florida Keys charter fishing boat that offers fishing trips at a less costly rate than most other Marathon Key fishing guides. Captain Tom offers personalized fishing charters in Marathon Fl for offshore fishing, reef fishing, wreck fishing, as well as fishing the Florida Bay for most Keys species.

What’s the world record for a gag grouper?

Mycteroperca Microlepis which we call the Gag Grouper is probably the most common type of edible grouper we catch on our fishing charters. The world record for this type of grouper is 80 lb.s but most of the ones we encounter are between 5-30 lbs.