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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

Last modified on Apr 21, 2006

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